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Battery Backup / UPS
A battery unit that powers essential aquarium life support during power outages - critical for reef tanks where survival often depends on continued flow and heating.
Price: Mid
For: Both $80-$800
📖 Overview
A power outage can kill an entire reef tank in hours. Fish exhaust oxygen, corals bleach without flow, temperatures crash. A battery backup (UPS or DC air pump backup) provides emergency air pump or return pump power for 6-24 hours - enough to bridge most outages. Combined with a generator for extended outages, it can save tens of thousands of dollars in livestock.
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Ecotech Battery Backup Booster, IceCap Battery Backup, generic UPS units.