Great deal on UPS for those who does not have power generator

[reefermadness]

The 750w rating is for the load....not run time. That UPS is small so do not expect a long run time. Also that UPS has a simulated sin-wave not a true sin wave which may cause problems with some powerheads and pumps.

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Be careful as UPC are very short lived, even on low power consumption.

They are not made to last for hours but rather 15 to 30 minutes max.

Most of those that we had at work eventualy failed with spark and smoke...very scary!


It is best to buy a home backup unit rather than a UPC that is made for computer. I have never seen a power backup made for computer last very long. Something like the Noma 400 watts ot 1800 watt will last for hours, not minutes.

I have the Noma 400 watt which I paid 59$ when it was on sale at Canadian Tire and it will last for around 12 hours for 30 watts with my pumps and filter. I do not put the MH on this because it would last like 30 minutes or so.

That is not true at all. UPS's come in all different sizes and quality. Good ones are not cheap though.

[no_bs]

Here's an idea, the battery is 12v. so instead of using that battery, run lines to a car battery. This way you can run almost everything for quite a while and not worry. I picked up an APC unit(350w) with no batteries, pluged in a car battery and worked perfectly. Voltage is all that matters(amperage is storage). We have a gen. as well, but for that time of having to set it up and plug everything in, it will atleast keep the return pump skimmer and heaters going till then. HTH.

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by no_bs

Here's an idea, the battery is 12v. so instead of using that battery, run lines to a car battery. This way you can run almost everything for quite a while and not worry. I picked up an APC unit(350w) with no batteries, pluged in a car battery and worked perfectly. Voltage is all that matters(amperage is storage). We have a gen. as well, but for that time of having to set it up and plug everything in, it will atleast keep the return pump and skimmer going till then. HTH.

So you use it as a converter?

[no_bs]

It's a batery backup system for computers, but have rigged it to have more batery storage. More or less it is a converter with surge protection.

[4lti7ude]

The Noma sounds like a good one.
Just because the digital timers they make are solid.

I only want to power 2 Hydor Koralia 1, Jager 100W heater when the power goes out.
If thats pretty low wattage can I throw on my Rio 30Gallon Nano Skimmer and 50 Gallon Aqua clear? They dont seem like they would cost so much in power.