Battery Backup for Tunze's

[mclaman]

I am pretty sure that Tunze doesn't make a UPS backup for the streams. I have two 6101's and wanted to buy a UPS for them. Does anyone have any experience with this? What I want to know is how long I can keep the 6101's going at half power with a UPS? More specifically will a 800W UPS power them for about 6 hours?

 

[shawnz28]

Not sure about the specs on a UPS but you can buy a Saftey Connector 6105 and use a car type battery or other 12-24v DC power source and switches to the secondary source when power is lost.

This thread may help
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1428509

 

[sjm817]

I've run a 6101 for more than 24hr with a safety connector and a 30AH battery. This is WAY longer than you would get with even a much larger UPS.

 

[mclaman]

Thanks...I'll read the post when I get a second. My main question would be about the battery. Do you have to recharge the battery every so often?

 

[rvitko]

Ideally you connect the battery to an automatic trickle charger. The 6105.50 is superior to a UPS system because it doesn't waste power converting from DC to AC and back to DC so it gives you a longer life and more versatility. For example if your back up dies you can use lantern batteries or you can charge your battery with a solar panel.