Total Energy Consumption

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Well, we picked up a meter for watts and amps so we could track down some power problems we were having in the house - turned out to be not tank related. We blew some breakers in the garage panel. Right now the tank is running to a different circuit in the hose via extension cord. We have no power in several rooms in the house right now. Thought it would be a good time to inventory the power useage of the tank. Open to suggestions of how to make it more efficient. Lights are run staggered

Actinics
262w 2.2A Icecap 660 Ballast w/ (4) 36" 54w UVL Super Actinic 420nm T5 Bulbs (Overdriven to 85w) - 10 Hours per day

Main Tank Lights
266w 2.2A Coralife 250w Electronic Ballast w/ Reeflux 10,000K SE Bulb - 4.5 Hours per day
259w 2.2A Coralife 250w Electronic Ballast w/ Reeflux 12,000K SE Bulb - 8 Hours per day
256w 2.2A Coralife 250w Electronic Ballast w/ Reeflux 10,000K SE Bulb - 8 Hours per day
253w 2.2A Coralife 250w Electronic Ballast w/ Reeflux 12,000K SE Bulb - 5 Hours per day

Refugium Light
194w 1.7A Hamilton Technology Reef Star 150W HQI Metal Halide w/ 10,000K DE Bulb - 5 Hours per day

Frag Tank Light
173w 1.5A Coralife Aqualight Advanced Hang-On Tank Mount HQI 150w w/ 14,000K DE Bulb - 7 Hours per day

Moon Lights
0w 0.0A AquaController Lunar Sim w/ 3 LED lights - 14 Hours per day

Skimmer & Frag Tank Powerhead
131w 1.6A Marine Solutions MSX250 Skimmer w/ (2) PSK-2500 Sicce Pumps; Hydor Koralia 2 PowerHead - Always On

Pumps
46w 0.4A Tunze Wavemaker - Always On
9w 0.1A Tunze 6101 Stream Pump - Always On
9w 0.1A Tunze 6101 Stream Pump - Always On
160w 1.4A Pan World 150PS - Always On

Kalkwasser Reactor
27w 0.3A GEO Kalwasser Reactor w/ MaxiJet 1200 Powerhead Pump - 1 Hour (Total) per day

Calcium Reactor
9w 0.1A Milwaukee C02 Regulator w/ Solenoid MA-957 - Variable
92w 0.8A Mag 2 Pump; (2) Maxijet 600 Powerhead Pumps - Always On

Chiller
460w 3.8A Current Prime Tower 1/3HP Chiller - Variable

UV Sterilizer
14w 0.1A Tubo Twist 6X 18w UV Sterilizer - offline / 12 Hours per day when needed

Controllers & Fans
3w 0.1A Linksys Router - Always On
0w 0.0A Aquacontroller III Expansion Module - Always On
1w 0.1A Aquacontroller III - Always On
16w 0.2A Icecap Cooling Fan - Always On
16w 0.2A Icecap Cooling Fan - Always On

2656w 23.5A TOTAL w/ Everything running at the same time (not typical)