Like many of us here at AC, I have quite a few fish tanks. I was told recently that my fish tanks are responsible for $300 in electric bills a month.
That really doesn't sound right?????
There's three things that need power - Filters, heaters, and lights.
Filters - Let's assume that in NY electricity costs 15 cents per KWHour (KWH) (unless someone knows offhand). My AC500 filter uses 14W of power. That translates into 336WH a day, or 10.08KWH per month. That's only about $1.50 per month.
Heaters - I have no idea how to arrive at a rough calculation at how much energy heaters use, on average. Anyone know how to calculate costs for a 200W heater in a room where the average temperature is about 50 degrees F?
Lights - One of my tanks has 2 x 55W Compact Flourescents, and the others have standard flourescents, but I'm not sure how to calculate for either one. My first thought is that if you have a 40W bulb, it consumes 40W per hour, but can't be that easy.
Can anyone help?
That really doesn't sound right?????
There's three things that need power - Filters, heaters, and lights.
Filters - Let's assume that in NY electricity costs 15 cents per KWHour (KWH) (unless someone knows offhand). My AC500 filter uses 14W of power. That translates into 336WH a day, or 10.08KWH per month. That's only about $1.50 per month.
Heaters - I have no idea how to arrive at a rough calculation at how much energy heaters use, on average. Anyone know how to calculate costs for a 200W heater in a room where the average temperature is about 50 degrees F?
Lights - One of my tanks has 2 x 55W Compact Flourescents, and the others have standard flourescents, but I'm not sure how to calculate for either one. My first thought is that if you have a 40W bulb, it consumes 40W per hour, but can't be that easy.
Can anyone help?
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