Drip Loop

[LiveRock]

Hi

Has anyone got a disaster recovery strategy when electricity power fails?

I heard that some pumps cause water to backflow, resulting in flooding and possible electrical short-circuit when the power comes back on.

There is also the drip loop that was mentioned that if there is any leak, the water should drip to a safe place instead on to any electrical parts.

What safety measures are there since our hobby has become so increasingly dependent on electrical power to ensure both our survivability (explosion) and our pets'

[mv3i]

maybe you can consider a standby generator ..... sure no power failure would affect your tank ....

[LiveRock]

mv3i

Its gonna cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[mv3i]

its's costly but sure you investment on all the corals and fishes will stay ALIVE !!!

[bawater]

A cheaper version is hook up a 2nd hand UPS to 2 small $5 air pumps or one dual outlet pump-

Run the 2 airlines into the tank(hidden in a corner behind LR) connected to airstones or open ended your preference(very important to include check valves into airline tubing).

Power cut, pumps come on-provides minimum life support while low power consumption means pumps can run longer(a powerhead would drain too much pwr). Salt creep from the bubbles is the least of concern if u look at the situation u would be in.

For Safety Raise all electricals off the floor.

[LiveRock]

>>>>>>For Safety Raise all electricals off the floor.

Thats something we should all do!

[bawater]

u mean nobody does it?

i think most do- unless i'm the only one who has seen what half a tank of saltwater does while its on the floor due to a back siphon from an airline. i did raise the plugs but the splashes of dripping water trip power during the nite.

pumps-filters can be on the floor, i really mean extension plugs should be off the floor.

[Kiong]

Hi all,

One suggestion for the worry of water overflow through back flow is to make sure the any outlet from pumps be near the surface of the water.

So whenever there's a failure, the backflow will stop when the outlet pipe is above the water level.

half cent worth.