I've been doing all the math on the costs and the only way I can make a significant reduction is to shut down the PCs while the MHs are on. I don't like the look of the tank though with the reduced lighting, especially less the actinic. Even then it is only about $9/month savings. I guess I'll just have to suffer the wrath every time the power bill comes along. The main reason its such a shock is because it has doubled our power useage. On the upside, with the 75 gallon tank now empty, I might save a bit from it this month. I think I'm going to look into that LED idea.
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I retired and got a fixed income but it's broke.
Ed
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50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump.
130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium.
10 gallon quarantine.
60 gallon winter tank for pond fish.
300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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