What metal halide fixture and how much more does it cost for your electric bill???
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jonthefishguy
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you need to know your wattage and the rate per kilowatt per hour you are charged plus how long you are going to leave them on per day. To run my system at home, which include 4- 250 watts each with actinics, it costs an average of 200 to 225 MORE a month on my electric bill. I have them on 11 hours per day.
ifirefight
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Originally Posted by FishyGurl
if you dont mind me asking. My mom thinks it would be like 30 dollars each month
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/288970/451-electric-bill My 130 gallon reef costs under 50 dollars a month. Here is a link to a topic I started....it has some useful answers to your question.
if you dont mind me asking. My mom thinks it would be like 30 dollars each month
zeroc
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Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
you need to know your wattage and the rate per kilowatt per hour you are charged plus how long you are going to leave them on per day. To run my system at home, which include 4- 250 watts each with actinics, it costs an average of 200 to 225 MORE a month on my electric bill. I have them on 11 hours per day.
Ouch. how much do you pay per KWH?
but anyways, yeah add up the wattage, multiply by the number of hours you run it, divide by 1000 and multiply but what you pay per kilowatt hour. my lights costs very little to run i have 2 175w MH so that's 350x12 hours a day so that's 4,200 watt hours, so that's 4.2 kilowatt hours and i pay a good old $0.07 per KWH so it cost me a whole $0.294 a day. so 30 cents a day times 30 days in a month. a whole 9 bucks for my lighting.
you need to know your wattage and the rate per kilowatt per hour you are charged plus how long you are going to leave them on per day. To run my system at home, which include 4- 250 watts each with actinics, it costs an average of 200 to 225 MORE a month on my electric bill. I have them on 11 hours per day.
Ouch. how much do you pay per KWH?
but anyways, yeah add up the wattage, multiply by the number of hours you run it, divide by 1000 and multiply but what you pay per kilowatt hour. my lights costs very little to run i have 2 175w MH so that's 350x12 hours a day so that's 4,200 watt hours, so that's 4.2 kilowatt hours and i pay a good old $0.07 per KWH so it cost me a whole $0.294 a day. so 30 cents a day times 30 days in a month. a whole 9 bucks for my lighting.
jonthefishguy
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Lucky you to only pay .07... Unfortunately, when they said "bigger in texas", they meant the price as well. We pay 13.9 I have a neighbor that will be moving to waterloo in just a few weeks and he said something like 6.9 for his electric up there.
groupergenius
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Did some 'cyphering on my setups. I figured my KWH at $.1157
My 48" Outer Orbit w/ 2-250watt MH and 4-54watt T-5 is 728watts
$24.98 a month
My 20" Sunpod w/1-150watt MH
$5.20 a month
My 48" Outer Orbit w/ 2-250watt MH and 4-54watt T-5 is 728watts
$24.98 a month
My 20" Sunpod w/1-150watt MH
$5.20 a month
coral keeper
Active Member
Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
We pay 13.9
Thats insane!!!!!!!
We pay 13.9
Thats insane!!!!!!!
ifirefight
Active Member
Originally Posted by FishyGurl
so lets say i get the 2 175w MH that would be 350x8=2,800/1,000=2.8X.058=.1624X30=4.872
and
350X12=4,200/1,000=4.2X.058=.2436X30=7.308
so is that right?
2 175 watt is 350 watts x 8 hours = .350x8= 2.8 kwh per day. 2.8 x 30 days=84 kwhs a month. 84kwh x .11 (thats my cost >11 per kwh) = $9.24 a month to run the lights.
so lets say i get the 2 175w MH that would be 350x8=2,800/1,000=2.8X.058=.1624X30=4.872
and
350X12=4,200/1,000=4.2X.058=.2436X30=7.308
so is that right?
2 175 watt is 350 watts x 8 hours = .350x8= 2.8 kwh per day. 2.8 x 30 days=84 kwhs a month. 84kwh x .11 (thats my cost >11 per kwh) = $9.24 a month to run the lights.
buckster71
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5 reason I don't worry about the cost of my MH.
1) I have a 5,000 watt hot water heater that runs longer during the day.
2) I have a pool pump that runs 8 hours a day
3) I have to run my central Air in Florida
4) I use FPL...so the cost is astronomical anyway
5) It is only 500 watts for 9-10 hours a day
1) I have a 5,000 watt hot water heater that runs longer during the day.
2) I have a pool pump that runs 8 hours a day
3) I have to run my central Air in Florida
4) I use FPL...so the cost is astronomical anyway
5) It is only 500 watts for 9-10 hours a day
ifirefight
Active Member
Originally Posted by buckster71
5 reason I don't worry about the cost of my MH.
1) I have a 5,000 watt hot water heater that runs longer during the day.
2) I have a pool pump that runs 8 hours a day
3) I have to run my central Air in Florida
4) I use FPL...so the cost is astronomical anyway
5) It is only 500 watts for 9-10 hours a day
Priceless....
5 reason I don't worry about the cost of my MH.
1) I have a 5,000 watt hot water heater that runs longer during the day.
2) I have a pool pump that runs 8 hours a day
3) I have to run my central Air in Florida
4) I use FPL...so the cost is astronomical anyway
5) It is only 500 watts for 9-10 hours a day
Priceless....
bonebrake
Active Member
Find out what your electric company charges per kilowatt-hour and then calculate exactly how much it will cost each month to run the wattage on the lights that you desire. If they are decent lights: 400+ watts for eight hour a day or more it will cost you $30-$100+ a month depending on the variables.
mscarpena
Member
My bill for 3 tanks is only like 110-130. I only pay like .05/kwh though. I have 1-250 and 2-175. It all depends on what yu have now compared to what you are going with and what your electric company changes/kwh. I had 4x110 vhos and converted to 2x175 MH and it will actually be cheaper on my electric bill because it is less watts.
btb9000
Member
I haven't calculated it, but I my 5 250w pendants in sequence. Meaning they turn on/off to simulate the rising/falling of the sun.. here's the breakdown.
A- 10am- 4:30pm
B- 11am- 5pm
C- 2pm- 6pm
D- 2:15pm- 8pm
E- 2:30pm- 10pm
2:30pm- 4:30pm is my tank's "Noon", and all lights are burning. I spend about $60 a month on the lights. I figured this after I turned them off for a month to kill an algae bloom.
A- 10am- 4:30pm
B- 11am- 5pm
C- 2pm- 6pm
D- 2:15pm- 8pm
E- 2:30pm- 10pm
2:30pm- 4:30pm is my tank's "Noon", and all lights are burning. I spend about $60 a month on the lights. I figured this after I turned them off for a month to kill an algae bloom.