monthly heating prices.

[hrdneglcry]

Does anybody know how much it would cost to run a 1500 watt heater per month? It would be on an indoor 300 gallon sump in my basement.

 

[xtrstangx]

Depends on the cost of electricity in your area and how often the heater is on:
http://reefcentral.com/calc/tank_elec_calc.php

I'd say 12 hours a day is a good estimate. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate...

 

[beaniebeagle]

1500 watt appliance on constantly, uses 1.5 kilowatthour, but that is if it is always on/heating

so it depends on your current price, look at your electric bill

if 7 cents per kWh, then $2.52 per day is its CONSTANTLY heating

if 15 cents...$5.40 per day if constantly heating

but i highly doubt it will have to be on that much, or even 12 hours at day

if you can afford a 300 gallon sump, i doubt that thousand bucks extra a year matters

 

[hrdneglcry]

Hey guys. Thanks for the tips, and advice. X , is the coversion chart pretty accurate with it's price total provided that I enter the correct information?

 

[nyvp]

BTW personally I prefer 4 or 5 250's spread across the sump for redundancy. Couple of reasons.
1- 1 250 left open ( on ) does less damage
2- Spread the heat across an 8 foot section
3- I think and I cant prove it you will use less electric because this way is more efficient to turn on a 250 then a 1000w+