It’s hurricane season, but also I’ve had a plan for a while to get battery bubblers to throw on the tanks when I go on vacation. If I’m home, I’ll just use the generator. Trouble is, I can’t find any great options. So what is everyone using?!
I’m looking for:
1) Long run time (at least 24h but more would be great!)
2) Automatic turn on when the power goes out
3) Not too expensive
4) Not too many devices for a 200g system
5) I also have a 40 gallon and 20 gallon to consider
There are a lot of devices on Amazon with lithium batteries but none of them auto turn on when the power is cut, they’re just rechargeable battery bubblers. I do like the recharge factor though; if I can find auto-on then it would be ready for the next outage.
All I can really find is these Penn Plax D cell bubblers. I’m ok with D batteries to get a 70 hour run time, but they’re only rated for 29 gallons. So I’d need…. 6-7 of them?! Or is 29 gallon capacity “conservative” or maybe it’s too liberal meant for freshwater?
I’m just finding it hard to believe there aren’t more auto-on backup bubbler options out there.
I’ve thought about the Icecap v3 battery for the big tank but it’s $170, I only go on vacation 1-2 times a year, only provides 12 hours, and at the rate that my UPS and iPhone batteries go bad it wouldn’t be any good in a few years when I need it. Even a large UPS (cheaper batteries to replace) would only get me about 7 hours on the wave pumps. Any other ideas?
I’m looking for:
1) Long run time (at least 24h but more would be great!)
2) Automatic turn on when the power goes out
3) Not too expensive
4) Not too many devices for a 200g system
5) I also have a 40 gallon and 20 gallon to consider
There are a lot of devices on Amazon with lithium batteries but none of them auto turn on when the power is cut, they’re just rechargeable battery bubblers. I do like the recharge factor though; if I can find auto-on then it would be ready for the next outage.
All I can really find is these Penn Plax D cell bubblers. I’m ok with D batteries to get a 70 hour run time, but they’re only rated for 29 gallons. So I’d need…. 6-7 of them?! Or is 29 gallon capacity “conservative” or maybe it’s too liberal meant for freshwater?
I’m just finding it hard to believe there aren’t more auto-on backup bubbler options out there.
I’ve thought about the Icecap v3 battery for the big tank but it’s $170, I only go on vacation 1-2 times a year, only provides 12 hours, and at the rate that my UPS and iPhone batteries go bad it wouldn’t be any good in a few years when I need it. Even a large UPS (cheaper batteries to replace) would only get me about 7 hours on the wave pumps. Any other ideas?