Hey everyone,
I'm sure that it's been posted before but I still can't figure out what to do.
I'll be leaving for one month in December and no-one will be in my apartment during that time. I live in Canada and it can get fairly cold in case of power outage.
Fair to say that if the power dies (and it happens at least 3 times a year, for 6 to 8 hours on average), I won't be able to plug in a portable power station nor a generator as I won't be home...
I'm in the process of getting an Apex that will be linked to my good reefer friend's account, so anything happen he can drive to my place and take action. Totally trust the guy, he's been reefing for years and made it his side business, but yeah he lives 30/40mn away and has a life, so he probably won't be able to come right away.
Anyways, I'm looking into finding some sort of battery back-up that kicks in right away if the power dies (like the ecotech battery back up) but I have a big issue: my wavemakers are 24V and my return pump is an not a DC pump (Eheim CompacON 3000). I'm not too sure if there's something out there compatible with either my wavemakers or my return pump. I'm handy but very electrically challenged, so I definitely can't DIY a back up system.
I don't plan on buying new MP10's (that are overpriced for what they are in my opinion) as I can't afford both Mp10s and back up batteries.
What would you advise me to do?
Thank you
E.
I'm sure that it's been posted before but I still can't figure out what to do.
I'll be leaving for one month in December and no-one will be in my apartment during that time. I live in Canada and it can get fairly cold in case of power outage.
Fair to say that if the power dies (and it happens at least 3 times a year, for 6 to 8 hours on average), I won't be able to plug in a portable power station nor a generator as I won't be home...
I'm in the process of getting an Apex that will be linked to my good reefer friend's account, so anything happen he can drive to my place and take action. Totally trust the guy, he's been reefing for years and made it his side business, but yeah he lives 30/40mn away and has a life, so he probably won't be able to come right away.
Anyways, I'm looking into finding some sort of battery back-up that kicks in right away if the power dies (like the ecotech battery back up) but I have a big issue: my wavemakers are 24V and my return pump is an not a DC pump (Eheim CompacON 3000). I'm not too sure if there's something out there compatible with either my wavemakers or my return pump. I'm handy but very electrically challenged, so I definitely can't DIY a back up system.
I don't plan on buying new MP10's (that are overpriced for what they are in my opinion) as I can't afford both Mp10s and back up batteries.
What would you advise me to do?
Thank you
E.