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fishchick · March 19th, 2009

Want to get a backup for tank , have lost a filter, have only 1 opposed to 2 now ! Placed the one in the middle ! when the power goes out , it looses all the water and it tends to burn the filter out ! I noticed this about 4 in the morning when it was to late ! What can i get to backup with the heater, and filters , and air bubbles , to ensure that when the power outage happens the water goes out , the water stays in filters !

AlyeskaGirl · March 19th, 2009

I've had that same thought. I did some research. The UPS systems (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
, same as used for computers, protect the filter systems from electrical spikes/surges and also keep the filters running for an hour or so if there is a short term power outage.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/compon...ups_backup.htm

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