Will this work for a power outtage to keep fish breathing?

[dasteve003]

Had a power outtage and stayed up until 3am scooping and dumping water into my tank to keep my fish alive unitl the power came back on. Don't wanna ever do that again. Do you think this product would work to keep the water ok for the fish to breath during a power outtage? I have a 50 gallon tank, would you recommend 2 or 3 of them and do you think they would help the water stay oxygenated? Do you have something else you'd recommend more? Thanks for any input!

Aquarium Air Pumps: Azoo Battery Air Pump

 

[redfishbluefish]

That would certainly help in gas exhange...but.....the best 300 dollars I spent was for a generator from Sam's Club. Just so happen to buy this a couple months before Sandy hit NJ. I was out of power for over seven days. That little generator ran the entire time, 24 hours a day, maintaining my tank, refrigerator, boiler, television, and a couple lights. It paid for itself in the food alone in the refrigerator. I'd recommend a generator or power converter of some kind.

 

[Naiad]

These will work for circulating and oxygenation of water. If all you have is fish you should be okay for most outages. It is a good idea to have an emergency kit ahead of time. Depending on the length of outage you will have other factors like temperature and filtration to worry about. If you have coral it is another ball game.

 

[Simon91762]

Would you consider the automatic battery back up version Aquarium Air Pumps: Azoo Battery Backup Pump

 

[Squishie89]

I personally love these- http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Series...27&sr=8-1&keywords=automatic+back+up+air+pump
You plug it into the wall and when the power goes out, it will come on automatically, so doesn't matter if you are sleeping or at work, your fish will be safe. And it only takes 2 D cell batteries. And it can function as a regular battery operated air pump if needed.

 

[mike007]

I went through the same Issue myself and It was stressful. I am running Vortechs so I now have a battery backup.. Any backup system would be a great option for all reefers.

 

[NanaReefer]

I personally love these- http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Series...27&sr=8-1&keywords=automatic+back+up+air+pump
You plug it into the wall and when the power goes out, it will come on automatically, so doesn't matter if you are sleeping or at work, your fish will be safe. And it only takes 2 D cell batteries. And it can function as a regular battery operated air pump if needed.

DF&S has 3pks for about the same price

 

[EricTMah]

DF&S has 3pks for about the same price

Post the link

 

[Mike&Terry]

DFS site shows they are out of stock.

We have the Silent Air B11 Series auto on battery air pumps connected to all of our tanks even though we have a gas generator. You never know when an outage may occur, not to mention you may not be at home when it happens. The air pumps are a great first line defense and will buy you time to get other options that require intervention in place.

We swapped out the airline tubing and air stones that came with the units and also added check valves.

Pet Mountain keeps them in stock and has the best online price.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Would you consider the automatic battery back up version Aquarium Air Pumps: Azoo Battery Backup Pump

We have two of these units and use them on our QT tanks. These are CONSTANT ON air pumps which switch to battery power during an outage. The battery life is much shorter (hours as opposed to days) in comparison to the Silent Air B-11's. You can double the battery life by running them in intermittent mode.

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Looks like a great idea! I did a Sam's generator.

 

[dasteve003]

Thanks everyone for the input. Definitely considering a generator in the future that would run the tank and fridge and maybe tv but for now I went with the Silent Air B11 system through Pet Mountain. This will be really nice to have in case power goes off in the middle of the night or during the day when I'm at work. I really appreciate all your feedback and think this will give me total piece of mind when it comes to power outages of several hours. I do have a battery backup unit as well that I can run the heater if the power stays off for a while now that the air supply will be ok with this!

 

[cdness]

The air pumps work well. I need some that are automatic though...

I do have a small generator from Harbor Freight. It is loud as a Harley sitting at your front door, but it works and was less than $100.

 

[H2O]

I keep 2,mp40 battery backups and 2 battery air pumps plus a bunch of frozen rodi water bottles to use as AC if power goes out in 100 degree weather I talked to a local store owner he kept all his fish alive for 3 days with a dewallt battery drill he hooked up a plastic bit for mixing paint and it saved his store now I also keep a drill as a back up for the back up

 

[Jmar101786]

That would certainly help in gas exhange...but.....the best 300 dollars I spent was for a generator from Sam's Club. Just so happen to buy this a couple months before Sandy hit NJ. I was out of power for over seven days. That little generator ran the entire time, 24 hours a day, maintaining my tank, refrigerator, boiler, television, and a couple lights. It paid for itself in the food alone in the refrigerator. I'd recommend a generator or power converter of some kind.

Definitely agree !! a generator is the way to go. Sadly I was out for over 14 days after sandy...I couldn't get my hands on one until day 6 so I was borrowing power off my neighbor and could only run certain essentials (pump, heaters) - lost quite a bit sadly but I had an in at Home Depot and got a 10,000 watt gen....ready to go for the next storm!

 

[vic67]

I keep looking at this from Costco. Battery backups are nice but for any longer outages I would want to have my fridge, A/C, furnace, etc working. My friend got one for his home; the transfer to it takes only about ten seconds.

http://www.costco.com/Honeywell-15kw-Generator.product.11671400.html

 

[Jmar101786]

That's a pretty good price for that size unit. If I wasn't planning on moving to Florida again I'd look into one myself