Battery backup

[shiftline]

My tank only draws 80-120 watts. Not sure how long it lasts but a few hours anyways with out doing. Ideally one would just run the return pump off it as its the most essential part of the system. I have everything plugged into mine

I'll go check the estimates run time when I'm home. I have all my gear hooked up to a switch panel so I haut hooked the panel to the ups for now

[The Guy]

I just acquired a server battery back up unit for free from my neighbor who worked in that industry, needs new batteries, I'll bring pictures to the social on the 8th.

[Frank Infanti]

Are you selling it?

[CM125]

You can add car batteries to a computer UPS, works great. Can run for hours if you need it to.

[Frank Infanti]

Is that safe?

[shiftline]

Yes, i took an old broken dead one and wired about 6 batteries in parallel.. worked great

[byee]

Originally Posted by Frank Infanti

Is that safe?

UPS has been around for a longtime to keep critical servers operational. They are very safe.

[CM125]

Only thing is to make sure you have a UPS rated at double the wattage you need. So when you hook up the car batteries the components can handle the extra heat.

[r2r]

I use computer UPS too. No issues here.

[Dactylo]

Here is mine. You can use a battery or multiple batteries as big as you want to run DC equipment.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...postcount=1398