Been Busy With the REEFBOXX

[LiVEWiRE]

Well it seems that final design has come together for my ReefBoxx project and I must say that it has come along well. I will be taking orders soon so keep your eyes posted around here to find out when that will be. As always I will be offering it here at WAMAS first before I send it out for public orders. Not sure what the heck a REEFBOXX is? Well let me tell ya a little about it. Well its a BOX . Well it actually is a box but its not just a box.

 

Its a box that transfers from regular power to backup battery power when the normal power goes out. Already done you say? Well actually not so. The REEFBOXX is a transfer switch that will transfer any DC powered pump to back up battery power. 12 or 24 volts does not matter it will do either. And the best part is that you choose what size batteries to connect it to. So if you need 8 hours of backup or 80 hours of backup you can configure whichever you like. Its all up to the user.

 

This will be launching soon and you can check out the website for more updates as they happen. REEFBOXX.com Although as of now I do not have a specific price I will say that It will be priced very affordably, under $100 for sure. You purchase your own batteries and there will be instructions on putting it all together as well you can call or video me and I will personally help you through the process. I have been running one on my reef system for about 2 years now and have never worried about a power loss. Not even an issue for me anymore.

 

I have a stand alone style where I have a charger connected to my batteries so it is always at 100% charge state to take over when the power goes out. I have ran my frag system for over 12 hours with the simple setup that I have setup. It does not drop your speeds on your pumps either they will run at the speed you have set for them the entire time. How long you want them to run is totally up to you. I went with a stand alone for testing and could run them many hours till I get home and can connect a generator. If you dont have room for a generator you can upsize your batteries and run for days on battery power. The possibles are endless. You can also branch off and run multiple pumps off the same batteries.

 

I am very excited about this new way of backing up our reef tanks and cant wait to share it with all out you. Please feel free to ask any questions here that you may have. I look forward to the future of the REEFBOXX and sharing it with all of you. Patent Pending.

 

Todd Haynes

Puddle Aquatics

Edited April 10, 2022 by LiVEWiRE

[howaboutme]

Interesting. What type of batteries are compatible with these units? What is the connection method between unit and battery and unit and pump?

Edited April 10, 2022 by howaboutme

[LiVEWiRE]

Sorry for the late reply @howaboutme These will support just about any kind of battery that you would like to connect to them. I am currently using SLA batteries and plan to upgrade to LIFEPO4 soon. The connection is our standard DC 5.5mm x 2.1mm.

[howaboutme]

2 hours ago, LiVEWiRE said:

Sorry for the late reply @howaboutme These will support just about any kind of battery that you would like to connect to them. I am currently using SLA batteries and plan to upgrade to LIFEPO4 soon. The connection is our standard DC 5.5mm x 2.1mm.

 

Thanks! I see what you're doing now. Even though you mentioned we can use whatever battery we can, it wasn't clear until you gave some examples. It's like of like a little generator for your tank but w/o the generator or the footprint. Very cool. Looking forward to seeing the product.

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