Originally Posted by bessycerka
here is a handy little item that may help. You plug it in for a while and it charges up, it has 2 plugs so it will run stuff on AC when you plug it in ( it holds a charge ) plus it will jump start your car, and is tire inflator, I got it as a gift, and it's a handy item for a power outage. About $90 on next tag. One of the reviewers said it ran a dvd player and a small TV for hours, so it should run powerheads for a long time with no trouble, and may keep a heater going too if it's not a real high wattage
Also, in florida, I bought a battery operated air pump thet plugged into the wall. I would leave the tubing with the airstone in the tank always. The pump had a sensor on it that detected when the power went out, and then the battery pump would come on, it was a necessary item due to the many power outages in Florida from thunderstorms. That was about $20.
That's a nice little item. Does it come with a cigarette adapter? If so, that would be really handy in an emergency. Plug it into you car (while in idle) and run an extention cord from the pack to you tank. Will run as long as your car is on.