Hot weather, no electicity

"Zëbulon" wrote in message
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"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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In a blackout bacteria in cannister filters will quickly suffocate and
rot.
Consider giving them a clean in water drawn from the aquarium and leaving
the filter media in wet in open buckets until you get power and can
re-pack and start the cannister filter.
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I use external Aquaclears and I do the same as I would with my old Fluval
canister. After 10 to 15 minutes if the power doesn't come back on I
remove the inserts and dump the sponges and bio-bead bags in a low pan of
tank water.

We have two battery powered aerators we use both for blackouts and when
delivering fish to stores.
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I use them when bringing home species I have caught by rod and reel for my
aquariums.
One problem
have 20 going
and it sounds horrible
but yea... emergency and all

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:24:42 +1100, David F wrote:

Dick wrote:
Isn't it wild to be in touch with the whole world. It is 20F where I
live. Never got above 22F all day yesterday. At least I have reliable
power.

What? - a daily maximum of only 22F! That's about minus 5 degrees
Centigrade! I can't imagine how people live in such a cold climate. I
guess it would be very comforting to look at tropical fish when it's so
cold outside.

Utah has been between -9 and +20F (-22 and -5C) going on 10 days straight.
Tomorrow it *might* reach 32F (0C).

My house is kept at a balmy 65F, so there isn't that big of a difference
between air and water temperatures. I also keep the air humidity at least
40%. Evaporation still is crazy - I lose almost a gallon per day, but oh
well.

Laie Techie

"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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"Zëbulon" wrote in message
That would be a ideal for a hobbyist with a load of tanks. We have the
type fishermen use to keep their bait alive. They run for a long time on
batter power. They cost around $5 each and have lasted for years.
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I have been buying them from a chinese supplier.
They cost me around $2 Aus each if I get a box of 25
they do last for quite a while too.
If you have an inverter you can run off a car you can power an entire fish
room.

I asked my husband if he knows what a converter is and he said YES! :-)))
I think we're going to have a decent backup here soon!

Most of my setups run off one large air pump
so this has been my panic solution up until now.

These little cheapos have been our indoor solution to the loss of power we
sometimes experience. Fortunately the blackouts seldom last very long. I'm
always concerned about the pond fish in summer when this happens. But so
far they always came through ok! We never had one to die. Pond water here
can reach the 90s (F) in summer.

I like the idea of a seperate redundency tho.
SOlar is finally getting cheap
and it's getting f'ing hot and brite here in Oz


I live in the southern part of the USA so can fully appreciate the heat and
humidity you must endure down under. It can be in the 90s for days at a
time here. The only thing solar powered we have are the outside lights
around the ponds.
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ZB....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Troll free pond and fish Forum:
http://www.karlsforums.com/forums/fo...ay.php?fid=104
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"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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"Zëbulon" wrote in message

We have two battery powered aerators we use both for blackouts and when
delivering fish to stores.
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I use them when bringing home species I have caught by rod and reel for my
aquariums.
One problem
have 20 going
and it sounds horrible
but yea... emergency and all

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EeeeeeeeeeeK! Twenty of them at once!!!!! I would need ear plugs. ;-)
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ZB....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Troll free pond and fish Forum:
http://www.karlsforums.com/forums/fo...ay.php?fid=104
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Replacing filter media in 10 to 15 minutes of a power outage is
assinine to say the least. If it approached an hours time I would
start to worry but not merely 10-15 minutes......As cxheap as gen sets
are there is no excuse not to uyse one or at least a UPS as is ofund
ohn a computer. If its hot weather no need to run a heater so that UPS
wil last a lot longer than in winter time. Common dry cell pumps are a
joke for the most part and yuy cancount on it letting you down just
when yu really need it. A UPS can eaily handle quite a few filters or
air pumps for an hour or two.........and then considering Big Lots had
2500 watt gen sets for $149 there is no need to buy battery operated
junk. Even Harbor Freight has cheap gen sets which will power more
than just a fish tank and givce the owner some relief as well, for
under $250.......


