Power is Out Batteries on!!!

[Dburr1014]

Not that this is helpful at the moment of crisis, but maybe for the future: I have put all the essentials (heater + return pump) on a UPS. Generator is better, of course, but hard in an apartment. I have always a battery-operated pump with an airstone sitting in case of longer power outages.

The heater is going to suck that juice out of the battery. If you can take that off you will likely run 3x longer.

In an apartment, I would think it doesn't get to cold. Coral can handle cooling pretty well. Upper 60's/70, Fish mid to lower 60's.

 

[VintageReefer]

The heater is going to suck that juice out of the battery. If you can take that off you will likely run 3x longer.

In an apartment, I would think it doesn't get to cold. Coral can handle cooling pretty well. Upper 60's/70, Fish mid to lower 60's.

Completely agree. Except in modeling in another post, high end ups with a heater the run time was less than an hour if I remember correct. The runtime for a ups without the heater was around 2 hours. And the runtime with the lithium battery (with built in ups) station was 20+ hours

 

[Dburr1014]

Completely agree. Except in modeling in another post, high end ups with a heater the run time was less than an hour if I remember correct. The runtime for a ups without the heater was around 2 hours. And the runtime with the lithium battery (with built in ups) station was 20+ hours

I have an APC, run time with everything on but heater, on board screen said 24 hours, same with heater, 5 hours. 450 watt heater.

So, yes.

 

[VintageReefer]

I have an APC, run time with everything on but heater, on board screen said 24 hours, same with heater, 5 hours. 450 watt heater.

So, yes.

Have you tested this ?
Because I’ve used them and the predictions are off

 

[Dburr1014]

Have you tested this ?
Because I’ve used them and the predictions are off

Not fully.
And I don't trust the onboard 100% either. :)
I have had power outages while at work and everything was running(minus the heater) 5ish hours later. I have a genny too!

 

[TOMACONDA]

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED ME THROUGH THIS ! of course power has been restored, and all seems well. I did have a follow up question. the current placement of my power heads does make it hard for them to move the water at the surface (not a ton of aeration) because I have Gyre at top. is this still suffice with the echo tech battery ?

 

[VintageReefer]

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED ME THROUGH THIS ! of course power has been restored, and all seems well. I did have a follow up question. the current placement of my power heads does make it hard for them to move the water at the surface (not a ton of aeration) because I have Gyre at top. is this still suffice with the echo tech battery ?

Personally I connect the return pump to my battery backup so that I get aeration from water going through the overflow and waterfall baffles In my sump, and also flow through the entire system