Boomer or anyone.. How often to use battery bubbler?
 

"RicSeyler" wrote in message
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| If Ivan gets me, how often should I run my battery powered bubbler?
| 1 hour on / 2 hours off? Or something similar? Or will it ramp up
| as time goes on with no power?
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| I'm kinda wanting to get a grasp on the minimum requirement
| because of battery use. Batteries are always hard to get after
| a storm. I have about 10 D cells stocked already.
|
| 44gal w/no sump SPS tank.
|

Sounds like you have the same style pump I have several of, I
understand they will run for many hours, up to 12. With your current
battery stock, you're ready for almost a week without power, and by
then you'd have other larger concerns like the lack of filtration and
out of control temperature.


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Ric

I agree with Billy, you may want to get some topical 3 % hydrogen peroxide just in case @
1 oz / net 10 gal ever other day. MORE does not mean better !! Watch pH and ammonia . 3
treatments over 5 days, then I would stop unless on had an ORP meter or O2 test kit to
monitor it.

In general
H2O2 ---- 2H + O2

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"Billy" wrote in message
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: "RicSeyler" wrote in message
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: | If Ivan gets me, how often should I run my battery powered bubbler?
: | 1 hour on / 2 hours off? Or something similar? Or will it ramp up
: | as time goes on with no power?
: |
: | I'm kinda wanting to get a grasp on the minimum requirement
: | because of battery use. Batteries are always hard to get after
: | a storm. I have about 10 D cells stocked already.
: |
: | 44gal w/no sump SPS tank.
: |
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: Sounds like you have the same style pump I have several of, I
: understand they will run for many hours, up to 12. With your current
: battery stock, you're ready for almost a week without power, and by
: then you'd have other larger concerns like the lack of filtration and
: out of control temperature.
:
:
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