How do you power your reef?

[virginiadiver69]

I have been feeling really guilty lately about the amount of energy I am using for my reef tank and am looking for an alternative.
When I think of the wast it generates it makes me think of those poor polar bears drowning. I use MH's so that means I have to use a chiller. Two 300W heaters, four MJ 1200, Mag 12 for return, Sedra 7000 for skimmer, for what...so I can look at some fish?! There's got to be a better way.

 

[BreadmanMike]

Re: How do you power your reef?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9534899#post9534899 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by virginiadiver69
I have been feeling really guilty lately about the amount of energy I am using for my reef tank and am looking for an alternative.
When I think of the wast it generates it makes me think of those poor polar bears drowning. I use MH's so that means I have to use a chiller. Two 300W heaters, four MJ 1200, Mag 12 for return, Sedra 7000 for skimmer, for what...so I can look at some fish?! There's got to be a better way.

 

[HippieSmell]

Wow, that's clever :rolleye1: . You remind me of grade school bullies. Grow up.

 

[virginiadiver69]

WOW! Such deep seeded hostility. I am just looking for an alternative and trying to reduce my carbon footprint. Please tell me how you power your tank so I can follow a good example.

 

[HippieSmell]

I rent, I can't install solar panels or windmills. I have to use the power that is offered to me. Like I said, grow up.

 

[virginiadiver69]

So I guess I could just buy carbon credits then? Where do you get those from?

 

[HippieSmell]

As if you are going to do that. You're just trying to be cute. I would love to do those things, and I will, it's just hard when I make under $10,000 a year right now. Yes, that's right, not $100,000, only $10,000. I assure you, my footprint is relatively small simply because I'm poor as dirt.

 

[scottras]

While I am sure you will igonre this. You did ask.

http://www.carbonplanet.com/home/shop.php

I am sure there are plenty of others.

Another option is green power schemes. I do not know if there is one where you live you may have to ask your energy provider.

 

[Rossini]

Man,you're so thick. Anyone can see that.

Basicly what we want is countrys aroud the world to start generating power in better ways. By not burning fossil fuels which is a major contributer to GW & Climate change.

Can you not see that its a good thing? Are you that pig headed and ignorant? It's pathetic that all you do is call people hypcrites for having a reef tank. cant you see it would'nt be any different if we didnt have a reef tank we would still need electricity for our homes.

It's not so much how you use it,but how you make it.

 

[Rossini]

http://www.npower-deals.co.uk/npower-juice.php

 

[Rossini]

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[Mogrash]

I saw on 'Living with Ed' that he uses a bicycle to produce enough energy to toast bread. Maybe you could hook up a bike to your aquarium...Of course you would then need more energy intake and that requires food. To make food requires energy like diesel for tractors and electricity to process the food, gas to distribute the food, and on and on.

Hrrm, how about a gerbil or rabbit powered wheel. They can graze off your grass in your yard and power your aquarium.

 

[Rosseau]

There are lots of ways coming out now where you can generate your own power. For sure in the next 5-10 years consumer available, and affordable devices will come out.


Hippie, I don't get the hostility you show against this guy? Sure, it's just a thought to try and reduce your electicity consumption, but it's a positive one.... unless there is some history between you two or with virginiadiver that I don't know about.



Anyways, I see no need to argue. Carbon credits only help so much, they're a nice idea, but in my opinion are not a viable solution.

 

[Rosseau]

Reading it over... the poll is pretty ridiculous...

 

[HippieSmell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9540571#post9540571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rosseau
Reading it over... the poll is pretty ridiculous...

Absolutely it's ridiculous. Starting a thread to ask a legitimate question is one thing, but trolling threads like this one are asinine. A controversial question is fine, but to start a thread solely to mock and belittle large groups of people is uncalled for.

 

[Rosseau]

Grow up.

 

[HippieSmell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9541403#post9541403 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rosseau
Grow up.

Are you talking to me? If you are, maybe you should read the thread he was involved in just before starting this one. Then you might understand.

 

[Rosseau]

I wasn't talking to you. Rather I was reiterating your point.


I can however see how you may have arrived at that conclusion.

 

[virginiadiver69]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9537282#post9537282 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HippieSmell
As if you are going to do that. You're just trying to be cute. I would love to do those things, and I will, it's just hard when I make under $10,000 a year right now. Yes, that's right, not $100,000, only $10,000. I assure you, my footprint is relatively small simply because I'm poor as dirt.

I see were that could make it difficult. I assume you are either in school or just graduated. Been there, done that. Paying back student loans and just starting out can be tough.
Even at a $100k per year, it would be tough to live the green "life style" considering almost $25k for a hybrid car or $20k for solar panels. What's a person to do?

I've looked into some of the carbon credits and it looks like for just a couple of hundred dollars you can offset a TON of Co2. That seems like something even a "poor" ideological person could afford. I am new to this so, HIPPIE...which one do you use. I wouldn't want to do the equivalent of buying the Brooklyn bridge...if you know what I mean. How would I know that they are really planting the trees?

 

[billsreef]

First off, a reminder to all.....

[flamealert]

If we can all check our attitudes at the door and debate the points without resorting to the unneeded mud slinging there is much that we can learn from each other with these debates. However, if that can't happen, this thread will be closed sooner rather than later.