Battery air pumps...

[Mugwump]

http://www.bigalspets.com/silent-air-battery-operated-air-pump-b11.html

a neat little gadget,uses batteries, plugs in, and comes on automatically when the power goes off...

[LizStreithorst]

Fine for a few tanks.  Useless if you have a fish room.  I wonder if I could run my Jhemco LPH 60 off the batteries in my deisel van using an inverter?

I once saved a whole bunch of fish that had been without electricity for 3 days.  More had died than were still living, but luckily, the woman netted out the dead ones so the water didn't get gross. 

[Mugwump]

Fine for a few tanks.  Useless if you have a fish room.  I wonder if I could run my Jhemco LPH 60 off the batteries in my deisel van using an inverter?

I once saved a whole bunch of fish that had been without electricity for 3 days.  More had died than were still living, but luckily, the woman netted out the dead ones so the water didn't get gross.

That's the idea, Liz...maybe just my 2 1/2's (hatching tanks)...plus good for traveling with buckets of fish, etc...

[wsantia1]

Fine for a few tanks.  Useless if you have a fish room.  I wonder if I could run my Jhemco LPH 60 off the batteries in my deisel van using an inverter?

I once saved a whole bunch of fish that had been without electricity for 3 days.  More had died than were still living, but luckily, the woman netted out the dead ones so the water didn't get gross.

That's the idea, Liz...maybe just my 2 1/2's (hatching tanks)...plus good for traveling with buckets of fish, etc...

I used an inverter with my car battery on my move from Illinois to Delaware.  I also used the battery operated pumps and the worked great connected to a sponge filter while the batteries were good.

[BallAquatics]

I wonder if I could run my Jhemco LPH 60 off the batteries in my deisel van using an inverter?

That would be easy enough Liz.  Your LPH 60 is rated at 72 watts.  You could run 2 of those off of an inexpensive 150 watt inverter.

http://www.theinverterstore.com/150-watt-power-inverter.html

Dennis

[Mugwump]

I just bought the 400 watt inverter from them. ......$34....a good deal and will be handy in the Tahoe for lots of things....but especially fish transport for this winter... ....or any time for that matter...LOL

[Mugwump]

...fyi....actually the air pump that I posted is a B10....it's the B11 that has the wall plug in feature...it's about $4-5 more......

[Mugwump]

..they just arrived, they're made by 'Whisper' and take (2) 'D' cells...LOL...gotta put out a lot for a good spell with that kind of power.....I'll bet that I can put a 2 way valve on there and run a couple with just one pump..??....cool

[Mugwump]

..forgot to tell everyone how great these are....surprisingly powerful too...I used one unit with a 2 way valve, and it ran the air stones with ease in 4 gal buckets.....nice....