emergency preparedness in re to equipment

[brandon p]

I had to deal with a protracted, yet scheduled, power outage yesterday. Aside from incorporating as much biofiltration as possible on the long term, I bought a powercell and chargeable air pump. It was $225 for a 300 watt cell (or indoor generator is what they're labeled as) and another $30 for the 4 year extended warranty. You can also buy solar panels for about $150. I was able to run my 2 LEDs, 2 PHs, and skimmer for 4 hours straight. Recharged for an hour at a neighbor's then back over for another 4 hours.
WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN???

 

[Halal Hotdog]

My emergency plan involves prayer and intervention by God.

 

[Auquanut]

WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN???

You don't want to know. Can you post the brand and model of both items?

 

[ScottB]

I am cursed to live in a place where outages are common and sometimes lengthy. I am blessed with the ability to install a standby generator. It has saved my tanks numerous times -- often times I am not home.

Were my budget more limited, your plan looks like a good one.

 

[Sump Crab]

DC pumps and a car battery... very longterm outage then my generator to run everything.

 

[o-townFLA]

We just had a scheduled power outage (upgrading wiring) and my CyberPower CST135XLU 1350v/800w only powering my SICCI 2.0 return pump lasted 6hrs. I wasn’t worried about lights, wavemakers, etc. I was mainly worried about my return flow and breaking surface tension

 

[Water Dog]

I have a couple of Ecotech battery backups for my Vortechs. I also have a boatload of D cell batteries for my bait bucket aerator that I use to keep eels (striper candy) alive on my kayak during the striper fishing season. Serves double duty should I need it for my reef.

 

[Johnd651]

I couldn't justify the cost of a whole home standby system when you consider in 3 years we had one power outage for about 6 hours.

I did do a 30A exterior generator receptacle that back feeds into a interlocked breaker (it is legal and to code). This way, I can use any generator as long as I load match to its size, and I still have a portable generator for other things on the farm. My only plan is to pour a bad with a couple of embedded eye bolts to chain it down to. I currently just have a regular has generator, but have also been considering one of the dual fuel for the future.

 

[Sump Crab]

I have a couple of Ecotech battery backups for my Vortechs. I also have a boatload of D cell batteries for my bait bucket aerator that I use to keep eels (striper candy) alive on my kayak during the striper fishing season. Serves double duty should I need it for my reef.

You can cut the cord of an ecotech battery back up and splice on alligator clips to run on any car/marine 12v battery. A lot cheaper and run a lot longer than the ecotech battery back up. I have one of the back ups installed on my tank for short term usage but Have several batteries on my boat I can use if my battery back up runs out of juice.

 

[Brian_68]

A HF 3500 watt inverter generator and a transfer switch, used it a few times already on outages that were long enough to cause issues.