Hi Fish Forums Community!
I am a more or less intermediate tropical fish keeper with two aquariums in my home; one 30-gallon freshwater community tank and one 10-gallon freshwater tank housing one male Betta Splendens.
Could any of you estimate what the monthly electric power burden these two tanks might be? My boyfriend and I are studying our power bill and wondering how, in the last year, our bill managed to double from what it was this time last year. The only thing I can think of that's different is the two fishtanks, both of which I started up in the last year (the first has been active since last August). I’d be amazed if it was really just these two tanks that are creating such a burden on our electricity. Together they use three power filters, two heaters, two air pumps, one cheapo fluorescent light system and one swanky LED canopy light system. Anyone have any idea how likely it is that the tanks are the source of our power bill spike?
I am a more or less intermediate tropical fish keeper with two aquariums in my home; one 30-gallon freshwater community tank and one 10-gallon freshwater tank housing one male Betta Splendens.
Could any of you estimate what the monthly electric power burden these two tanks might be? My boyfriend and I are studying our power bill and wondering how, in the last year, our bill managed to double from what it was this time last year. The only thing I can think of that's different is the two fishtanks, both of which I started up in the last year (the first has been active since last August). I’d be amazed if it was really just these two tanks that are creating such a burden on our electricity. Together they use three power filters, two heaters, two air pumps, one cheapo fluorescent light system and one swanky LED canopy light system. Anyone have any idea how likely it is that the tanks are the source of our power bill spike?
