Electricity costs

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  1. Reafer

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    Glad i could help :)
     
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  3. Carping

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    Mmmmm Vee, I might be picking up tank no. 6 tomorrow. Getting a 1200mm diameter, 750mm deep hexagon tank with 9 fishies R650 :blink1:
     
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    Wingman001 any one say fish?

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    Yip started six months agow with 1 tank up to 7 tanks! Lounge and kitchen taken up
     
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  5. Carping

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    False alarm hahahaha. It turned out to be 1200mm circumference. Had to quickly give him a lesson in the difference between diameter and circumference
     
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    LoL - I can just imagine it ......"now a circumference means all the way around and a diameter means from one side straight across to the other. Would you like to know how to calculate them?" Hahahahha.

    Kitchen? Oh my gosh - you've got MTS BAAAAD :D :p
     
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  7. Carping

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    Wingman, if you have tanks in the kitchen :eek: then I pronounce you the king of MTS :adore:
     
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    I've seen on several sites LED's replacing metal halides and normal flouresent lights.TMC or Tropical Marine Centre,manufactures a strip light,containing five LEDs and they claim it produces 33% more illumination at 50cm than 24w fluorescent light.They also claims it only costs 7 pounds per year to run and only needs replacing every 10 years.:idea:
     
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  9. Slojo

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    Will post a diy on LED lights the weekend,using cannibalised led's.

    ps. Wanted to cannibalise it from my ex boss's Audi R8,Didnt get the chance.
     
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  10. Carping

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    Now that is something I would really be interrested in.
     
    Carping, Jul 10, 2009
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    Carping If you get the tank and it's up and running, please post some photo's we'd love to see it.
     
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  12. Carping

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    Sorry FF, it was a false alarm. The guy didn't know the difference between diameter and circumference
     
    Carping, Jul 10, 2009
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  13. Fish Fantasy

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    Ahhh! Anyway let us know what happens!
     
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  14. Carping

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    Nothing is going to happen FF. There is no way I am buying a tank that has a 1200mm circumference.......
     
    Carping, Jul 10, 2009
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    Geez! That's tiny! Any way keep looking the right one will definately come along.
     
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    Busy with the same thing, but in blue for night viewing
     
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  17. Carping

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    Wouldn't red be better for night viewing?
     
    Carping, Jul 13, 2009
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    Gilbertr14 Phenacogrammus

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    Most night lights are blue?

    If neccesary, will use a colour gel with the same light spectrum. Work in the entertainment industry, so thye easy to pick up.
     
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  19. Carping

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    So Slojo, what happened to the post you were going to give us on the LED lighting? I urgently need to get something sorted to improve my lighting set-up......
     
    Carping, Jul 22, 2009
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    Guys and Gals - see my new post on LED lights - FishNook
     
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  21. carl p

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    regarding electricity cost and painting fishrooms:

    theres alot of paint on the market that is for painting roofs thast got ceramic powder in it for insulation purposes maybe this will give enough or extra insulation on walls and doors and ceilings to help insulate fish rooms
     
    carl p, Jul 22, 2009
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