cobaltcraig Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Hi All With the summer upon us and talks in the news of possible power supply shortages What I like to know is what backup systems you have in place so if your at work or school/uni what happens to you fish when theres no power I was speaking to a bloke at the last club meeting that told me recent they lost power for 8 hrs and he lost a considereble amount of stock So I would love to hear from yourselves what you have and the amount of tanks you are protecting This is not a threat about power problems I have been told of this in many areas in sydney and its wide stretched and not reported in the news as frequent as it happens so lets find solutions to the problems before they become major problems Any shops out there that have back up systems like generators ect would love to hear from you as well any ace sponsors I would love to hear what you have access to thats available cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 I have lots of battery airpumps. Better buy some batteries but I try not to think about it. My whole setup will run on a single airpump through summer. I was thinking of a generator, or some kind of battery pack which would support that one item for some hours in a blackout, but haven't found anything feasible yet. I am planning for a generator when I start building an actual fishroom, which will be way too big for the fishroom, but will keep mums fridge running Of course seeing all the tubs of fry on my floor might mean mum kicks me out long before I get around to starting that fishroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 G'day Craig Battery powered air pumps Deep cycle battery and inverter Generator The battery and inverter are supposed to work automatically, unfortunately the gadget linked to, blows up inverters. Automatic Power Supply Can anyone out there assist? This gadget is pretty easy to make and it would allow us all to have automatic systems. It probably only needs a simple capacitor or something? Hopefully someone will be able to solve it . HTH Cya Matthew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorrylan Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 hi, has anyone out there tried one of these battery airpumps: 70 litre/minute DC airpump on ebay and able to comment on it's effectiveness. I bought one of the battery-powered pumps that Anthony demonstrated at a NSWCS meeting some time ago and found it had nowehere near enough capacity to run even the setup I had at the time. So.. while I'm interested in a backup air supply I'd love to hear from someone that has tried one and can confirm that it appears to perform at something like it's claimed 70l/min @ 0.10Mpa rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hi Guys Thanks Mathew you seen to be the only fish keeper thus far with there head switched on and I will take all of the information aboard before making a decision Laurie Havent tried that one yet will look at it though Ducksta the battery operated pumps are ok if you are there to switch them on But once again I am surprised that we are all guilty "except Matt" of not having a backup system available We all quite easily run out and buy the next $300 dollar colony with no thoughts on protecting the other colonies we have at home that would cost hundreds ,thousands to replace just my thoughts and gripes cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Craig my problem is that where my fish are was supposed to be temporary I have plans for a generator to be in place when I convert my garage to a fishroom. However, my plans have been held up since we have had somebody move in with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Yep no worries duck i can understand i am a little lucky all my breeding system is in the one room with two tanks only in the house anyway i reckon anyone out there in retail that can make a system thats reliable will make a killing I will keep anyone posted once I have installed one in my fish room looking to have it in there after xmas around Jan So please mr Carr dont run out of electricty untill then cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 G'day Craig Another 'Technical Whiz' will be having a look at the plans, to the above web link. If I get anything that works I will let you all know. I reckon that it may be a problem with the induction motors that are in the air pumps. Then again I am truely guessing and just waiting to find someone that is able to solve the problems, ie. prove me wrong/or right. (So the challenge has been made! Who is up to it? ) It is a little (LOT) frustrating to be so near and yet so bloody far away from a simple solution. cya Matthew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks Matt Keep us posted As this topic is one of the most important that all fish keepers should be looking at Cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie888 Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hi Craig, You may want to have a look at this: http://www.apower.com.au/index2.htm I came from a third world country where every household will have something like that, because electricity supply was so un-reliable. Thanks to Mr. Carr and his brilliant plan & policy in turning this great state into another third world. hth, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks Charlie I like your style lol Will look at it as well as a alternative cheers mate craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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