Power outage

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Sizzlahr

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My friends condo lost power for about 30 min and his saltwater tank came I a halt which stressed everything. Power flipped on and the next day everything was fine. Just a scare for a new tank owner. I want to prepare for a power outage? I run a 240 gallon freshwater tank home to my arowana and friends. What do you recommend? a generator?


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Sizzlahr said:
My friends condo lost power for about 30 min and his saltwater tank came I a halt which stressed everything. Power flipped on and the next day everything was fine. Just a scare for a new tank owner. I want to prepare for a power outage? I run a 240 gallon freshwater tank home to my arowana and friends. What do you recommend? a generator?


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Their are ALOT of things you could do. First they have battery powered air pumps and powerheads. You could get a mature sponge filter and put the media from your canister or other filter in the tank to preserve the bacteria. You could get a small generator their couple hundred bucks. Solar pannels. If you know soldering you could design a battery backup system for all electronics. Wind power. Hydroelectric power, solar power, light power (currently unfinished), you could energy star all your home appliances. This saves a lot of money in the long run. You could also design gravity fed filters not rocket science rlly easy and no electricity.

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mr.bigglesworth said:
You could also design gravity fed filters not rocket science rlly easy and no electricity.
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So without electricity, how are you sugesting a gravity fed filter works? A pump either needs to pump water from the tank into the filter or pump water from the filter back to the tank.
 
power generators :thumbsup: i have a 10hp one sitting in my garage
that ive used once... lol
 
Battery air pup and battery DIY bottle filter. I used a water bottle filled with ceramic media drill holes in the cap and neck of the bottle and stick a airline tube through the neck of the bottle and put a small sponge over the cap by making a slit in the sponge. Drill holes on the bottom of the bottle too like 4-5 in any way Then submerse the bottle cap first into the water.
 
Clay said:
So without electricity, how are you sugesting a gravity fed filter works? A pump either needs to pump water from the tank into the filter or pump water from the filter back to the tank.
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As I said its VERY simple. First find a rubbermaid bin. Then get some big silicone tubing 1" wide. Set the intake point higher than in the bin. Using your mouth and get the water flowing. Next get a second piece of tubing. Set the outtake point higher than where it goes into tank. Do as previously said. Insert media and or fish. Gph is very slow only 10-15gph depending on height differences but still better than nothing. I've fone it before its vdry easy. I'm just to lazy to show the whole thing and steps.

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mr.bigglesworth said:
As I said its VERY simple. First find a rubbermaid bin. Then get some big silicone tubing 1" wide. Set the intake point higher than in the bin. Using your mouth and get the water flowing. Next get a second piece of tubing. Set the outtake point higher than where it goes into tank. Do as previously said. Insert media and or fish. Gph is very slow only 10-15gph depending on height differences but still better than nothing. I've fone it before its vdry easy. I'm just to lazy to show the whole thing and steps.

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Huh? I say this with all the respect in the world...please get off your lazy butt and explain how this works.

I'm no rocket surgeon, but I believe perpetual motion is impossible.
 
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