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01-01-2014, 05:30 PM
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The battery backups are only good for short time and then the battery seems to expire, i took mine apart and made my own from a car battery I can run 4 mp40s for a week probably.
If its possible it doesn't hurt to get a battery powered air pump or if ou can but a small generator 1000-2000 watt Power doesn't go out much but I bought one for the just i case days
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01-01-2014, 06:42 PM
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I'm going to give them another hour then I'm bringing out my generator :-)
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01-01-2014, 08:22 PM
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Looking at a 900 watt UPC that should run my main DC pump for close to 1 hour. This should aerate the water enough and keep the sump and main tank alive. Power outages are very rare here, but it would be good to have a backup.
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01-01-2014, 09:52 PM
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I bought a battery backup from futureshop last year (no pun intended) and wasnt overly impressed with it, ended up taking it back. Im liking the idea of automotive batteries and wouldnt mind making a project of it one day.
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01-01-2014, 10:29 PM
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it hurts i know
Really everyone should have a battery powered pump or something to circulate the water i didnt power went out and in 6 hours tank dropped 8 degrees co2 sky rocketed in no time and no movement nitrate buildup literally slaughtered everything i was away for the day and nearly cried upon return .... back to square one 25$ would have saved 400$ in the long run and saved me alot of work any newbies take it into consideration
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01-02-2014, 01:58 AM
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Making the switch from Fresh to Salt and I like tech so thinking of adding something to my own system! =)
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01-02-2014, 02:20 AM
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I bought 2 UPS 1 from Future shop it failed ironically enough 3 days after warrantee was up second one I bought from Staples had it for 3 months then it frazzled out saving up my money for a generator for the amount I spent on the two UPS I coulda bought a decent generator.
Sort of puts it into perspective as what happened in the east could very well happen out here in the west spending a couple hundred on a generator that may rarely get used seems to be a wise investment especially in the climate in which we live rather be safe than broke
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01-02-2014, 03:00 AM
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Here is a good write up to a DIY battery back up build:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...step-step.html VR
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