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Can I run an aquarium pump from an inverter with out completely killing my start battery.
I have my 24 volt trolling motor wired to the two batteries for it. Always have done that.
Everything else is wired to start battery.
Just asking for advice.
Thanks in advance.
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Guess I should mention that I want to use my Yeti cooler to keep a pound or more fresh. Thought an aquarium pump with 4-6 inch stone would do the trick.
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They don't draw much power. Most inverters are set to shut down before a stsrting battery becomes to discharged to crank an engine.
I have also in a pinch used a set of jumper cables to boost my starting battery off of my trolling batteries. It sure beat paddling an 18.5 foot bass boat
And those handy starting power packs the size of a cigarette pack work well for starting a low cranking battery. I use a 30 quart Engel cooler with a Frabill bubbler connected to the starting battery and never had a battery problem. I add a 4 lb block of Yeti icepack to keep it all cool and the minnows live for days.
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Just use a 12 volt marine aerator and you wont need a inverter. The one I use has two hoses with air stones.
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Originally Posted by "G"
Yup, this
https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Metal-.../dp/B07TXM78GD
Here is the one G and I tun. I have mine rigged for 1 hose with a T to carry 2 minnow buckets and other hose to run livewell. Never had a minutes problem keeping minnows or fish alive. Plus I for one hate the idea of inverters in boats. Electricity and water in a boat don’t mix in my mind, now that’s just me. Plus this pump I think puts out as much or more than some of the better aquarium pumps. I have the 110 version on my 75 gallon holding tank in shop.
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What G said is true of mine. The Frabill has two outlets for two hoses and two aerator stones. I merged the two into one so it would fit in the hole made for it on my Engel cooler. Two pressures into one stone makes plenty of bubbles. I also have the battery operated Engle aerator if I need to take the bait off the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
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Agree
Skip the inverter and use the money elsewhere.
Boats have a limited power supply and power inverters are anywhere from 50-90% efficient, depending on load, but never 100% so you always waste some of that limited power supply.
The above aerator suggestions are a much better way to go from a power conservation viewpoint.
Grab one of the small Lithium rechargeable batteries used for ice fishing if you worried about the start battery or increase the size of the start battery if space allows.
Good Luck
I use a FRABILL magnum bait station. It has a cigarette lighter plug in which works on my boat (Tracker) and doesn’t affect the batteries at all. I also purchased the 110v power cord so I can take the bait station off the boat and plug it in overnight or longer. I like Cray would err away from additional electricity (inverter) on the boat. I have started carrying a battery pack jump starter in the boat after I left my key on for hours last fall and killed the battery. I was thankful that I had a 24 volt TM to get back to the ramp on but I couldn’t trim the outboard up and had to do that manually by hand. Needless to say it was dark and I had to strip down to my skivies and wade in the water to trailer the boat. It was a cold Ohio fall evening but it all turned out ok, just put the experience in my mind and learned a few things.