wolverine121
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Well when the power goes out you still need heat and circulation for the tank. For the heat problem go buy foam insulation with at least a 5 rating so that it will save heat 5 times longer than without it. Cut the foam to the size of your tank and then duct tape the foam together. Now when the power goes out you can slip this over the tank and save the heat inside.
Now for the circulation, buy a marine battery (car battery will work but not as long), buy a dc to ac converter (you can find them on laptop websites), then buy a battery clip power adaptor (they sell them at auto part stores). Now when the power goes out you can hook up the power adaptor to the battery, the dc to ac converter to the adaptor, then the converter to the air pump. I've ran mine for about 11 hours till the battery went dead. Long enough for most power outages.
Now for the circulation, buy a marine battery (car battery will work but not as long), buy a dc to ac converter (you can find them on laptop websites), then buy a battery clip power adaptor (they sell them at auto part stores). Now when the power goes out you can hook up the power adaptor to the battery, the dc to ac converter to the adaptor, then the converter to the air pump. I've ran mine for about 11 hours till the battery went dead. Long enough for most power outages.