What if any Battery Back Up system is anyone using around St. Louis? I have pretty consistent power but I have always been interested in an automatic system like a battery back up instead of just having a small generator.
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Do you find that you have a longer use time out of the battery powering your powerheads instead of your return pump? I'm wondering why you would choose powerhead over return pump if consumption is the same. I would rather have the return pump run so my sump isn't stagnating if power consumption is the same.Just get a standard UPS for your wavemakers. That is really all your need to backup. If you are prone to power outages than maybe one for your heater too but that will kill a UPS faster than anything. I'd go with a generator in that instance. MP40s detect a power outage and can go into a slower mode.
Because powerheads turn 10x more water than my sump. I suppose if your heater is in your sump your options are limited. My heater is in my overflow. I have been lucky to never lose power for more than 30 seconds in the last 20 years, but when I do, my MP40s disconnect from my Apex and I need to reset them which is a pain in the butt. I do have a 2k watt generator on deck in case the worse happens. I have the Vortech backup battery for the 2x MP40s, a UPS for a 50 watt pump for my closed loop display UV that is rigged inline, and the generator in case I lose power for an extended period.Do you find that you have a longer use time out of the battery powering your powerheads instead of your return pump? I'm wondering why you would choose powerhead over return pump if consumption is the same. I would rather have the return pump run so my sump isn't stagnating if power consumption is the same.
This would be completely dependent on the wattage draw of the pumps. IMO it's better to put the UPS on the return pump to keep the full system circulating instead of just the tank water. If you use filter socks or other flow through media this will continue to filter the water during an outage as well.Do you find that you have a longer use time out of the battery powering your powerheads instead of your return pump?