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12-18-2006, 03:44 AM
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I picked one up at Costco in the summer for around $300, it was the last day of $100 off so I grabbed one. I've only lost power once (knock on wood) for 1 1/2 hours and that was back during the first storm. I set it up in the doorway of my shed with the exhaust pointing out. It is fairly loud and would probably not go over well with the neighbors if I ran it all night. The muffler has a spot that an extension can be added and I want to put a pipe through the side of the shed and close the door and that might make the noise level acceptable. Mag 9 - Return Dart - CL G2 - Skimmer 150W - Heater 4x48" - VHO Lighting 2x48" - T5 Lighting Were all running of the Gen and I was just about to plug in the fridge but the power came back on.    
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12-18-2006, 09:16 PM
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12-23-2006, 05:16 PM
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here's a good read on the whole disaster management subject:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...02/feature.htm
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12-23-2006, 06:35 PM
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in summary
in summary: for about $200-300, most of us can buy a generator that will be able to sustain most of our aquariums during a power outage for an extended period of time - our neighbors may not be appreciative of the noise levels generated by these devices nevertheless our investments in this hobby is worth the occasional dirty look by our neighbors.
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12-25-2006, 06:45 AM
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your neighbours will wish they had one too......ours did...
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12-31-2006, 05:06 PM
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  Anyways, the neighbour next to me said that I was the only "SMART ONE" in the neighbourhood that had/used a gennie. A lot of neighbours went to in-laws, were power outages did not occur or it was fixed really fast.
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