Backup battery

Phixman · 06/13/2018, 11:18 PM

Why do people get the ecotech backup battery that can only be used on the powerheads, costs 165 and doesn't have a lot of watts and volts when you can get something like this which is cheaper and lasts longer?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...BoC2Q8QAvD_BwE

windlasher · 06/14/2018, 12:05 AM

Watch This: Explains how UPSs work and why inverters use more power than you think.
https://youtu.be/-Ur-D37-juo

There are some great UPS hacks out there as well that will provide weeks of power using a car battery to power powerheads. If I can find the one I am thinking about, ill post it.

lancesmith1 · 06/14/2018, 05:19 AM

I had the ecotech battery back up system at one time. The power never went out while I had it. When I got around to checking... the battery was dead. Anymore, I just rely on a generator.

lapin · 06/14/2018, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phixman

Why do people get the ecotech backup battery that can only be used on the powerheads, costs 165 and doesn't have a lot of watts and volts when you can get something like this which is cheaper and lasts longer?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...BoC2Q8QAvD_BwE

Because it does not say ecotech on the label. Plus the aquarium hobby trade does not sell them.

cincyjim · 06/14/2018, 07:23 AM

I have two Ecotech battery backups that chained together and supply power to my Vectra M1 return pump. The last time I lost power they lasted roughly 21 hours before I switched over to the generator. I think they could have supported the pump longer but that's when I decided to switch over to the generator. That's not bad at all in my book! For me, they just have to last long enough for me to get the home and get the generator running and power spread through out the house on essential stuff, i.e. frig, freezer, coffee pot

, lights, fish tank, etc.

mcgyvr · 06/14/2018, 08:08 AM

If the runtime of the UPS is sufficient for the load and your needs then there is really no reason you can't use a UPS..

06/13/2018, 11:18 PM	#1
Phixman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 176	Backup battery Why do people get the ecotech backup battery that can only be used on the powerheads, costs 165 and doesn't have a lot of watts and volts when you can get something like this which is cheaper and lasts longer? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...BoC2Q8QAvD_BwE

06/14/2018, 12:05 AM	#2
windlasher Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 504	Watch This: Explains how UPSs work and why inverters use more power than you think. https://youtu.be/-Ur-D37-juo There are some great UPS hacks out there as well that will provide weeks of power using a car battery to power powerheads. If I can find the one I am thinking about, ill post it. __________________ --- PLEASE HELP SAVE THE DOLPHINS In case we run out of chicken. ---

06/14/2018, 07:23 AM	#5
cincyjim Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,147	I have two Ecotech battery backups that chained together and supply power to my Vectra M1 return pump. The last time I lost power they lasted roughly 21 hours before I switched over to the generator. I think they could have supported the pump longer but that's when I decided to switch over to the generator. That's not bad at all in my book! For me, they just have to last long enough for me to get the home and get the generator running and power spread through out the house on essential stuff, i.e. frig, freezer, coffee pot , lights, fish tank, etc. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: SCA 150G, 5 inch sand bed, 2 Tunze 6095s, ReefBreeders v2+ 50" with 2 all Blue Reefbrites, and Continuous Water Change System

06/14/2018, 05:19 AM	#3
lancesmith1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: chattanooga, tn Posts: 54	I had the ecotech battery back up system at one time. The power never went out while I had it. When I got around to checking... the battery was dead. Anymore, I just rely on a generator.