Electric Bill 60g vs 100 g

[sfaloha]

I'm looking into setting up a FOWLR tank. I'm not too sure if most people pay attention how much of an increase the electric bill with setting up a salt water tank but I have too because my wife pays for the bill every month.

How much of an electric bill increase (avg) would a 60 gallon be compared to a 100 gallon (assuming most of the equipment would be the same)?

 

[mkroher]

if all the equipment stays the same... $0 increase?

 

[sfaloha]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3090294
if all the equipment stays the same... $0 increase?
Heh,

well I meant the same type of equipment to properly run in each type of tank.

 

[rdub62]

i can't tell you what mine would be with a 60g but...with my 90g my power bill went up 63$ on average...depending how cold it gets at night...because some days it stays 85+ degrees outside and my tank water will stay about 79 degrees without the heater coming on...btw i live in a very very old house, very poorly built...so don't know if that helps at all or not.

 

[mkroher]

I think it's impossible to answer without more details.
Look at your lights and pumps... Write down the Watt usage and add them up.
Your power company bills for kW/hr.
It's just simple math.

 

[salt210]

theres a forum that has a calculator on it. supposedly I am paying 40 something per month for my 210. I am running 192w PCs for 8hrs a day.
112w for the return pump, 37w for skimmer and then some misc stuff running too

 

[sfaloha]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3090311
I think it's impossible to answer without more details.
Look at your lights and pumps... Write down the Watt usage and add them up.
Your power company bills for kW/hr.
It's just simple math.
I've seen the calculator already to calculate how much my electric bill would be. But thing is I don't have any equipment yet. I'd like to know an avg before I purchasing my equipment.

 

[stanlalee]

I went from 30g to 100g with WAY more pumps and equipment and didn't notice any difference, then went back to 30g this time with high efficiency pumps ect and STILL noticed no difference. I honestly dont think my local electric company actually charges based on meter readings but on some kind of average and seasonal coefficient. I mean NO difference and no difference the year in between I went without a tank. I've never had more than 350w of total main lighting, never a need for chiller or heater that had to work much and never had a high capacity return or closed loop pump so electricity cost has never been an issue.

 

[bionicarm]

Originally Posted by sfaloha
http:///forum/post/3090316
I've seen the calculator already to calculate how much my electric bill would be. But thing is I don't have any equipment yet. I'd like to know an avg before I purchasing my equipment.
Go to the manufacturers site and get the power consumption specifications for the equipment you DO want. You can get a ballpark figure doing that.

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by Rdub62
http:///forum/post/3090310
i can't tell you what mine would be with a 60g but...with my 90g my power bill went up 63$ on average...depending how cold it gets at night...because some days it stays 85+ degrees outside and my tank water will stay about 79 degrees without the heater coming on...btw i live in a very very old house, very poorly built...so don't know if that helps at all or not.
wow, i live in vegas and run my air 24/7 at 78 degrees and my entire electric bill is only 85$ a month/avg. I run a 55 gallon. That's a lot of money a month to run a tank.