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08/13/2018, 02:41 PM | #1 |
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Power backup
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I have inline ups and apartment has generator that kick in 30 seconds Ideally I need inline ups power for short term That’s why I hooked up my return pump and skimmer to the ups Today generator didn’t kicked in because of failure which was fixed in 30 minutes After power came I see huge stress in my yellow tang and 2 clowns.. should I hook my 2 Mp40w as well. I have enough capacity ups to run vortechs, return pump and skimmer together for couple of hours and this should be already enough to fix generator issues if any No wave pumps seem to be stressed fishes so much Any idea ? Tapatalk kullanarak iPhone aracılığıyla gönderildi |
08/14/2018, 04:37 AM | #2 |
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Just hook your wave pumps to the UPS.. Thats all you need to do..
You don't need the return pump and certainly don't need a skimmer during a power outage.. Wave pumps alone is all you need.. But if you state you have enough ups capacity to run it all for a few hours then whats the problem?
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Hi There, Actually I was surprised skimmer didn’t give enough oxygen to tank with return pump if this was the huge stress source Sounds like wave pumps more critical then skimmer for oxygen or other thing which was not available for the fish I will hook pumps too Tapatalk kullanarak iPhone aracılığıyla gönderildi |
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08/15/2018, 08:07 AM | #4 |
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A skimmer is an optional piece of equipment..
A powerhead or other way to move water around (specifically at the surface) is mandatory... A tank without water flow can lead to everything being dead in hours.. A tank can go forever without a skimmer
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Water needs to be moving so run the powerheads.
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