Is there a way to figure out how much money we spend on the electricity cost of your aquarium?
Calculating cost for filter and lights are easy. You know the wattage rating for each, and you know how long you run those per day hence per month. Just multiply KW usage by your local electricity cost (little more complicated if you don't have linear scale cost but still doable).
But what about the heater? This depends on the water volume but also the ambient temperature surrounding the tank. Is there any know formula that allows us to calculate total energy needed to keep water temperature stable at a given condition?
And I guess if you insulate 3 walls, that makes it more interesting...
Calculating cost for filter and lights are easy. You know the wattage rating for each, and you know how long you run those per day hence per month. Just multiply KW usage by your local electricity cost (little more complicated if you don't have linear scale cost but still doable).
But what about the heater? This depends on the water volume but also the ambient temperature surrounding the tank. Is there any know formula that allows us to calculate total energy needed to keep water temperature stable at a given condition?
And I guess if you insulate 3 walls, that makes it more interesting...
