aph Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 So my power went out yesterday. I had to evacuate my tank (20G) and move everything into a 6.5G and get it to my friend's house since the weather was going to dip under 50 degrees. Everything made it just fine, but I would love to avoid this situation in the future. I want to look into buying a small generator, but I don't know hardly anything about them. I was wondering, do any of you guys have a generator specifically for your tank? I just want it to be able to run my filter/heater/lights/etc. overnight in case another storm knocks out my power for a full day. I was looking to buy a 'small' one if that's possible. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated! Also, I figure this is the perfect time for any of you that don't have a generator to consider buying one. With the cold season on the horizon, now is the time to prepare! Link to comment
r20crazy Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 you can get small ones at auto parts stores like pepboys/kragen etc. there is like a 1000 watt one thats a 2 cycle engine (so you'll have to mix gas and 2 cycle oil) thats like $100. should be enough power for your tank and maybe a light for you and the tank. just don't excede the watts or amp rating of the generator with whatever you plug in. I would also HIGHY rcmd pluging all items into a surge protector as opposed to directly into the generator, as surges are common in cheaper generators something like THIS Link to comment
steve0xr Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 2 cycle engine (so you'll have to mix gas and 2 cycle oil) 2 stroke engines are the worst for reliability Link to comment
disaster999 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=175648 PROBLEM SOLVED Link to comment
RaddReef319 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Definately don't buy a cheap generator and have it break down after 20 minutes. Thats usually the case with cheap ones go for a Honda or Briggs and Stratton. I bought mine from Lowes for $300.00 it's a Briggs and Stratton 3250 watts. Link to comment
Pammy Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I bought one for my fish room after hurricane Charley. I bought a briggs and stratton 5500. I will run all life support for my fishroom of 36 tanks. May not be able to run all the lights but filtration skimmer and such will work as normal Link to comment
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