Thanks, I will keep that in mind. I don't think we do, but we do have a cleaning supply place that sells industrial strength stuff so that is worth checking out.
So I was adding up the power consumption of my nano unit.
heater - 50W if it's on
led lights - 21W if all are on
fuge light - 10W if on
powerheads - 3w each x 2
return pump - 13w
moonlights - 5 leds probably .5W each - guessing 2.5W, will say 3
So, if everything were running and on at the same time (which will never happen), that's 103 total watts - just about the same as running a 100 watt light bulb.
Pretty impressive!
During night time, with heater not on, only 29 watts
During daytime, with heater not on, only 40 watts
During actinic time, with heater not on, only 22 watts!
I say "with heater not on" because the heater only turns on when the water temp drops below what it's set on and then doesn't stay on for very long. Otherwise add 50 to those totals when it is on.
So pretty darn impressed with the low energy this setup uses. If I wanted to look it up i'd convert to kilowatt hours x 24 x average price per kilowatt hour and figure out how much it takes to run for a day, week, month, and year. (yeah, i'm a nerd.)
I still am debating on a nano skimmer and media reactor. I might try some DIY ones.
