Blackouts

[JE]

Does anyone here run a backup battery system on thier tank for blackouts? I was looking into getting something due to talk about rolling blackouts again this summer. Last year my tank was down for about 4 hours...........

 

[SteveOhh]

Oh......................& I thought you were talking about "blackouts" after drinking too much............ :eek2: I was gonna say "Yea, I've had plenty of them"............

Gotta get my mind outta the gutter.... :lol:

Steve

 

[Bebo77]

a battery system has to be pretty big to keep up with a tank.. i bought a gas powered one but it was soo loud i returned it...

 

[JE]

http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=165

the exact model i was thinking is not yet listed on that website but it will run about 500 watts for aobut 2 hours. 250 watts 4 hours. enough for my pumps but not my lighting......its what i run at work for my computers.

 

[NicoleC]

I just keep a powerhead running on a backup battery -- at 9w and a 650 UPS, the powerhead will run for oh, at least 10 hours. And at that level, a UPS in under $100.

 

[laverda]

I have my main pump on a 1000VA one. It has keep it running for an hour already the last time power went out.

 

[Sk8r]

Your computer UPS can run a simplel aerator for a significant period of time. There are also battery powered ones in the fishing department of major discount stores: they're used for bait buckets.

And if absolutely all else fails, a squeeze bulb on an airstone line: I kept 3 tanks worth of fish alive by the hand method on a 3 day drive between Maryland and Oklahoma. I never want to do that again, but they got there alive.