Do you remember?

[firewill65]

Do you guys remember the first time you ever plugged in your metal halides? I just received mine in the mail today...all I can say is they are amazing! I'm going to need sunglasses to sit in my living room! I'm running 3- 250 watt XM10k's on ARO electric ballasts. They wired up in minutes and cranked right up. No flicker, not much of a delay...just lit right up! I guess now all i have to do is finish my canopy and get some water in this tank! Just sharing in my excitement...thats all!

Will

 

[ahoyhoy239]

i cant relate to your joy right now

:crazy1: :hammer:

 

[firewill65]

Trust me...I finally understand how expensive this hobby is!

 

[Rogger Castells]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9519693#post9519693 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firewill65
Trust me...I finally understand how expensive this hobby is!

Wait till you have to change the bulbs!

 

[gasman059]

Just wait -LOL eey 8 months or so LOL.
ANd yes i do remeber when i lit up my 3 400 watters, and btw i still do every month-or at least fpl reminds me .

 

[pedromatic]

Wait til you see your electric bill

 

[firewill65]

You guys are scaring me...lucky for me my bill is usually only around 100bucks. Don't ask me how its that cheap...I think there may be a problem with the meter or something. My girlfriend lived in a studio and paid more money per month that I do and I live in a 2 bedroom townhouse. What is the most that it will go up with all the lights? 50 bucks a month? Thanks

 

[jeffbrig]

That 750 watt lighting setup costs you about 9 cents for every hour you run it (FPL charges ~12 cents/kwh if you're over 750kW for the month). If you're running them 12 hours a day, that's $1.08. Over the course of the month, that's $31.80.

Of course, that's not counting the heat they produce, and the increased demands that puts on your AC unit.

 

[jessp]

i remember first time firing up MH. I felt like i was doing a science experiment and i kept waiting for a bulb to flow up in my face or something. it all went extremely well and i was thoroughly impressed w/ how the corals really lit up under the right lighting.