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keh9qd · 08/04/2011, 07:34 PM

My neighbor is in an identical town home right beside me and they run ac at 78 while at work and 70 at night time. One of my tanks is in the basement and the other is in the living room. Both are running on mag 7's and k3 powerheads. Tempest at 77 in the house and I just pulled the heaters in the tanks. Also both tanks are running 216w 4 bulb t5s 7 hours a day. One tank has an swcc 120 skimmer and the other no skimmer.

I'm thinking that getting the a/c serviced might help it work more efficient. It runs probably 80% of the day.

I also get next to no sunlight, but I imagine there are a number of factors.

I called ameren Tuesday and talked with them about 20 minutes. They were confident it wasn't the meter, but I'll play that by ear.

08/04/2011, 07:34 PM	#16
keh9qd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 301	My neighbor is in an identical town home right beside me and they run ac at 78 while at work and 70 at night time. One of my tanks is in the basement and the other is in the living room. Both are running on mag 7's and k3 powerheads. Tempest at 77 in the house and I just pulled the heaters in the tanks. Also both tanks are running 216w 4 bulb t5s 7 hours a day. One tank has an swcc 120 skimmer and the other no skimmer. I'm thinking that getting the a/c serviced might help it work more efficient. It runs probably 80% of the day. I also get next to no sunlight, but I imagine there are a number of factors. I called ameren Tuesday and talked with them about 20 minutes. They were confident it wasn't the meter, but I'll play that by ear.