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crvz · 11/22/2006, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the thoughts. Glad to have you along. Great thinking about electricity, and here are some of what i've already got in place.

I already have the chiller, and it runs about two hours a day in the summer. I'm hoping that more volume, with better ventilation, will eliminate that need. I have a kill-a-watt meter, and using that, i calculate about $38 dollars a month right now. I actually have all this equipment listed already running on my 58 gallon tank, so it won't be that much of a change. Just longer T-5 light bulbs, and some new circulation in the tank (i'm strongly considering the tunze 6100's). And just from what i've tested, the calcium reactor, running 24 hours a day (at a measured 25 watts total power), costs me about $2.50 right now (per month).

Anyways, time to fight Houston traffic on the way to San Antonio.

11/22/2006, 03:06 PM	#4
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Thanks for the thoughts. Glad to have you along. Great thinking about electricity, and here are some of what i've already got in place. I already have the chiller, and it runs about two hours a day in the summer. I'm hoping that more volume, with better ventilation, will eliminate that need. I have a kill-a-watt meter, and using that, i calculate about $38 dollars a month right now. I actually have all this equipment listed already running on my 58 gallon tank, so it won't be that much of a change. Just longer T-5 light bulbs, and some new circulation in the tank (i'm strongly considering the tunze 6100's). And just from what i've tested, the calcium reactor, running 24 hours a day (at a measured 25 watts total power), costs me about $2.50 right now (per month). Anyways, time to fight Houston traffic on the way to San Antonio. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?