Lighthouse Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hi Reefers, quick question please. My condo is scheduling a power outage for maintenance from 9 to 5pm. What can I get by with and cannot and what can be done about those that I cannot? An Uninterrupted Power Supply unit can't power up a chiller and lights can it? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Otaku Reefer Posted December 4, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hi Reefers, quick question please. My condo is scheduling a power outage for maintenance from 9 to 5pm. What can I get by with and cannot and what can be done about those that I cannot? An Uninterrupted Power Supply unit can't power up a chiller and lights can it? Thanks so much! For my last power outage maintenance, i only prep ice bottle in advance, battery backup connect to wavemaker is sufficient. In the end, maintenance only lasted 2-3 hrs, technicians like to give alot buffer time in case of emergency haha..i didnt even manage to use ice bottles and power is already back..Corals and fish without light for few hrs is definitely fine. Hope it helps.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thanks so much for the helpful comments. In terms of battery backup, what did you use? Also, won't aeration be the most important too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Otaku Reefer Posted December 5, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thanks so much for the helpful comments. In terms of battery backup, what did you use? Also, won't aeration be the most important too? I using coral box battery backup, can check with reefmarket sg. Do check compatibility with ur wavemaker, not all is compatible. Aeration is the most important, the wavemaker is providing the aeration. just make sure wavemaker is creating surface agitation and u r good to go. Hope it helps.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member longipods Posted December 5, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2021 For aeration, you can also get a battery operated air pump. These can be a bit noisy, but these are cheap.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thank you so much longipods and Otaku Reefer for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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