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Alpha179 · 12/16/2004, 01:36 AM

Thanks for confirming my wiring. I figured that I had the correct idea, but wanted to be sure before I actually wired this and applied power.

This DIY project rocks. I just finished wiring it up and set it up on my current tank. I added a Green LED for when it is running on house power and a Yellow LED for battery power. I tested it and it gave me 8.2 hours running both main pumps, 2 RIO 2700s for water flow, and the RIO 600 that runs the protein skimmer.

I have all kinds of ideas for this backup system (alarm backup, emergency lighting etc.) Thanks again.

Alpha179

12/16/2004, 01:36 AM	#116
Alpha179 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 5	Thanks for confirming my wiring. I figured that I had the correct idea, but wanted to be sure before I actually wired this and applied power. This DIY project rocks. I just finished wiring it up and set it up on my current tank. I added a Green LED for when it is running on house power and a Yellow LED for battery power. I tested it and it gave me 8.2 hours running both main pumps, 2 RIO 2700s for water flow, and the RIO 600 that runs the protein skimmer. I have all kinds of ideas for this backup system (alarm backup, emergency lighting etc.) Thanks again. Alpha179