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Old 18-09-2012, 09:49 PM   #1
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Came home and whole house blackout. Think trip around 3 plus 4 came home at 8. Think my pump in the ray tank spoil and trip the whole house. Rays were panting hard just now, luckily the rest of the tanks all the fishes seemed ok. My zebra pleco fry in the trap still alive.

Now changing water for the ray tank in case ammonia spike, changed the pump and added my air lines now rays still better at least will move a bit. Hope they will be ok.

Think must get a reliable pump tomorrow. Any other stuff I should do?
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Old 18-09-2012, 10:07 PM   #2
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Hope your fishes are ok.

Get a acdc pump or APS backup?
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Old 18-09-2012, 10:12 PM   #3
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Hope your fishes are ok.

Get a acdc pump or APS backup?
Seriously considering an ACDC pump. Think the Europet sand got into the pump and probably jammed the motor and cause it to fuse.
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Old 18-09-2012, 10:29 PM   #4
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Hope your fishes are ok.

Get a acdc pump or APS backup?
I second this.. You will never know when it'll trip.. At least still got a bit of backup if you have an acdc pump to delay for hours.. Play safe
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Old 19-09-2012, 12:51 AM   #5
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If attach tank equipment to those extension strip, would the fuse in that strip break instead of the whole house?
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Old 19-09-2012, 02:04 AM   #6
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If attach tank equipment to those extension strip, would the fuse in that strip break instead of the whole house?
Can consider get those portable RCD breaker and plug to the socket outlet. You plug your main extension cord to this. It will trip the extension cord only.
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Old 19-09-2012, 07:59 AM   #7
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Can consider get those portable RCD breaker and plug to the socket outlet. You plug your main extension cord to this. It will trip the extension cord only.
Was thinking whether got this type of circuit breaker. Go look for it later today.
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Old 19-09-2012, 09:03 AM   #8
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Looks like this. About 4 red notes there about.

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Old 05-10-2012, 10:47 AM   #9
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i think better to get air pump straight in then wc. just my 2cents worth


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Old 08-10-2012, 01:04 PM   #10
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Looks like this. About 4 red notes there about.

This is Good!

I'm using these for most of my pumps.

Any trip are isolated and will not cause whole house to trip.
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