Tie them in a knot?

[goodgreef]

Greetings fellow reef folks,

My son lost his entire tank overnight. I'm guessing it might have been a power surge. Can I keep this from happening on my tank by tying the electrical cords in a knot?:jester:

Seriously, is there any real protection available? I've heard the power strips are useless.

Once again your comments are greatly appreciated.



tanks,

goodgreef

[jimsflies]

Sorry to hear that...were the pumps and other equipment running when he/you found it?

[Tom@HaslettMI]

That really sux. I'm not sure what a power surge would do to your tank equipment that would cause an overnight crash. :confused:

I'd like to help figure out what caused this. Please provide as much detail as you can (ie. equipment, age, water parameters prior to crash...)

Tom

[XSiVE]

If it was really a power surge, many UPS battery backups for computers are pretty good for protection... Im just not sure how much amperage they are capable of allowing, so i wouldn't put too much on them.

I'd be willing to bet you had a heater go bad and overheat the tank, and then possibly burn itself out.

[streetrodder007]

From an electrical standpoint, tying your cords in a knot will only make electrons laugh. It will do nothing. There are a ton of back up's you can do for your power.
Give us some water perimeters.