Help with setup to save on electricity bill.

[batang_mcdo]

Hi,

Would like to ask for advise on how to save on electricity with my tank setups.

currently my tanks are

tank 1
8x2.5x2.5 feet with 6x2x18 inch sump

1 Rio HF 14
1 Rio 1700
1 acdc air pump
2 4 ft T8 aquarium lights on for 6 hours per day

inhabitants are 2 22 inch red arowanas and 10 clown loaches and an 8 inch datnoid

tank 2
4x2x2 feet tank with 4x1.5x1.5 feet sump
1 rio 1100
1 air pump
2 3 ft T5 bulb lights on for 6 hours per day
inhabitant is 1 8 inch super red arowana and 1 10 inch bichir

tank 3
8x2x2.5 ft tank with 4x1.5 feet sump
Rio 2100
Rio 1100
1 4 ft t8 light
2 5 feet t5 bulbs on for 6 hours per day
inhabitants are 3 12 inch super red arowanas and 2 5 inch datnoids

tank 4
5x2x2
eheim 2250 caniste4r filter
1 acdc air pump
inhabitant is 1 20 inch golden xback arowana
1 16 inch Endlicherri bichir


Now I'm planning to reduce the powerheads used as our electricity bill is really high, suspecting due to my tank setups
for tank 1
can i use my Rio HF 14 only and get turn off my rio 1700?
also planning to turn off lights and only turn on for viewing fish.

also for tank 3
remove the rio 1100 leaving only the rio 2100 pump

will this work? having lower flow rate for my sumps?

 

[chevylife]

I've been trying to figure out kind of the same thing. At first thought, I was thinking it was the pumps/filters, but I don't think that drain is as much as the heaters. What size and how many heaters are you running?

 

[batang_mcdo]

btwhere are my pumps ratings


rio 1100 - 16 watts
rip 1700 - 20 watts
rio 2100 - 31 watts
rio hf14 - 45 watts


last month i installed 2 300 watt and 1 500 watt heater, but have already removed them.
but i think these pumps also use lots of energy?

 

[mitchb]

I wouldn't think your heaters are the cause if your in Philippians but could be colder area. Pumps do use a lot tough especially if they are internal like many of the rios.

 

[joe jaskot]

Your pumps are using a little over 92 KWH of electricity each month (11.5+11.5 +14.4 + 22.3.+ 32.4=92.1). Your eheim 2250 filter (25 watts) uses 18 KWH/month bringing you total up to 110 KWH/month. Multiply 110 times the cost of a KWH to figure out how much your pumps and filter are costing you.

 

[batang_mcdo]

thanks for the figures When i computed using the 110KWh, its only 1/4 of the amount in my electric bill which I think is because of my aquarium pumps and lights,
btw for the aquarium lights which are on for 6 hours each day.
the wattage would be
45 watts x 3
25 watts x 2
and 30 watts x 2? but this would be only on for 6 hours.
planning to stop using my timer and just turn on the lights when viewing my fish.

 

[anarekist]

might want to invest in some led lights. lower your tank temps, less heater use, besides i hear fish live longer when not exposed to the upper limits of their heat requirements. adding to that maybe find a way to better insulate your tank to minimize heat loss. I wouldnt worry about air pumps they never usually go above the 10 watt range.

another thing is you can maybe invest in a larger flowing but power efficient pump (like a mag drive or something) and run a few tanks on the same sump system.

also you have alot of big tanks, maybe think of getting rid of some, esp since affording the electricity is a problem.

 

[batang_mcdo]

might want to invest in some led lights. lower your tank temps, less heater use, besides i hear fish live longer when not exposed to the upper limits of their heat requirements. adding to that maybe find a way to better insulate your tank to minimize heat loss. I wouldnt worry about air pumps they never usually go above the 10 watt range.

another thing is you can maybe invest in a larger flowing but power efficient pump (like a mag drive or something) and run a few tanks on the same sump system.

also you have alot of big tanks, maybe think of getting rid of some, esp since affording the electricity is a problem.

Thanks , the heaters are not really needed, i just added them since it was a little colder january , but i live in a tropical country so temperature does not really get low, i'm currently waiting for my arowanas to get to the same sizeso i can put them all in just 1 tank or pond , but for now have to keep them in separate tanks since siZe difference is still too big


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