BettaMarine65 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 SCE sent me a warning that power will be out at least 8 hours on 2/16/22 at my house. Bought a Penn Plax pump last night and it didn't push any air whatsoever. Want something to hook up to my airstone to generate O2 and agitate water for my betta "Dexter's" Fluval Spec V. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I use the ACO nano air pump and power it with a USB phone backup battery. You can add an airstone or an ACO sponge filter. I got about 12 hours of battery life from one of the little portable batteries. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) On 2/6/2022 at 12:13 PM, BettaMarine65 said: SCE sent me a warning that power will be out at least 8 hours on 2/16/22 at my house. Bought a Penn Plax pump last night and it didn't push any air whatsoever. Want something to hook up to my airstone to generate O2 and agitate water for my betta "Dexter's" Fluval Spec V. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ann I used to use Penn plax Sab 11 with d batteries. It only worked when the power was off but it pushed a lot of air. Now I do the same as @eatyourpeas Edited February 6, 2022 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) All great suggestions, I run 2 filters in all of my tanks 1 of which has a lithium backed battery air pump (like the portable phone charger batteries mentioned above but they are inside the air pump not just a battery)- if the power goes out it seamlessly goes to battery power and at least 1 filter in all of my tanks remains running - and the beauty of it- I don't have to be there to do anything. Most of them also have an "intermittent" function you can switch to- that saves battery power if the outage will be longer than the battery life. They can also be charged/run by portable phone chargers! I have several but I have 2 of these and are my favorite of them, has two airline outlets, is quiet, and the lights on it aren't annoying (some of them can be bright but I put tape over them) Check this out at Amazon.com AquaMiracle Lithium Battery... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P1938MG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Edited February 6, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX Typos are lame 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 We have 2 of these: 1 runs the tank in my spouse's room, and one is the backup for my fishrack. In a prolonged power outage, the CAT also powers a CPAP, and my favorite part is it only takes a couple of hours to fully charge, so a friend's generator keeps us in good shape if power is out more than 24 hours. This runs the Co-Op nano pumps in the living room. (None of the living room tanks are heated) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 @Torrey how long would you say your CAT lasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaMarine65 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Thank you for all of the suggestions...greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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