Battery Powered Airpump

Peace River · Sep 17, 2020

Crabs McJones said:
I've personally used this one in my quarantine tank. Works great. Kicks on when the powers lost. And you can set it to either run constantly or pulse, and you can extend the pulse increments.

USB Battery Powered DC Air Pump - Single Output

Single Output | Battery Powered | Silent Cobalt USB Powered air pumps use a 5V DC powered motor that also has an onboard battery that can last up to 24 hours without a direct connection to a power supply. It can run continuously or with a 10-second on/off cycle in the battery powered mode to...

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I have one of these as well. I used the D battery powered pumps for years, but got tired of remembering to change batteries, have batteries go bad, etc. I plan to add more of these in the future.

JumboShrimp · Sep 17, 2020

I have at least 6 of the Rescue Airs (‘just in case’). Also very useful when buying fish or coral or life rock and driving them home from the LFS (bagged, or even in a bucket). Even powered it from the cars USB plug.

Karen00 · Sep 18, 2020

Elaine123 said:
My bad above and the post won't let me edit it. It is the Penn Plax B11 not the B10 and it turns on auto and takes 2 D batteries:

Excellent. Thanks!! I think that's the one I saw but even if it's a different model the fact that it turns on automatically is what's important!

TinyReefObsession · Mar 26, 2023

Karen00 said:
Excellent. Thanks!! I think that's the one I saw but even if it's a different model the fact that it turns on automatically is what's important!

I realize this is an old thread, but trying my luck with what may be a remarkably stupid question haha so does the B11 run as your everyday air pump, and then when the power goes out it simply kicks over to the D cell batteries to save the day? :)

I was reading up on the Penn Plax B11 after seeing the other power outage thread, even have one in my cart- but saw a review online that confused me & realized I may not understand how these work… many thanks for your reply if you see this! :)

Blue Ring Octopus · Mar 26, 2023

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I purchased one of these a few years back, I guess it is suppose to be automatic, it has a large battery and I just turn the knob to run it. I do not know if you can be found here in the states anymore.