Battery Backup Question

[MxReEfEr92]

These can now be used on the Radion xr30w Gen3 Pro? It has the jack for it on the power supply. How long will the battery back up run the radions? I am building my tank with 2 Gen 3 pros and 2 mp40s I have 4 battery back ups on their way. Now how would I set these up? Do I daisy chain all the backups together?

 

[Alex Y EcoTech]

Mx,

The VorTech Battery Backup was never designed to work directly with the Radions. That said, your Radion may display the red color channel only into your aquarium, but this will drain your battery extremely fast. I would recommend using the Battery Backups in conjunction with your MP40wES pumps because a loss of flow will be much more detrimental then a loss of light in the event of a power outage.

 

[MxReEfEr92]

Ok, so if I plug the battery back up into the radion power supply it will only run the red channel?

 

[Alex Y EcoTech]

Mx,

The Radion may display the red channel, but the Generation 3 Pro was not designed to work with the Battery Backup as a result of power consumption.

 

[MxReEfEr92]

Ok so it will work with other radions? like non pro models?

 

[Mark426]

Can go days and days and days without light. Hook the batteries up to your pumps and your good.