Your tank's electric consumption...

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[roy_gt]

try using a sub meter that u can buy on hardware stores tapos dun nyo padaanin lahat ng aquarium equipments nyo tapos compute for per KWH.

[manmarine]

[roy_gt]

[jackryan]

i've used this to help me retire some my not so power efficient home theater stuff... particularly the 110v or auto-volt equipments... for 220, I connected it this way

220VAC <-> AVR 220-to-110VAC <-> Kill-A-Watt <-> 110VAC-to-220VAC <-> 220VAC equipment to be measured

try this...



Are Watts killing you?
It's pretty well known that electrical power is at the core of a geek's existence. It breathes life into our entertainment, hobbies, our work and probably a lot of other stuff too. But getting a good grasp on how much power various devices consume can be somewhat difficult to reckon.

The Kill-A-Watt allows you to connect your appliances and assess how efficient they are. A large LCD display counts consumption by the Kilowatt-hour, just like utility companies. You can figure out your electrical expenses by the hour, day, week, month, even an entire year. Monitor the quality of your power by displaying Voltage, Line Frequency, and Power Factor.

Also has these great features.

Enables cost forecasting
Accurate to within 0.2%
Cumulative killowatt-hour monitor
Displays Volts, Amps, Watts, Hz, VA, KWH, Power Factor
Operating voltage: 115 VAC
Max current: 15 A
Max power: 1875 VA
Dimensions: 5 1/8" X 1 5/8" X 2 3/8"

[lance126]

[jolt26]

[lance126]

[jolt26]

[lance126]

[jolt26]

[lance126]

pagtyagan ko nalng muna, i could just manually put off the MH and leave the PLs on via their switches for the mean time

[randell]

this is the reason I dont have, and would probably never have a chiller. P 2k per month daw yun... my wife will kill me.

[lance126]

OT:

your right about that had to bite the bullet though with just 2 exhaust fans my evaporation rate was already at 2-3 gallons per day and my temps still ranged from 29-32, and this was without the MH

Well despite the costs of procurement and upkeep of the chiller, this is one of the best things that happened to my aquarium I could tell the inhabitants are ust loving it.

[jackryan]