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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Zëbulon wrote:

I asked my husband if he knows what a converter is and he said YES! :-)))
I think we're going to have a decent backup here soon!

Make sure you get an Inverter, not a Converter.
An Inverter converts D/C to A/C while a Converter converts A/C to D/C,
Also make sure you get a modified or pure sine wave model, the cheap
square wave models are no good.

Carl

"carlrs" wrote in message
ups.com...

Make sure you get an Inverter, not a Converter.
An Inverter converts D/C to A/C while a Converter converts A/C to D/C,
Also make sure you get a modified or pure sine wave model, the cheap
square wave models are no good.

How do you tell which is which? I have an inverter so that I can run and
recharge my laptop in my car. But I can see no indication as to what type
sine wave model it uses (as if I even knew what they were).

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-Don
Ever had one of those days where you just felt like:
http://cosmoslair.com/BadDay.html ?
(Eating the elephant outside the box, one paradigm at a time)

Don Freeman wrote:
"carlrs" wrote in message
ups.com...

Make sure you get an Inverter, not a Converter.
An Inverter converts D/C to A/C while a Converter converts A/C to D/C,
Also make sure you get a modified or pure sine wave model, the cheap
square wave models are no good.

How do you tell which is which? I have an inverter so that I can run and
recharge my laptop in my car. But I can see no indication as to what type
sine wave model it uses (as if I even knew what they were).

--
-Don
Ever had one of those days where you just felt like:
http://cosmoslair.com/BadDay.html ?
(Eating the elephant outside the box, one paradigm at a time)

Since your laptop is basically powered by a battery, a modified sine
wave inverter is fine and is generaly fine for many appliances, but
sensitive electronics do best with a true sine wave inverter. A square
wave inverter would damage most electronics. My inverters say some
where on them what they are. Also all interters at the time of purchase
should have the type of sine wave printed on the package. But using
price as a guage (usd), A 400 watt modified sine wave inverter will
run $50- $100. A 400 watt true sine wave inverter will run about $150
-$200.
Anything less than $25 is probably a square wave.

Here is a site I found on a search about this:

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/power/ext...cOutput-c.html

"carlrs" wrote in message
ups.com...

Zëbulon wrote:

I asked my husband if he knows what a converter is and he said YES! :-)))
I think we're going to have a decent backup here soon!

Make sure you get an Inverter, not a Converter.
An Inverter converts D/C to A/C while a Converter converts A/C to D/C,
Also make sure you get a modified or pure sine wave model, the cheap
square wave models are no good.
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Thanks Carl, I'll pass that info on to him.
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ZB....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Troll free pond and fish Forum:
http://www.karlsforums.com/forums/fo...ay.php?fid=104
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"Tristan" wrote in message
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Replacing filter media in 10 to 15 minutes of a power outage is
assinine to say the least. If it approached an hours time I would
start to worry but not merely 10-15 minutes......As cxheap as gen sets
are there is no excuse not to uyse one or at least a UPS as is ofund
ohn a computer. If its hot weather no need to run a heater so that UPS
wil last a lot longer than in winter time. Common dry cell pumps are a
joke for the most part and yuy cancount on it letting you down just
when yu really need it. A UPS can eaily handle quite a few filters or
air pumps for an hour or two.........and then considering Big Lots had
2500 watt gen sets for $149 there is no need to buy battery operated
junk. Even Harbor Freight has cheap gen sets which will power more
than just a fish tank and givce the owner some relief as well, for
under $250.......


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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

$2 airpump + $4 batterys keeps my 6 tanks alive for many many hours at least
4 or 5.
If it comes to the invertor
then all the tanks are fine.
Truth be told tho....
If my fish look like they are going down
and I am a breeder yea
I pack my tanks in some cases!
I will catch out the fish, bag them and pack them in the corner in styrofoam
boxes.
sure it may not keep them alive for longer
but at least ya don't have to watch them die....
no that was a joke
it does help them
and is always an option
heck ya could ship them to somewhere with power really