On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 01:44:50 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

I had two different models of the battery backup air systems from Aquatic
Eco, and though I think they have stopped handling them, I was very
disappointed. The pump mechanism went out in fairly short order, and they
were very expensive. I have one of their 110 volt pumps that I run large
air diffusers in two ponds off the one pump. I have had it for about 6
years and it has never missed a beat. This spring when my GFCI tripped
during a thunderstorm and I lost 7 koi, some small, some large, and the
battery backup was humming, but not pumping, I decided to make my own
battery backup. I got one of the power inverters from WallyWorld and the
largest automotive battery, power wise that I could find. I already owned a
battery charger, so now my air pump runs from the inverter, which is
connected to the automotive battery, which is on constant charge. If the
power goes out, my air pump will run about 18 hours, which gives me plenty
of time to see that I have to reset the GFCI, or start the generator. Push
come to shove, I could steal the battery out of one of my vehicles, and get
another 15 to 18 hours, or use the jumper cables from the lawn tractor to
recharge the battery.


I can see the headline now:

Pond Guru Suspected As Ring Leader In City Wide Battery Thefts