Electrical Usage

[nyfireman3097]

go with the barracudda there alot more powerful on a 8 way OM
Nick

 

[alrha]

from this thread

Thats it?

is this still your spec?
BlueLine70 (Return Pump) = 290 watts x 24 hrs = 6.96 KWH
Tunze Stream 6100 (powerhead) = 45 watts x 24 hrs = 1.08 KWH
Fuge Light = 96 watts x 24 hrs = 2.30 KWH
Actinics = 280 watts x 14 hrs = 3.92 KWH
MH = 1200 watts x 7.5 hrs = 9.00 KWH
Misc (top-off, kalk reactor, phosban reactor, fans, heater, etc) = ~50 watts x 24 hrs = 1.2 KWH

That total watts is 290+45+96+280+1200+50 = 1961 of total watts
1961/1000 kw= 1.961 * 24 hrs = 47.064 x $0.175 e-cost = 8.2362 e-usuage x 365 day= $3006 a year and $250.15 per month.

Is that correct?

no, it is not correct. You added up my total wattage and multiplied it by 24 hrs. I dont run all that 24 hrs (lights are on less). For that reason I first added up my daily usage (24.45KWH [not 47.06]), then multiplied that by 30 (733.8KWH).
At the regular rate that would cost 733.8KWH*$0.175/KWH = $128.42/month. (in my original post I assumed a rate of $0.17/KWH)

Being that i am on the Time-of-Use rate, I calculated my cost during the summer rates (see below) to be $93.25/month. (a savings of $35.17/month on the tank)

Running the Time-of-Use plan (at summer rates Jun-Sept) my cost is as follows:
60 peak hrs/week / 168 hrs/week = 35% peak and 65% off-peak.
peak rate is $0.39/KWH and off peak rate is $0.07/KWH.
Avg rate (for 24hr operation) is ($0.39/KWH x 35%) + ($0.07/KWH x 65%) = $0.1365/KWH + $0.0455/KWH = $0.18/KWH

BL70 = 6.96 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $37.58
Tunze = 1.08 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $5.83
Fuge = 2.30 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $12.42
Actinics = 65 hrs peak / month x .24 KWH x $0.39 = $6.08
Actinics = 355 hrs off-peak / month x .24 KWH x $0.07 = $5.96
MH = 9.00 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.07 = $18.90
Misc = 1.2 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $6.48
Total = $93.25 / month (oct-may peak rates are much cheaper)

 

[nyfireman3097]

Try this out at the bottom of the site theres a calculator for just about everything

http://jaysreef.net/forum/

 

[nyfireman3097]

Frank I sell the red drangons if your interested LMK

 

[alrha]

those calculaters are pretty cool.

 

[nyfireman3097]

Yeah they have helped me out alot

 

[alrha]

ok, lets compare electrical consumption of our tanks.

i'll start (based on a 24 hour period).

BlueLine70 (Return Pump) = 290 watts x 24 hrs = 6.96 KWH
Tunze Stream 6100 (powerhead) = 45 watts x 24 hrs = 1.08 KWH
Fuge Light = 96 watts x 24 hrs = 2.30 KWH
Actinics = 280 watts x 14 hrs = 3.92 KWH
MH = 1200 watts x 7.5 hrs = 9.00 KWH
Misc (top-off, kalk reactor, phosban reactor, fans, heater, etc) = ~50 watts x 24 hrs = 1.2 KWH

Total = 24.46 KWH/day / 187 gallon display = .13 KWH / gallon / day
(almost $125/month of electric bill @ $0.17/KWH) - I never realized this. Perhaps paying attention to it shows that there is money to be saved on energy effecient equipment.

Running the Time-of-Use plan (at summer rates Jun-Sept) my cost is as follows:
60 peak hrs/week / 168 hrs/week = 35% peak and 65% off-peak.
peak rate is $0.39/KWH and off peak rate is $0.07/KWH.
Avg rate (for 24hr operation) is ($0.39/KWH x 35%) + ($0.07/KWH x 65%) = $0.1365/KWH + $0.0455/KWH = $0.18/KWH

BL70 = 6.96 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $37.58
Tunze = 1.08 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $5.83
Fuge = 2.30 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $12.42
Actinics = 65 hrs peak / month x .24 KWH x $0.39 = $6.08
Actinics = 355 hrs off-peak / month x .24 KWH x $0.07 = $5.96
MH = 9.00 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.07 = $18.90
Misc = 1.2 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.18/KWH = $6.48
Total = $93.25 / month (oct-may peak rates are much cheaper)
being on this plan saves me $30/month or $360/yr compared to the regular plan - this is just on the aquarium, i also save on other appliances around the house as well.

