How much does it cost to run an air pump and a fluval fx6?

[white specter crayfish]

I was wondering about filtration and how much it would cost, for an air pump I was wondering how much it would cost by doing it with an air compressor and having sponge filters and I was wondering how much it would cost to run one fluval fx6 (or a similar canister filter), I just want to know for the future so I could find some way to save money on that

 

[fishhead0103666]

You could ask 10 different people and get 10 different answers. It all depends on how much electricity it uses and how much your electricity company charges per x amount if electricity. If you're a person that uses solar energy then it's free lol.

 

[white specter crayfish]

You could ask 10 different people and get 10 different answers. It all depends on how much electricity it uses and how much your electricity company charges per x amount if electricity. If you're a person that uses solar energy then it's free lol.

wouldn't solar panels only produce so much or does it produce more than enough for that

 

[fishhead0103666]

I'm not going into detail about solar panels but I will say this. They're too expensive for you at the moment and it takes years for them to pay for themselves.

 

[white specter crayfish]

I'm not going into detail about solar panels but I will say this. They're too expensive for you at the moment and it takes years for them to pay for themselves.

Yeah I knew that much, but it might be worth it in the long run if I'm running several canister filters and sponge filters and stuff

 

[TwoHedWlf]

I was wondering about filtration and how much it would cost, for an air pump I was wondering how much it would cost by doing it with an air compressor and having sponge filters and I was wondering how much it would cost to run one fluval fx6 (or a similar canister filter), I just want to know for the future so I could find some way to save money on that

The FX 6 uses about 45 watts, 24 hours a day, 31 days/month that would be 33.5kwh. Assuming you're in the US it looks like the average electricity price is $.12/kwh. So about $4/month.

An air pump only uses a few watts. Let's say 5, that's about $.45 cents worth of electricity.

If you wanted to try and run the FX6 with solar panels you'd probably need at least one big deep cycle battery , Maybe 300 watts of panels to make sure you can survive rainy days, a good charge controller and sine wave inverter. Probably looking at optimistically $500+ if you include mounting parts for the panels outside. That's a payback period of 10 years.

You'll likely need to replace the battery at least once over that period, so probably more like 15. And that's optimistic.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Very good answer TwoHedWlf do you have or research solar panels?

 

[Jexnell]

Don't know FX6, but my FX4 uses 30 watts an hour, my Ehiem air pump uses 4 watts an hour, so 34 watts an hour for both half of a standard incandescent light bulb.

Last month, no house A.C. running 3 tanks
1) 85 watts an hour to run (fx4,ac110,airpump, led light)
2) 69+ watts an hour to run (fx4,ac110,airpump) +two 3ft T8 lights don't know thier usage
3) 55 watts (2xac50,airpump,led light)
and normal house hold usage (fridge,stove,washer,dryer) my electric usage 383kw@8.1cents per kw

Single person usage, more people in the house more power will be used.

 

[fishhead0103666]

I'll be able to give you an answer myself in about a year when I get an fx6 myself lol.

 

[white specter crayfish]

The FX 6 uses about 45 watts, 24 hours a day, 31 days/month that would be 33.5kwh. Assuming you're in the US it looks like the average electricity price is $.12/kwh. So about $4/month.

An air pump only uses a few watts. Let's say 5, that's about $.45 cents worth of electricity.

If you wanted to try and run the FX6 with solar panels you'd probably need at least one big deep cycle battery , Maybe 300 watts of panels to make sure you can survive rainy days, a good charge controller and sine wave inverter. Probably looking at optimistically $500+ if you include mounting parts for the panels outside. That's a payback period of 10 years.

You'll likely need to replace the battery at least once over that period, so probably more like 15. And that's optimistic.

hmmmmmm, yeah, depending on what it is I might just be better off not getting panels, I didn't know a fluval fx6 would only cost $50 to run per year, I expected it to be way higher or something because my parents complain about the electricity and water bill being so high from doing water changes and my pumps