Granted you've got a fancy Uninterrupted Power Supply yours may tell you when the battery needs replaced. I got a CyberPower 425VA at the ARC for a few bucks....but......the battery is dead and the battery side is not powered! You may need a new battery soon or the half of it may die while your on a vacation! just when the battery dies, the one I got, all the vital plug-ins fail to power on. All I'm saying is you need to make sure the battery is okay every couple years(THIS VIDEOS IS OLD). I will probably use it even though I know the vital side is due for failure (just keep an eye on it).
I have a APC brand ups, it will not run the filters. I called APC and was told that it is designed for computers and that electric motors place different demands on the unit and it will not work and, it doesn't. My advice is before any purchase, make sure it is compatible with electric motors.
A UPS can run AC motors, but the UPS must be sized correctly to handle the inrush current when the motor starts, and the UPS has to be of the type that provides a pure sine wave output when on battery. Some of the lower end APC units like the Back-UPS models produce a stepped square wave, which is not appropriate for running AC motors. Smart-UPS and higher models have sinewave output.
@@timrees1 So, Tim. You need a sine wave to run filter motors. What about running LED lights only. Fish can survive 24 hrs without filters, but lights are a bit of a problem. There is also a heater but I am not concerned on that because water will gradually cool down after 4 hrs from 26-8 down to 24-22. If in 4 hours the power isn't restored, prepare the fry pan, unless you have a better option.
@@mickcarson8504 Hello Mick, if you have LED lighting then this will work regardless of whether the UPS is pure sine wave or not as ultimately LEDs are powered by DC. Really the best option for aquarium application is a pure sine wave UPS, and typically you will be able to configure "load shedding" in the result of a power failure so you can power the items most important (e.g. heaters) and drop anything less important.
I just bought an APC 1100 VA / 600 watts, model BN1100M2. I have a 20 gallon tank and only plan to use the Marina S20 power filter on it. Any guess on how long it would give me?
McG V nice! Plug the battery in, let it fully charge. Hook all your equipment you want powered up to it. Then pull the main power from the wall, it should give you a read out of how long it has on the battery
Flip lip hey! No I have not let it sit and run continuously, but it does give an estimated run time, usually a few hours. Just a little extra security and surge protection on the cheap
It is great in a pinch, i did have to take the heater off of the battery backup. I had simulated some power losses to see how it would work. With the heater plugged in, the battery backup was really unhappy and actually shut itself down. Everything else in the tank is on the backup battery.
Granted you've got a fancy Uninterrupted Power Supply yours may tell you when the battery needs replaced. I got a CyberPower 425VA at the ARC for a few bucks....but......the battery is dead and the battery side is not powered! You may need a new battery soon or the half of it may die while your on a vacation!
just when the battery dies, the one I got, all the vital plug-ins fail to power on. All I'm saying is you need to make sure the battery is okay every couple years(THIS VIDEOS IS OLD). I will probably use it even though I know the vital side is due for failure (just keep an eye on it).
I have a APC brand ups, it will not run the filters. I called APC and was told that it is designed for computers and that electric motors place different demands on the unit and it will not work and, it doesn't. My advice is before any purchase, make sure it is compatible with electric motors.
A UPS can run AC motors, but the UPS must be sized correctly to handle the inrush current when the motor starts, and the UPS has to be of the type that provides a pure sine wave output when on battery. Some of the lower end APC units like the Back-UPS models produce a stepped square wave, which is not appropriate for running AC motors. Smart-UPS and higher models have sinewave output.
@@timrees1
So, Tim. You need a sine wave to run filter motors. What about running LED lights only. Fish can survive 24 hrs without filters, but lights are a bit of a problem. There is also a heater but I am not concerned on that because water will gradually cool down after 4 hrs from 26-8 down to 24-22. If in 4 hours the power isn't restored, prepare the fry pan, unless you have a better option.
@@mickcarson8504 Hello Mick, if you have LED lighting then this will work regardless of whether the UPS is pure sine wave or not as ultimately LEDs are powered by DC. Really the best option for aquarium application is a pure sine wave UPS, and typically you will be able to configure "load shedding" in the result of a power failure so you can power the items most important (e.g. heaters) and drop anything less important.
@@timrees1
Yes, thanks for the tip, but the LEDs work with a 240v transformers, not DC power.
Thats awesome, I need to get one I live in Florida.
I just bought an APC 1100 VA / 600 watts, model BN1100M2. I have a 20 gallon tank and only plan to use the Marina S20 power filter on it. Any guess on how long it would give me?
McG V nice! Plug the battery in, let it fully charge. Hook all your equipment you want powered up to it. Then pull the main power from the wall, it should give you a read out of how long it has on the battery
Thanks!
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McG V man, I wish you the best! I’m in md and was suppose to be going to bike week in oc. May be taking the car or cancelling all together
Nice equipment and nice tank too keep Reefing America
So how long would it last if you hooked up your 300w heater?
It doesn’t like it lol it just acts sporadic
wow now that's a brilliant gadget I need one.
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Thanks! will sub you as well
You could've at least unplugged it shown us the battery back up working.
TheJakeman789 thanks for the suggestion, I didn't think of it at the time of making the video.
Sure no problem. ;)
Hey man! Thanks for the information. Have you tested this and verified how much time it actually runs?
Flip lip hey! No I have not let it sit and run continuously, but it does give an estimated run time, usually a few hours. Just a little extra security and surge protection on the cheap
Nice gotta get a couple of these
It is great in a pinch, i did have to take the heater off of the battery backup. I had simulated some power losses to see how it would work. With the heater plugged in, the battery backup was really unhappy and actually shut itself down. Everything else in the tank is on the backup battery.