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12-15-2006, 02:26 PM
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I got two of the Canadian Tire Noma brand battery backup units, one for each tank. I got the small 400w ones, and have them set up to run just my return pumps. I figure they should give me around four hours of operation. For that length of time I wopuldn't expect to lose enough heat to make a big issue. If there is a longer outage than that, I may be in trouble. I'll be rushing out to get a generator before they sell out.
 Generally though, we have pretty reliable service here in the city, it would be an extreme circumstance to have an extended blackout (he says with his fingers crossed).
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12-15-2006, 02:38 PM
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My husband, nice guy that he is, bought me a generator for my birthday.
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12-15-2006, 04:46 PM
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Living at Prospect Lake (Victoria), I have dealt with the power outages with a Honda EX650. It runs all 4 of my tanks, 10 ph, 3 heaters, 3 return pumps, no lights, total of 310 gallons of fun. Thank you Salmon King for lending it to me! Buying a gen is a must for me now. I must say though, 650 watts does not give adequate power to the heaters, so I have to completely cover my tanks with blankets to keep them warm. The heaters do run, just at a limited capacity. The storm that hit us this am was scary! Having 150' trees is nice in the summer, but when you hear them cracking, it can be very stressful! Thanks again Rob (aka Salmon king), the gen saved all my $6000 in corals! I promise I will name my first born after you! Salmon King Swagar.... has a nice ring to it eh!!!
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12-15-2006, 04:53 PM
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Couldnt help my self LOL your sig line Swags.. that just made my day!
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12-15-2006, 05:49 PM
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blankets, cordless drills with paint stirers, and colman stove to take a couple gallons of water to warm and replace, the fireplace or the B-B-Q will work too. Gonna have to look into a battery powered air pump
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12-15-2006, 08:53 PM
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12-17-2006, 04:55 PM
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Yeah please don't use them inside
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