"Dick" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 04:31:50 GMT, Wes Gray
wrote:

I track my electric and gas use using Excel spread sheet. Starting
the year I bought my tanks, I can see a real increase in power
consumption. I would estimate my power costs have gone up 10%.

dick



Coincidentally I found out that my aquarium heaters (2 55 gallon tanks -
each with 2 250 watt heaters, one 15 gallon with something like a 150 watt
or so heater, and one 250 watt heater rarely used in the hospital/quarantine
tank(10 gallon)) cost an entirely additional $30.00 per month extra in the
cold months here. I found that out by comparing the last cold month (one or
two months ago) bill to the latest hot month bill (june/july) and there is a
big difference. One way or another heaters cost as we keep our thermostat
low at all times but the water must be heated so it costs $30.00 a month for
me to operate all of those aquarium heaters in the cold months (kept at
about 80 degrees fahrenheit at all times), whereas if we kept the indoor
heat between 62 and 72 degrees fahrenheit I am confident the aquarium
heaters would not have to work nearly as much and so would technically but
not practically cost less. Good luck and later!