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Aquarium Power
How can i use solar power to power my aquarium filter(and/or heater)?
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alright, lets say its just the filter, which uses only 4 watts of electricity. and i live in LA, california, so there’s plenty of sun here to go around….hope the additional info helps
It’s complicated. figure out how much power they use first, and calculate how much that electricity costs from the power company. My guess would be 50 watts or so, which probably costs about $4 per month.
You need 24 hour a day power, so you need a large battery, and a good sized panel to keep the battery charged during the limited hours of sun you get in the winter, which of course depends on where you live.
If you get only 4 hours of sun a day worse case, then you need 24/4 or 6 x 50 watts or 300 watts worth of panel. Add more for losses to get 500 watts. But, there are days when there is no sun, so if you want to cover 1 sunless day, that becomes 1000 watts. That’s 100 square feet of panel, for about $1000. You need batteries to handle 2 days at 50 watts or 2400 watt-hours, which is 2 large lead acid marine bateries, for about $600. then you need charge controller and inverter, another $500.
You can see why solar energy is not very practical yet. $2000 (plus installation costs) divided by $4 means it takes 500 months for payback, or 40 years.
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