How High Is Your Electric Bill???

[caribngg]

Hey everyone,

We all know that this hobby is a labor of love for all of us, and if our spouses knew what we "really" spent on it we would all be hermits right now

Just for curiosity sake, one of the major costs is electricity. you know, LIGHTS, pumps chillers,heaters,etc.

I live In the Virgin Islands and my bill is about $350 a month, How does that compare with You guys and "gyals" out there.

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[AD87]

I Pay 120.00 month for everthing in my home including. 75 gallon with 5-overdrive t-5s, 60 gallon frag 2-250 mh and two 54 watt t-5. total of 600 watts of heater, 2-kor 4's, 2 -kor 3's, rio 2500(return) 2 maxi jet 1200 eco mod. lights are on about 9 hrs a day. also small misc maxi jet 440's.

 

[DevilBoy]

Mine was $312.00 last month.

But my whole house is electric

 

[kallinn]

$18.75 only thing cheap in iceland....

 

[caribngg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12511536#post12511536 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by speeddemonlsr
I Pay 120.00 month for everthing in my home including. 75 gallon with 5-overdrive t-5s, 60 gallon frag 2-250 mh and two 54 watt t-5. total of 600 watts of heater, 2-kor 4's, 2 -kor 3's, rio 2500(return) 2 maxi jet 1200 eco mod. lights are on about 9 hrs a day. also small misc maxi jet 440's.

You are very fotunate. When I had two 175wat mh and 2 54w power compacts my bill was close to $450. thats why I switched to t5. I now have 6 54 watt regular.

 

[caribngg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12511824#post12511824 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kallinn
$18.75 only thing cheap in iceland....

lucky you. You guys have geothermal up there Right???

 

[kallinn]

yes ...but fish and corals are exspensiv

 

[caribngg]

At least you can get corals, the new owners of my lfs are jokers.

 

[N-A-S-O]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12511862#post12511862 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by caribngg
You are very fotunate. When I had two 175wat mh and 2 54w power compacts my bill was close to $450. thats why I switched to t5. I now have 6 54 watt regular.

How did the switch to T5's effect your eletric bill?

 

[N-A-S-O]

Oh! never mind I just reread the first post...about $100

 

[kenwendyb]

We added a 95 gal to home and electric bill went up $35 to $40 a month.

 

[bill-fit]

My tank consumes 100 dollars a month. Recently some people on Reef central said you could run your Halides 5 or 6 hours a day and the corals would be fine. I tried it and the corals did ok but the growth was to slow so now there back up to 8. I figured the switch to 5 hours was saving me 18 dollars a month

 

[jthao]

I live with my brother (for now) so he pays the electric bills, but if I keep this hobby up, then I might not live here too much longer!!

 

[xtm]

$145 during winter and about $180 during summer. It's because the wife blasts the A/C and the chiller keeps chugging non-stop on a hot CA summer.

 

[Michael]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12511824#post12511824 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kallinn
$18.75 only thing cheap in iceland....

[welcome]

wow thats cheap how much is the beer

 

[reefergeorge]

In the winter electric is $40, and summer $120ish. I am lucky in St Louis, but over the river in IL. their bills tripled last year.
I also only have a 1400sqft condo with gas water heater.

 

[leeweber85]

My 125g costs about $30-$40 a month last time I checked. My 20g costs around $6/mo

If you didn't know RC has a nice calculator for this. Just make sure you change the KWH rate to what your electric bill says (mine is only $.07)
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/tank_elec_calc.php

 

[Megalodon]

I only pay $46 a month.

It's cheap in BC too. We have lots of hydro.

 

[ClarionAngel]

400 dollars...

 

[ClarionAngel]

40 dollars a month i'd love that..