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jason604
10-11-2016, 08:11 PM
Hey guys I'm in need of a battery back up that I can just plug my power heads into only and if I have power outtage it will kick on. I forgot what they are called. It's not the ups type and are relatively inexpensive. And where can I get them locally.
Bblinks
10-11-2016, 08:46 PM
Hey guys I'm in need of a battery back up that I can just plug my power heads into only and if I have power outtage it will kick on. I forgot what they are called. It's not the ups type and are relatively inexpensive. And where can I get them locally.

COSTCO
jason604
10-12-2016, 05:40 PM
COSTCO

Do u happen to know what's the product name
Bblinks
10-12-2016, 09:30 PM
Do u happen to know what's the product name

No I don't but just google it. I think it's power bank.
jason604
10-12-2016, 11:18 PM
Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx?lang=en#/catalog/productdetails.aspx?ajax=true&sku=10383225&lang=en-CA
ashr
10-12-2016, 11:20 PM
Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx?lang=en#/catalog/productdetails.aspx?ajax=true&sku=10383225&lang=en-CA

Won't this only run for 13 minutes though? What if the power is out for a few hours?
Coasting
10-12-2016, 11:30 PM
Won't this only run for 13 minutes though? What if the power is out for a few hours?
You should only be hooking up a powerhead to it, itll run for hours.
ashr
10-12-2016, 11:36 PM
The main thing I would want to run is a powerhead and a heater.. Looking at a backup generator but this might be good for me too..
Coasting
10-13-2016, 01:16 AM
Nix the heater and just run a powerhead. A heater is going to eat your battery like crazy. A 200w heater vs a 5w powerhead.....

Wrap the tank in blankets if yourr worried about heat loss.
ashr
10-13-2016, 01:28 AM
Nix the heater and just run a powerhead. A heater is going to eat your battery like crazy. A 200w heater vs a 5w powerhead.....

Wrap the tank in blankets if yourr worried about heat loss.

Good point, thanks!!
Coasting
10-13-2016, 01:58 AM
Look into getting some of that insulating silver bubblewrap from home depot and cutting a length big enough to wrap around your tank. So if the power does go out for longer the a few hours you can put a "jacket" on your tank.
ashr
10-13-2016, 02:01 AM
Look into getting some of that insulating silver bubblewrap from home depot and cutting a length big enough to wrap around your tank. So if the power does go out for longer the a few hours you can put a "jacket" on your tank.

haha smart idea!
squibege
10-13-2016, 04:45 AM
I got a backup UPS at Best Buy as well. One set of outlets are surge protected and the other set are on the back up. It said up to 4h of power, but my two jeabo power heads use it up in 90min
SeaHorse_Fanatic
10-13-2016, 10:30 AM
Buy one battery operated pump for each tank you have, a bunch of D cell batteries for those pumps and you won't need a generator if its a short term power outage. The pumps will keep the water circulating and oxygenated.

Anthony
jason604
10-13-2016, 02:45 PM
I got a backup UPS at Best Buy as well. One set of outlets are surge protected and the other set are on the back up. It said up to 4h of power, but my two jeabo power heads use it up in 90min

How many VA is your UPS? Yea I won't be running a heater just going to use one single jerbow rw25 power head on it. Should be enough to keep my 110 fully stocked tank alive.

Buy one battery operated pump for each tank you have, a bunch of D cell batteries for those pumps and you won't need a generator if its a short term power outage. The pumps will keep the water circulating and oxygenated.
Anthony

I was also thinking about getting the automatic battery powered air pump that kicks on by itself when power is lost. Much cheaper route but UPS is good too cuz I can plug other things in it in case of emergency. Maybe I should use both UPS with power head and the air pump or will that be overkill?
squibege
10-14-2016, 01:57 AM
Mine is 1000va


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mike31154
10-14-2016, 02:55 PM
Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx?lang=en#/catalog/productdetails.aspx?ajax=true&sku=10383225&lang=en-CA

2 minute run time @ 900 watts, 13 minutes @ 450 watts. Do a bit more math using powerhead specs & you'll have your runtime. Seems like a lot of $ for hardware that won't run a decent size powerhead for very long. For $200 you'll get a good sized inverter . Hook that to a car battery or better yet a deep cycle & you're good for much longer. If you need to buy a battery, of course cost will be more, but you'll have a better setup. The batteries in UPS units like this are cheap & scary.
dino
10-16-2016, 02:47 PM
if you only plan on running a power head for circulation another option is what I do and that is just a cheap battery powered air pump. you can leave it on 24/7 or turn it on when bad weather is coming