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07-21-2004, 03:09 AM
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POWER OUTAGE AND HOW TO SAVE!
Ok i get a lil scared when we have storm roll in cuz a few time the power went off and on turning off my lights. no i think if im ever away from home or somthing i dont want my pumps to die. So what would u suggest a battery operated pump or apc backup.
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07-21-2004, 05:24 AM
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I ordered the air pump by Penn Plax, last week. It should be here in a day or two. I like this one because it turns to battery power automatically when the power is interupted. Not a total solution, but it could be part of an emergency back-up plan.
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07-21-2004, 05:43 AM
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Just a thought, there's always the possibility of a portable gasoline-powered generator, new or used.
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07-21-2004, 05:46 AM
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Out of your two choices I would personally go with the surge/battery battery backup made for computers. This is the battery backup I have at work... and I plan on getting one for my tank (I believe it was around 200 bucks at the Best Buy here). I don't know how long a couple of powerheads will run on this thing... but I'm pretty sure it'll run for a very long time, since this thing is rated for around 75-110 minutes on a standard computer setup. Obviously a couple of powerheads don't use a fraction of the amount of power a computer uses. The good thing about this kind of setup is that it provides surge protected outlets for things that don't really need a battery backup (ie. protein skimmer pump, lights, etc.). Surge protecting your electrical devices is not needed, but its nice. To top it all off, if the power goes out, or the breaker for that outlet trips, the battery will make a nasty wailing noise to alert you.
Its expensive to buy, but I believe in the long run it will be more cost effective. Its fully rechargable, so you won't have to replace the battery for a long period of time, and it has a pretty long life. I had an older APC battery backup run for a good 10 years before it died... fixing it was a breeze too. I took the thing apart, and found out it ran on some sort of motorbike battery... 40 bucks and 2 days later, a battery place got my battery in, and the APC was back up and running like a champ  -Richer
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07-22-2004, 02:48 AM
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Not 100% sure but from experience my back up units at work are really designed for giving you time to save and exit ASAP. I’ve tried to run the computer off the back up and it did not last. The back up unit on the server turns the computer into energy conserve mode and runs on as little power as possible.
So before you jump into that I’d for sure to some research, there are a lot of computer suave people on the list who I’m sure can help. Maybe my hardware just sucks. My plan has always been a small gas powered generator just outside my basement fish room window. Two this stopping me, 1) the cost, 2) how to make it turn on automatically and be running everything? Dave
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07-22-2004, 05:56 AM
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[quote="monza"]Not 100% sure but from experience my back up units at work are really designed for giving you time to save and exit ASAP.
This has been my experience also. Either way, air or a little water movement is not the real problem,as neither require much for power. Keeping the tank heated during a long black-out though, is a real problem. Ultimately I would like a generator too,but I have the same two problems as Monza. For now a battery powered air pump and a Canadian Tire inverter will have to do. Thankfully the power outages we get around here are very infrequent and don't last very long.(knock on wood)
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07-22-2004, 03:14 PM
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If I could aford to I would to both a genny and the batterie pack. That way you can swich from the battery pack to the genny just plug the batteries in to the genny and you can even turn it off at night for a bit if it is not the winter. and having a heated tank in your house will help to keep it warm in the event of an ice storm out east again.
 well and west if we get one  well if I can ever get the mony I will a batterie pack an have gust my pump on it.
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07-22-2004, 03:29 PM
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was just thinking, how about a deep cycle car / truck battery, then get converter for it. I think that will last a couple of hours. Also buy the Solar panel recharger for it from Canadian Tire..
Then you can run your PH / Heater and a air line in there.
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07-23-2004, 07:13 PM
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