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Old 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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Old 01-01-2014, 09:15 PM
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Kien I'm just up the hill from you and I didn't lose power! I feel lucky now :-)
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Old 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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Old 01-01-2014, 10:29 PM
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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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