Light Bill??!!

jtwilson

jtwilson

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I just read a post about the 3-250 watt mh i was planning on running 8 hrs a day would cost me around $400 a month on my electricity bill!!!! Please someone tell me this is a joke!!!!! U have got to be kidding..... 400 a month!!?? I could take 150 possibly even 200....but 400!!!!!! no freaking way....is this true???
 
reefforbrains

reefforbrains

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yes its a gross exageration bordering on outright lie.
Dual 250 runs about 45 a month to run. Give or take a bit depending on where you are in the country.
 
devil dog

devil dog

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NO!!! I have two 250w MH and a gen-x 70 pump, six power heads, 300w heater, and 250 in compacts... And my bill went up $60.00 per month... I don't think so
 
reefforbrains

reefforbrains

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Well you can make it up with needing to buy 3 new 60 dollar bulbs every 6 months.
60x3=180/6=30 a month in new bulbs if that makes you feel any better. LOL sorry had to say it.
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
What!!! for PC??

of course, my wife pays the bills......... ....
 
jtwilson

jtwilson

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oh gee thanks......makes me feel much better...im trying to look on the positive side here...............
 
reefforbrains

reefforbrains

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LOL shes fibing to make you feel guilty. I told you to buy her a new Coach purse and hide it under your tanks stand. Ask her to get the "floogal binder buffer Part A Solution"
She will roll her eyes and not want anything to do with tank chem, but insist and let her find the purse. I am tellin you it will WORK. Also best thing about Coach purses, they could be flouresent colored and your wife will LOVE it. Makes going to the rediculous stores and buying/picking them out a breeze. Women like ALL of them.
 
tx reef

tx reef

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In a study done on several MH bulbs, most MH bulbs lose about 22% of their output in about 3 months, then hold almost steady for 9 more months before they begin to drop off again.
So really, depending on the bulb, you only have to change them once a year....
 
symon

symon

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Originally Posted by TX Reef
In a study done on several MH bulbs, most MH bulbs lose about 22% of their output in about 3 months, then hold almost steady for 9 more months before they begin to drop off again.
So really, depending on the bulb, you only have to change them once a year....
Point is to spend the money and get good MH bulbs and you will get such results! Xm's are the best IMO!
 
trillyen

trillyen

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very good topic im surprised you dont seethis posted more often!!
its funny im planning on running exactly 3-250 watt mhs on a total of 2 tanks
including 3 vhos and 2 65 watt pcs i was wondering what the out come was gonna be
this topic was very helpful!!!
 
cgrant

cgrant

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My 3x250w hqi / 8 - 39w t5 / 32 moons way i figure it costs me ~ 30 bucks a month to run.
I can tell you this...if it cost anywhere near that 100's mark I would know about it as my wife takes care of the nipsco bill! :hilarious
 
jtwilson

jtwilson

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I'm glad.........i dont know why that dude said it would cost him $400.....had me sick to my stomach since i had just got the lights.
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
LOL shes fibing to make you feel guilty. I told you to buy her a new Coach purse and hide it under your tanks stand. Ask her to get the "floogal binder buffer Part A Solution"
She will roll her eyes and not want anything to do with tank chem, but insist and let her find the purse. I am tellin you it will WORK. Also best thing about Coach purses, they could be flouresent colored and your wife will LOVE it. Makes going to the rediculous stores and buying/picking them out a breeze. Women like ALL of them.
Good thinking but I think she's skimming. She should be fired and arrested.
 
sleasia

sleasia

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my second tank, with chiller, skimmer, iwaki pump, and 8 t5's ran the bill up about 100$ (but I think the kids are leaving everything on all over the house) so we'll see what happens after the week of crabbing parent crack down.....then I'm considering doing solar panels on the roof. Anothe member suggested this and I'm looking into it now. Not that I don't have anything better to do, but obsessing over these tanks has become my profession....I guess.
 
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