DETAquarium Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Good Afternoon All, I need your help quickly please as time is of the essence. Hurricane Irma is on track to hit South Georgia beginning of next week. In the past I haven't worried so much about battery powered air pumps because I use back up units for all aquariums. However, I have a feeling we maybe out of power for some time. Please let me know the best options you all have used in the past and what do or do not recommend. Thank you for your help! DETAquarium Uriel RT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 DET, I have 2 of the AZOO battery powered air pumps......I've never had to use them on shrimp tanks, but I have used them to transport fish. They run on 2 "D" batteries and thus have quite a bit of power (and noise). These are the same air pumps that someone tested here on the TSS forum and found that they run for 4+ days on fresh batteries. The problem I think you may be running into is they are selling out (probably because of others in your same situation). http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3693 Good luck. DETAquarium and Uriel RT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy1 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Go to walmart in the fishing/tackle section. There's a unit called mr bubbles or something like that. People use them on bait buckets to keep fresh bait alive while fishing from the bank. They run on D batteries I belive. Id get plenty of batteries but they will last a good while. Its not ideal but it will work. DETAquarium and Uriel RT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Actually ordered this yesterday with two day shipping to ensure its arrival on Friday. http://www.aquacave.com/non-stop-air-pump-with-battery-backup.html Maybe overkill and/or overpriced, but at the moment the cost of losing shrimp surely outweights this expense. Thank you for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Some nice features on that pump.......would be interested to hear how it performs (especially regarding power). DETAquarium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Has anyone tried just putting their existing airpump/pumps on a UPS Battery Backup? That might be overall an easier solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticwolf Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 i have small ups on my air pumps .... 40 bucks at wallyworld . tested my danner 4 which has 2 outlets and uses 3.5 watts for 4 days before i went ahead and plugged it back in. I got no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 9:22 AM, wyzazz said: Has anyone tried just putting their existing airpump/pumps on a UPS Battery Backup? That might be overall an easier solution. it is very prevalent in the saltwater gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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