What's YOUR plan?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Yeh, I have a couple of those already.

Just trying to see what other options are out there before I buy a few more of the cheap ones or the $80 ones...

I would imagine I would need at least 4 battery ones for my 150g alone...

This was the one I was talking about that would kick off when the power was cut and will recharge when there is electricity:

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=8120
 
if its cold where you are, you will want to have more than just air covered. i dont know if there is a harbor freight store out by you.. but they sell 800 watt SILENT generators. they are compact in size( about the size of a ten gallon tank ) and you could keep most of your fish's heat and air going with no worries. the generators are cheap and harbor freight ships so check em out online. i think i paid $109 for mine a few months back and it is hands down the best back up plan i could come up with incase of a power outtage.
 
yea that was much much louder than the one i bought.... maybe i shouldn't have said silent tho, quiet is a better word.. LOL, anyway... i dont know if HF still carries the same model that i have. i wonder how big of a solar panel you would need to perminently run one's tanks off of ?? expensive to setup i suppose but it would be the ticket when you think about it. free energy for your tanks and never worry about power failure!! good luck,
 
Living in hong kong we rarely have blackouts, unless they are doing something to the building where they have to cut the electricity... but in those cases i just run a battery powered air pump... although with that being said, the longest a black out like that would last is about 12hours?
 
We get a lot of power outages where I live during the winter, they usually last 6-12 hours, but sometimes longer. I am on my second generator.

The first one was a cheap B&S powered 5000W Generac. It was a pain to start and always needed starting fluid to start. It lasted for about twelve years and actually still runs, but the shutoff switch is broken, it leaks oil, et cetera.

My new generator is a Subaru powered 8000W Ridgid. I picked it up for $1300 at Home Depot this year. It has a remote electric start feature, which is nice. We'll see, I've only used it once.

Lastly, if you plan to run your whole house off generator and you are comfortable working with electricity, see this thread:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199593

If you are looking for automatic backup air pumps, check out Pet Solutions. They have a Penn-Plax Silent Air B11 for $14.99, 3+ @$12.99. They also have Airpod for $49.99.
 
Battery air pumps are pretty cheap, so its a good idea to keep a few on hand. Or in my case I have an inexpensive computer UPS my air pump is connected to. this at least will circulate the water.

I have a gas water heater so I have no issues with getting hot water if I need to keep tanks warm, but it would be a pain to do all the water changes to keep the temp up.

I think the cheap generator is probably the best solution. I might even look into that.
 
123456;4964725; said:
Thanks... lol. You're lucky to be in Singapore.

In my case, I am talking about "IF" there was no power for at least over night.

I have multiple tanks (so bicycle pump is not gonna work, I'll die before the fishes do, lol...).

And the external temp in the 60F's... (probably can't do much about the tank's temperature unless you have a generator or something to heat water and pour into the tank)

And other suggestions?
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Do you have a gas stove? use a match to ligth it and heat water
 
We live in a rural area where power outages can last hours to days. The first thing I do when the power goes out is to add water to the tank so the bioballs get submerged in the wet/dry filter. I throw in a couple of battery operated air lines into the tank. If the power is out several hours, we hook up the tank/filters to a large generator, which my husband has to bring home in a trailer. When the power comes back on, we test the water and do a big water change. This system works if we are at home. But what would happen if we were away for a week and the power was out for several days? (Last month we were gone for 9 days.) This is a very troubling question, especially since we are in the process of doing a major tank upgrade and building a fish room to house the new tank. We need a generator to kick on automatically to keep the fish tank running during a power outage. But why should the fish be warm and comfortable while we basically camp out in our all-electric house?

The solution for us is a 20 KW generator, so it will be business as usual around here during a power outage. It required getting propane on the premises

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Putting in a transfer switch
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When it is all done, my power outage worries will be over. Peace of mind.
 
fishmanbob87;4964928; said:
i dont know if there is a harbor freight store out by you.. but they sell 800 watt SILENT generators. they are compact in size( about the size of a ten gallon tank ) and you could keep most of your fish's heat and air going with no worries. the generators are cheap and harbor freight ships so check em out online. i think i paid $109 for mine a few months back and it is hands down the best back up plan i could come up with incase of a power outtage.
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Do you have a link for that. I checked their web site and the cheapest one there is rated for 5500 watts and costs $330.

Sorry, just reread above and got the answer.
 
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