power outage washington terrace
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Topic: power outage washington terrace
Posted By: chuckfu
Subject: power outage washington terrace
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 8:54am
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Power is out at my house. How long will everything be ok with me stirring the water? Temp I dont think is going to be a huge issue yet as the house is fairly warm. ------------- Try, try, try, then give up! |
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Posted By: Aquatic Evolution
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 9:03am
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Go and get a battery powered air pump. It will help work until the power is back on, watch your temp if power is off a long time.
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Posted By: chuckfu
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 9:16am
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Power is back. I'm going looking for a battery backup. ------------- Try, try, try, then give up! |
Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 5:54pm
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I luckily have a battery back up that will keep my pump and mp40 running for an hour. Great investment, although I got it for free. I would recommend getting one. ------------- This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle. |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 8:28pm
| Fyi, I had mine off for 12hrs... Some good water movement by your hand every bit will work.. A battery from your car and an inverter works well too. |
Posted By: JohnnyHeavens
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 8:46am
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I know the post is dated but just in case it helps for next time...
I have the EcoTech backup battery for my vortech pumps that will power them much longer than a regular UPS for a computer but for aeration, Cabelas (and other places I'm sure) have little bubblers that are made for keeping bait or fish alive in a cooler or other tank. They will run on standard C/D batteries for hours and hours. Just search for "aerators" on the site to see what I mean. ------------- @Home 300g System 150g-Cube Reef+60g Frag+WaterChange 150g Tall FOWLR RIP @Work RSM 130D w/LEDs txt anytime @ eightO1-seven5five-eighteen99 Scuba! PADI Pro DM/AI/TecDeep NSS/CDS-Full Cave Diver |
Aquatic Evolution wrote:Posted By: Aquatic Evolution
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 12:09pm
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We also stock them...
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Posted By: JohnnyHeavens
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 12:36pm
Even better! Much better to source from a supporting shop! ------------- @Home 300g System 150g-Cube Reef+60g Frag+WaterChange 150g Tall FOWLR RIP @Work RSM 130D w/LEDs txt anytime @ eightO1-seven5five-eighteen99 Scuba! PADI Pro DM/AI/TecDeep NSS/CDS-Full Cave Diver |