battery backup

[fishlover1478]

hi everyone so i have a 75g reef in the making(almost ready for first fish )

but i have a limited budget

so what do I need to backup

I know return pump, heaters, most if not all flow

but do I need lights, and dosers

and what battery backup would you recommend

for flow I'm using koralia 870 evo, and 1020 evo, I plan to add a jebao scp-90m

for heaters 2 150w eheim jager and i plan to add 2 300w and drop the 2 150w

for lights 2 hydra 26s

for the return jebao dcp 3000

for doser I plan for a jebao dp-4

thanks

edit: i forgot to mention i don't plan to use a skimmer since i like a lot of pod/algae eating fish IE(2 mandarins and a rainford goby) but if i need one the reef octopus classic 2000 hang on back

 

[P-Dub]

Depending on the length of the power outage will be the determining factor. If you are in an area prone to relatively frequent power outages then a back-up generator of some sort is a good idea. As far as infrequent or rare power outages and less than a couple of hours, UPS battery backups are really the way to go. This is for life support for the relatively short duration the power is out so, usually, 1 powerhead/wavemaker and possibly a heater is all you really need.

Your budget will determine how you will accomplish this. There are a plethora of cost-saving alternatives when setting up battery back-up systems. Google and You-Tube are your friends here. I like the simplicity of UPS battery back-ups that are easily employed. Again, get what you need for the type of power outage you are expecting. UPS battery backups begin to be an unrealistic option for longer outages as the number and size you would need will easily begin to rival and soon outperform some of the portable back-up emergency generators, which would afford you longer, more powerful, and reliable power generation.

 

[laverda]

I have been using APC 1500 pro with additional battery for years and have been very happy with them. I got both of mine on sale for less that $200. So shop around. The additional battery is hot swappable, meaning you could have several additional batteries. You don’t need the fancy case but you need their special male plug.
You want a UPS that puts out a full sine wave. Most smaller ones do not. If it is not a full sine wave, you pump may not run or may get very hot and fail. What ever you get test it out before you really need it. I just have a Tunze near the surface in mine and it will run it for days if need be. On my old tank I had my 130 watt return pump on on it and it ran it several times for over 4 hours. If I recall correctly one power outage was more than 6 hours and it only ran for 5+ hours then till the batteries were dead. Still it saved my tank!