Re: NANFA-L-- backup systems for aquaria

Jim Graham (jimbob54-in-voyager.net)
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:53:22 -0400

I don't know how many airpumps you need to run but a dc/ac inverter plugged into your car
or truck should be a simple backup.
Jim Graham
Hasting MI
Thornapple River drainage
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Neely" <rheopresbe-in-hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:16 PM
Subject: NANFA-L-- backup systems for aquaria

> Hey all,
>
> ...so the past several days have been interesting. The storms that came through last
> week knocked out power to my house on Thusday, and it's still down. I have a 6V-powered
> mino-mizer running on the tank with "critical" fish (stuff that would be near-impossible
> to replace, like a couple undescribed things) and they're still OK, but I've had heavy
> losses in the others. I've been getting about 16-18h out of each battery. I guess I need
> to make sure I have a better supply of aerators and batteries on hand in the future. At
> least the temperature has dropped a bit. Still, I've been debating pulling everything
> out of tanks and getting them into coolers with a couple inches of water, which might
> keep O2 concentrations higher, or even renting an O2 cylinder from Airgas...
>
> Anyway, my minor problems aside, what does everyone else do for backup in case this kind
> of thing happens? While I'd like to have a 5000W generator around (which could also
> power an electrofishing boat quite nicely - hmmm...), I can't justify the expense right
> now. This of course begs the question of what kind of systems a facility handling T&E
> species would have to have in place? Pat? J.R.?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
> --
> along the mighty Mississippi,
> St. Louis, MO
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> David A. Neely
> Dept. of Biology
> St. Louis University
> St. Louis, MO 63103 USA
> /-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes
> / Association (NANFA). Comments made on this list do not necessarily
> / reflect the beliefs or goals of NANFA. For more information about NANFA,
> / visit http://www.nanfa.org Please make sure all posts to nanfa-l are
> / consistent with the guidelines as per
> / http://www.nanfa.org/guidelines.shtml To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get
> / help, visit the NANFA email list home page and archive at
> / http://www.nanfa.org/email.shtml
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association (NANFA). Comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of NANFA. For more information about NANFA,
/ visit http://www.nanfa.org Please make sure all posts to nanfa-l are
/ consistent with the guidelines as per
/ http://www.nanfa.org/guidelines.shtml To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get
/ help, visit the NANFA email list home page and archive at
/ http://www.nanfa.org/email.shtml