I have been following this one for a while, an insane setup. I cannot imagine the upkeep or the power bill.
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"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
Yes ... super setup...saw this the other day...xster sent me a link...As for the power bill...(have not done the math) but I would guess that if equiptment is 220v instead of 110v it would not be any or much worst than a lot of our setups. As for chem and salt ect...that is a different story. I would like to get some numbers on how much would be saved by going 220v. I would like to go that route on my next setup.
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Actually from doing research about power consumption and going to 230v is not a savings at all.
Power(in watts) = Voltage x current
So in turn if you go higher voltage then you are reducing your current by half but still putting out the same wattage in lets say lighting. So since you are charge the same kilowatt hour from the power company there is no savings. This is what i was told by several electricians and remembering my formula's from college it all kinda makes since. I have heard several people talk about going to 230volt ballast and saving money but i do not know where the savings could possibly come from.
Power(in watts) = Voltage x current
So in turn if you go higher voltage then you are reducing your current by half but still putting out the same wattage in lets say lighting. So since you are charge the same kilowatt hour from the power company there is no savings. This is what i was told by several electricians and remembering my formula's from college it all kinda makes since. I have heard several people talk about going to 230volt ballast and saving money but i do not know where the savings could possibly come from.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
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I think Rich was the one that told me that it does not save any power. Since his family is in the electrical business he would probably know or have a pretty good idea. There is probably some benefit in running higher voltage on large current drawing devices. If you notice alot of appliances that draw large amounts of current are on higher voltage circuits, but this may be for load balancing on the circuits.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
Actually it looks like he spend very little on chems and salt. He has never done a water change on this tank and basically only runs his reactors. He does add magnesium if need be. The weekly 55gal tubs of kalkwasser probably add up though. With that much lighting his meter is probably flying though.
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I really do not think a person could work many hours a week and keep up. I imagine the maintenance adds up. Just cleaning the glass could take a while. Just a coral and fish check would take me 3 hours on that tank !!
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
This is Mike O'Brien's tank. Mike is the guy I bought the 300 from (that FedEx broke). Subsequently, I know A LOT about this tank. Things like....Mike gets his salt water from the Seattle Aquarium and that Mike has connections with the TOPS in the industry.....I spoke to Steve Tyree over the phone one night when he was at Mike's house for drinks....I just happen to call!
Mike is one of the guys that has "been there and done that" in this industry. He has imported from the south pacific before and knows EVERYONE personally. He is more than willing to teach and his brain has forgetten more than most of us will ever know!
It is a great tank!
Elizabeth
Mike is one of the guys that has "been there and done that" in this industry. He has imported from the south pacific before and knows EVERYONE personally. He is more than willing to teach and his brain has forgetten more than most of us will ever know!
It is a great tank!
Elizabeth