Going green

[northbay-reefer]

To continue to conserve energy and after some research, I just bought the Laguna sureflow 1500. This pump is rated at 100 watt but with my set up the wattage should be using about 60 watt.

I got it here: http://www.pondmerchant.com/home/pon/page_117_83/max_flo_pump___solids_handling.html

 

[northbay-reefer]

With all of the changes that I've made to conserve energy. I am happy to say that for the first time in 10 years, my PG&E bill is under $300.00 this month ... The bills have been gradually lowering every month so the effort is paying off.

 

[justin_cutri]

$300 for PG&E O.O wow

 

[Grant W]

Justin mine is 4-5 hundred a month

 

[thysrof]

Just finished my first year of solar panels and I save $180 of electrical costs!!

And the lease was 0 down!!

 

[coralfarmer]

So Tom when are you going LED?

 

[northbay-reefer]

I'll probably use LED to supplement my halide first before going full LED. The price need to drop before I jump on the band waggon. Have you seen this from reef builders? it is wicked cool

http://************.com/2011/09/13/radion-xr30w-video/#more-47967

 

[elensius]

wow... very cool!

Thanks for sharing!!

 

[coralfarmer]

i saw that i would love to get my hands on a couple of those. I use reef builders as my home page they always have the latest and greatest.

 

[gdm42001]

Censored?

I'll probably use LED to supplement my halide first before going full LED. The price need to drop before I jump on the band waggon. Have you seen this from reef builders? it is wicked cool

http://************.com/2011/09/13/radion-xr30w-video/#more-47967

 

[gdm42001]

That is one nice light

 

[Reef Bass]

I like the idea of LED but in my opinion, the right combination of LED colors has not yet emerged. Generally they seem to come in white and shades of blue and long term there are many reports of coral color shifting, with reds fading, greens paling and with fewer colors overall.

That Ecotech fixture is pretty cool and incorporates red and green LEDs which most other fixtures I've seen don't. They could be on to something there. At $750 per fixture, that could add up quickly over a longer tank.

Incorporating their pump action with the night mode is a nice touch. Ecotech seems to be continuing to find cool ways to separate reefers from their cash.