coreefer and others with 120s

rekn · 07/06/2006, 07:23 AM

if you dont mind me asking, how much is your electric bill?

im getting a 120 and trying to budget in the cost of mh and such for a 120

CastleRock · 07/06/2006, 07:30 AM

Mine runs me around 65 extra a month but im in Castle Rock not sure what your KWs cost in the springs

COreefer · 07/06/2006, 11:29 AM

I really couldn't tell you...I've never really sat down and tried to determine this.

rekn · 07/06/2006, 11:35 AM

ok =(

i asked you specifically because

"120g reef tank,40g sump, 4x150wHQI's, mainly SPS"

thats oddly the same tank i want

COreefer · 07/06/2006, 11:42 AM

yeah...I just don't even have a ballpark. Perhaps a guy like Russ who works with electricty can give you a guideline.

Deuce67 · 07/06/2006, 11:53 AM

Determine how much CS utilities charge per KW. It will be on your utility bill. Then use this electrical calculator

Crit21 · 07/06/2006, 01:03 PM

Well, if you want SPS, you need to pay the electrical piper.

racer69 · 07/06/2006, 03:04 PM

Wouldn't 2 250's use less electricity? I don't know for sure, but maybe Russ will know.

Deuce67 · 07/06/2006, 03:22 PM

2 250s will draw less than 4 150s depending on the ballast.

murfman · 07/06/2006, 05:49 PM

hmmmmmm 4 x 150 = 600, 2 x 250 = 500 and Todd is an engineer ;=P

Crit21 · 07/06/2006, 09:08 PM

The wattage of the bulbs does not necessarily equal the power consumed. Don't forget that the power supplies lose energy as heat too. Power consumption of a 150W ballast can be higher than the 150W the bulb itself uses.

murfman · 07/06/2006, 09:11 PM

If you want to calculate your power consumption, take all the accessories you are going to be running and add them up. X that by how many hours a day you will be running them and that will give you and Idea of how much you are consuming. Then figure out what you are paying per KW.

07/06/2006, 07:23 AM	#1
rekn Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: colorado springs,co Posts: 909	coreefer and others with 120s if you dont mind me asking, how much is your electric bill? im getting a 120 and trying to budget in the cost of mh and such for a 120

07/06/2006, 07:30 AM	#2
CastleRock Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,266	Mine runs me around 65 extra a month but im in Castle Rock not sure what your KWs cost in the springs __________________ I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. D.H. Lawrence

07/06/2006, 11:29 AM	#3
COreefer Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,329	I really couldn't tell you...I've never really sat down and tried to determine this. __________________ "Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise." Current Tank Info: 45 and 20G mixed reefs...

07/06/2006, 11:42 AM	#5
COreefer Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,329	yeah...I just don't even have a ballpark. Perhaps a guy like Russ who works with electricty can give you a guideline. __________________ "Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise." Current Tank Info: 45 and 20G mixed reefs...

07/06/2006, 03:04 PM	#8
racer69 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 1,446	Wouldn't 2 250's use less electricity? I don't know for sure, but maybe Russ will know. __________________ Todd Its better to burn out than to fade away..... Current Tank Info: 180 gal Reef, w 50 gal sump 33 cube w/15 gal sump

07/06/2006, 11:35 AM	#4
rekn Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: colorado springs,co Posts: 909	ok =( i asked you specifically because "120g reef tank,40g sump, 4x150wHQI's, mainly SPS" thats oddly the same tank i want

07/06/2006, 11:53 AM	#6
Deuce67 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,750	Determine how much CS utilities charge per KW. It will be on your utility bill. Then use this electrical calculator

07/06/2006, 01:03 PM	#7
Crit21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1,429	Well, if you want SPS, you need to pay the electrical piper.

07/06/2006, 03:22 PM	#9
Deuce67 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,750	2 250s will draw less than 4 150s depending on the ballast.

07/06/2006, 05:49 PM	#10
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	hmmmmmm 4 x 150 = 600, 2 x 250 = 500 and Todd is an engineer ;=P

07/06/2006, 09:08 PM	#11
Crit21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1,429	The wattage of the bulbs does not necessarily equal the power consumed. Don't forget that the power supplies lose energy as heat too. Power consumption of a 150W ballast can be higher than the 150W the bulb itself uses.

07/06/2006, 09:11 PM	#12
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	If you want to calculate your power consumption, take all the accessories you are going to be running and add them up. X that by how many hours a day you will be running them and that will give you and Idea of how much you are consuming. Then figure out what you are paying per KW.