Ronen, here is the thread with the breakdown of my electrical costs.
(and thanks for coming by tonight, had a great time, but you gave me more work to do)

 

[DEEPWATER]

Ronen, here is the thread with the breakdown of my electrical costs.
(and thanks for coming by tonight, had a great time, but you gave me more work to do)

once we and you are done with this tank man ,it going to look sweetEERRRRRRRR ,you have a great tank man ,There is lots you can do and chop down in Electric cost too ,,

Pleasure was all mine Albert ,say thx to your wife for the tea :knockedou

 

[alrha]

once we and you are done with this tank man ,it going to look sweetEERRRRRRRR ,you have a great tank man ,There is lots you can do and chop down in Electric cost too ,,

Pleasure was all mine Albert ,say thx to your wife for the tea :knockedou

unlike you i have a wife i must allocate time to, but thanks to you, she now WANTS me to spend time on the tank (rather than the usual "again with your fish tank???!!!"). I played around with the return flow and cleaned the grates on my Stream and overflow box, so my flow now is really a lot better :thanks:
she said the tea didnt come out good (she didnt put enough leaf, but only realized after you left) - we owe you a better one next time!
Also let me know when you are redoing you sump, i'll come by to give you a hand.

how many watts are you using a day on your 90 gal?

 

[DEEPWATER]

unlike you i have a wife i must allocate time to, but thanks to you, she now WANTS me to spend time on the tank (rather than the usual "again with your fish tank???!!!"). I played around with the return flow and cleaned the grates on my Stream and overflow box, so my flow now is really a lot better :thanks:
she said the tea didnt come out good (she didnt put enough leaf, but only realized after you left) - we owe you a better one next time!
Also let me know when you are redoing you sump, i'll come by to give you a hand.

how many watts are you using a day on your 90 gal?

Not aprob on the tea ,,
how amny watts ,gezzz :banghead:
Ok here we go

PS 150 ,,180w
lights ,350w MH 250w VHOs
Mag 7 ,,70w
MJ 9 ,,8.5w
my 4 fan got from fry..have no clue ,,

My chiller only works in the summer I have some odds and ends as well ,,ph monitor .2 temp controllers ,,1 small fan in my sump

 

[alrha]

habibi, ready for your math lesson?

multiply (thats the little "x" on your calculator) the number of watts by the number of hours they are running in a day. that will give you the total watts you use in a day, and you can compare that to mine (.13KWH/gallon/day).
When you complete your homework, then we can talk.
b'seder?

 

[alrha]

Update (at current rates)

Daily Consumption (in KWH)
BlueLine70 (Return Pump) = 290 watts x 24 hrs = 6.96 KWH
Tunze Stream 6100 (powerhead) = 45 watts x 24 hrs = 1.08 KWH
Fuge Light = 96 watts x 16 hrs = 1.54 KWH
Actinics = 280 watts x 14 hrs = 3.92 KWH
MH = 1200 watts x 3.5 hrs = 4.20 KWH
Misc (top-off, kalk reactor, phosban reactor, fans, heater, etc) = ~50 watts x 24 hrs = 1.2 KWH

Total = 18.90 KWH/day / 187 gallon display = .10 KWH / gallon / day
(almost $115/month of electric bill @ $0.20/KWH)

Running the Time-of-Use plan my cost is as follows:
Peak rate is $0.30/KWH (10am-10pm M-F) = 60 hrs/week
Off-peak rate is $0.15/KWH = 108 hrs/week
= weekly 35% peak and 65% off-peak.
Avg rate (for 24hr operation) is ($0.30/KWH x 35%) + ($0.15/KWH x 65%) = $0.20/KWH

Monthly Cost:
BL70 = 6.96 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.20/KWH = $41.76
Tunze = 1.08 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.20/KWH = $6.48
Fuge = 360 hrs peak / month x .09 KWH x $0.30 = $9.72
Fuge = 60 hrs off-peak / month x .09 KWH x $0.15 = $0.81
Actinics = 40 hrs peak / month x .28 KWH x $0.30 = $3.36
Actinics = 380 hrs off-peak / month x .28 KWH x $0.15 = $15.96
MH = 4.20 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.15 = $18.90
Misc = 1.2 KWH/day x 30 days x $0.20/KWH = $7.20
Total = $104.19 / month :arg: :sigh1: :banghead:

 

[inkblue]

:lol: :smokin: dudE, u have to0 mucH time on youR hanDs

 

[alrha]

:lol: :smokin: dudE, u have to0 mucH time on youR hanDs

not really, i just live for the challenge of squeezing yet more uselessness into my existing time.

p.s. anyone with a reef tank must have too much time on their hands, how else how could you explain people spending hours discussing sand?

 

[Kedd]

THANKS GUYS!!!
Now I have to change my password so my wife never sees this thread!

LOL


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