back up power

[fish23]

disregard

Does anyone here use back up power or UPS system for possibly the heater and a small powerhead in case of short term power outages? If so how long do you think one could sustain formention powerhead and heater? It might be a good affordable soultion to a difficult situation. (55gl) please disregard I found the info I was looking for thanks anyways

 

[tonytheboss1]

Yes!! Pwr failures can be a plague but this unit has worked well for me.
It's automatic so if you're not home, no worries. The longest it's powered my setup is just over 11 hrs. I can't use a gas generator (I'm on the 11th floor) so this will have to do. :idea: http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/204/p/1/pt/32/product.asp Good Luck

 

[naruto123]

i have this on my tanks and it helped alot when my fuse pop that my room was on and working(lot of tanks me and bro have).i was happy and my fish didn't know. :dance:

 

[rohnds]

UPS would be much cheaper.

Rohn

 

[jwddboy]

A car battery or two can be used for short term usage. Just to keep the essentials running. Read: http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/month.9512/msg00103.html

Just another another solution.