Solar Panels for Tanks?

[Reefing Aquarist]

Hi again,

Has anyone thought of, considered or better yet tried using solar panels to run some equipments in one's tank... like return pumps and lights. Kasi yan yung bulk ng electrical cost yata every month. Return pumps, wavemakers, madami na DC versions. Meron kasi akong nakita sa Alaxan Manila at nag demo sila sa loob ng store nila.

I am not familiar din sa initial costs and the cost of maintaining a solar system and kung kaya nila pumps and lights natin. Very tempting yung idea na not pay electrical utility company (maybe for the tank) forever hehe.

Hope someone can discuss some more on the topic on pros and cons and if ever how big a system kailangan at least for a tank.

[gxo666]

Typical solar for a tank would cost around 29k based on OLX prices. Pag ibig has a new program regarding solar loan with up to php130k loanable amount. There's a meralco program that when you have excess electricity can be reversed by giving back the electricity you consumed this program comes with a different type of meter not the ordinary installed outside our houses.

It's a good investment.
TO BE CONTIUE....

[luckyme]

hybrid Grid-Tie ata ang maganda sa reef

para in case walang araw conencted ka parin sa grid,
pag hybrid GTI ata may batteries pa rin para may backup parin incase parehong down ang panels at grid

[obet_carlos]

It's an investment. Hindi na siya ganun ka ok before kasi sa battery ka mag store ng energy. Mahal yung battery and it doesnt last that long. Now na may grid tied na, mas ok na siya gamitin.

Can anyone give insights dun sa pag-ibig solar power plan? parang gusto ko i try.

[roland_0313]

[luckyme]

kung diy lang mahaba at tedious daw ung pag aaply ng net metering sa meralco.
try nyo ung solaric ph, sila na nagpprocess nung net metering application, baka meron na rin sila tie-up sa pagibig

[obet_carlos]

kailangan naka mortgage yung bahay or owned diba? alam mo rates and payment terms. Kasi dati, problema yung battery storage talaga. mas lalong tatagal babalik investment mo kung bibili ka ng batteries.. eh grid tied na ngayon kaya mas ok. alam ko nga yung solaric. Kaso medyo malaki talagang investment. Tapos puro bagyo pa. Kaya baka liparin yung panels.

[luckyme]

yung ilang pips sa tipidpc binababa nila ung panels pag OA ung bagyo...bali magagamit sya sa reef pag wala ng winds tapos wala pang meralco.. pero ung iba may parang swivel na stand kaya pag may wind nagging parralel ung orientation.

[roland_0313]

20-25 years din huhulugan yung 130k or kung magkano yung magagastos mo. I'm guessing, same percentage of interest lang din yan sa usual na loans. Pwede sya isabay sa housing loan or sa home improvement loan.

[luckyme]

kung mataas ung upfront cost ng solaric baka pwedeng alternative ung i-panda.. nagoofer sila ng progressive plans... parang updradable ung sets nila parang una 20% lang ng total needs mo... then pag may funds na pwede mo na kunin ung next upgrade para maging 40% na etc..so on

[obet_carlos]

actually upgradable din yung solaric. tagal naman ng loan. mas ok siguro yung mga 10 years.. kasi malaki na nabawas ng loan mo sa meralco by that time..

anyone na nakapaginquire na?

[roland_0313]

According dun sa article sa GMA, hindi pa yata sya 100% official, but the loan already got its approval. Hindi ko lang alam kung possible na mag-apply ngayon.

[Reefing Aquarist]

Complicated pala. Kala ko puede diy at feasible kala ko i just have to get a 80w o 100 watt na panels tapos kabitan lang mga inverters etc ok na. Meron din cdr king mga panels and inverters.

[luckyme]

feasible nmn ung mga diy...
ung net metering lang ung mamaberya kasi dami papers with meralco

[roland_0313]

It's never easy when dealing with Meralco. Takot kasi na hindi mabayaran yung mga yun eh, let alone give something back to the consumers. Yung 1k discount nga namin for buying an inverter-type aircon, inabot ng 3 months bago nila binigay. Hassle makipag-usap kapag ang kausap mo may power of monopoly.