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06-22-2008, 09:36 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
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Hurricane Preparedness Info from Meeting
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06-22-2008, 09:48 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Jax FL
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Thank you don.
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06-26-2008, 06:00 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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Thanks Donald and Jason.
Anyone that does not read these threads is asking for trouble in Florida. Even a short a power outage of a hour or two can be a trouble.
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07-02-2008, 09:11 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Jax FL
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Honestly, I haven't but I know I need to. The power here has flickered a few times in the last two weeks or so, but never more than 5 mins of it being off. I know it will get worse as the season wears on.
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07-04-2008, 12:38 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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Great link teach.
I am working on setting up an automatic DC air pump that will come on 4 hours after the power is lost. So far less than $60 invested but I still need a deep cycle battery.
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07-05-2008, 08:20 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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great reads... thank you. I've been mulling over the idea of buying a generator... Those make me really want to buy one. If I make it through this hurricane season without one, I will definitely buy one for the next.
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07-10-2008, 03:59 PM
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squid
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Hello all, I've been considering something between a DC powered air pump and a generator. Does anyone have any experience with a heavy duty car/boat battery hooked up to a DC/AC converter? I would use a trickle charger to keep the batter at full charge when not in use. I don't know what to expect in run time if I use 1-2 Maxi-Jet 1200s powered by a fully charged heavy duty battery. Thanks
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07-10-2008, 04:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Jacksonville
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A few years ago I made a DIY battery backup system that uses a deep cycle battery, a pure sine wave converter and a relay.
Plug one wire into the wall and your pump(s) into another wire and it would automatically switch over to battery power when the power goes out and back again when the power comes back on.
It works great but it's pretty bulky because of the battery and converter.
I moved into a new house about 3 years ago and the power very rarely goes out so I don't use it any more.
I never really timed it to see how long the battery would last but there are formula's out there to calculate it for you.
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07-13-2008, 06:52 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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I used the same set up as Jeff 4 or 5 years ago. I got somewhere around 24 hours with a maxjet1200. The deep cycle battery was about 2 years old but it was fully charged. You can buy a relay at radio shack to activate the pump when the power goes off.
I think you need to have two systems. One that provide backup for at least 8 hours or the longest you are away from your tank. This is very important if you have a DSB. Then a second system you can move into place such as a generator or multiple deep cycle batteries with a converter for extended power outages.
I was at BioReef yesterday and they had an air pump battery back system that would turn on if the power went off. I think it would last for 30 hours.
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Last edited by MikeAtJax; 07-13-2008 at 06:57 AM.
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08-18-2008, 02:30 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
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Don't take a tropical storm lightly... Be prepared for the worst!
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08-20-2008, 01:28 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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Right, the winds we should get will be stronger than Francis. Lots of old oak trees in town.
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08-20-2008, 08:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Jacksonville
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Jeanne was a tropical storm that felled a tall pine tree on my roof in '04.
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08-22-2008, 08:17 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Atl. Bch., FL
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08-29-2008, 07:25 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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Looks like it is time to review Dacro's data again. Two storms off the coast.
What if you lost power for more then a day.
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