Power Outages

[Everything Aquatics]

Over the years there has been a few power outages, but thats only when I had freshwater so they were fine. But now that I have a saltwater tank (20 gallons), I should probably get something incase of a power outage. What does everyone else use and do when there is an outage, Thanks for the help.

 

[andrewkw]

7500 watt generator. Powers my tanks and most of my house. If you are smartly going to take steps to save your reef, you might as well save your fridge / freezer and be able to enjoy things while the power is out.

 

[Wildcats1023]

Battery powered air bubblers when I had smaller tanks and now I have a 220 I still have the battery bubblers but I also also have a generator just in case.

 

[Everything Aquatics]

Battery powered air bubblers when I had smaller tanks and now I have a 220 I still have the battery bubblers but I also also have a generator just in case.

how long do the battery powered air bubbles last without power

 

[Wildcats1023]

With good batteries 2-3 hours. I've never had to run them for a long time. People also use computer battery back up batteries that will run several hours. There are aquarium battery back ups available too.

 

[Victor_C3]

Inverter/charger and a bank of batteries. I live in an apartment and a generator is not an option.

 

[Riphter]

I use a ups. Won’t run my lights for more then a couple hours but it will run my pumps by themselves for almost a day or more. My tank is always running through the ups. (Accept the lights) so I don’t have to be there to do anything. I don’t live in an area that gets extended power outages though.

 

[Biglew11]

my whole tank is ran through a ups 1500va with 2 lawnmower batteries as replacements, the apex power supply plugged into wall lets apex know power is out, apex programed to turn off non essentials. i turn the pumps down really low but still circulating. not sure how long it will run this way but came home once to a 2.5 hour outage and everything was fine. i also have a 7500 watt generator.

 

[justinhm]

When PG&E decided to cut power in California due to heavy winds, my brother and I purchased a gasoline-powered generator at our local Harbor Freight. We we were able to run two 40 breeder tanks and two refrigerators the duration the power was out.

 

[Terry Mattson]

I have a battery back up connected to my icecap 3000. Ood for short outages. But did buy a 5,000 watt generator to run the tank, a freezer, and my refrigerator. Power rarely goes out but for $400 helped me sleep easier. Then like a month after buying the generator a car took out a pole with feeder lines to the community. Power was out about 22 hours. Generator saved my tank and food.

 

[Joepeace510]

Which generator did you get?

When PG&E decided to cut power in California due to heavy winds, my brother and I purchased a gasoline-powered generator at our local Harbor Freight. We we were able to run two 40 breeder tanks and two refrigerators the duration the power was out.

 

[Everything Aquatics]

Which generator did you get?

Didn’t get one yet but thinking about getting a bigger one

 

[Uncle99]

Our outages are in the less than 12 hours range
I use 1 Jebao SW-4 on the lowest setting and backed up by an Aquarium Battery Extender V2, which turns on automatically when power interrupted and will run this pump for the “gas exchange process” for about 3 days.

Generators are great for long term applications, but self starting ones are very very expensive, otherwise you have to start it when power goes out.

It kinda depends on what type and frequency of the interruption.

 

[I’ma tempermental coral]

8000w electric start generator here, soon to be plugged directly into a switch panel so if the power goes out when we aren’t home the generator kicks on, on it’s own, and off of the power comes back. Just hopping 8000 will be enough for the entire house lol.

 

[Everything Aquatics]

Our outages are in the less than 12 hours range
I use 1 Jebao SW-4 on the lowest setting and backed up by an Aquarium Battery Extender V2, which turns on automatically when power interrupted and will run this pump for the “gas exchange process” for about 3 days.

Generators are great for long term applications, but self starting ones are very very expensive, otherwise you have to start it when power goes out.

It kinda depends on what type and frequency of the interruption.
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Last year there was a 3 day outage, I didn’t have my saltwater tank luckily, and all my freshwater fish did fine, around were I am we get quite a lot of outages in the winter