What surprised you about the cost of maintaining 400+ tank?

[prugs]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8611500#post8611500 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
What dehumidifier did you get ??

http://www.iaqsource.com/index.php?module=product&prod_cat=0&prod_mfg=3&prod_sub_cat=0&prod_id=25

$1119, but I bought extras to go with the unit.
Best efficiency rating out there on the Energy Star website.

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8611744#post8611744 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by prugs
http://www.iaqsource.com/index.php?module=product&prod_cat=0&prod_mfg=3&prod_sub_cat=0&prod_id=25

$1119, but I bought extras to go with the unit.
Best efficiency rating out there on the Energy Star website.

WOW that is a 6.8 amp unit at 115v... So when its running it's pulling 782watts, did I calc that right ??

 

[MammothReefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8610644#post8610644 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by blufyre3
SALT!! I'm runnin about 450-500gals in my current system.. Doing a water change every week, basically a bag of salt a week.. Didn't even think about it before hand.


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Mammoth Reefer
I'm not trying to insult your intelligence but, with that high of a water volume you shouldn't need water changes every week. I have about 400 total volume and I water change about 60 gallons every 6-8 weeks.

No offense takin. I think we have very diffrent tanks, and diffrent goals for our tanks. I like keeping a TON of fish, and I like SPS, and I like to spot feed my LPS on a regular basis. Which results in HUGE amounts of nutrient import into my system. The only way I can keep everything happy and stable is weekly water changes, and I'm currently undersized on my skimmer. From what I can tell from the pictures you have you don't appear to have nearly the bioload as me and are keeping mostly lps and softies. If that was the case ya, I could proboly get away with less water changes.

 

[prugs]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8611805#post8611805 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
WOW that is a 6.8 amp unit at 115v... So when its running it's pulling 782watts, did I calc that right ??

Actually I used my watt meter to check the actual wattage it was 650 watts. Better than advertised.

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8611858#post8611858 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by prugs
Actually I used my watt meter to check the actual wattage it was 650 watts. Better than advertised.

LOL only 650w How much would you say it runs in a day ??

 

[prugs]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8611953#post8611953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
LOL only 650w How much would you say it runs in a day ??

Alot less than my 40pint unit. Maybe a few hours a day, but that's all relative to your situation. My 40 pint a day unit was drawing 550watts & ran almost all day & night.