DIY Kraken - Aquarium UPS 12/24v powered by PowerQueen 12V100Ah Premium LiFePO4 Battery

UPS Power for the gear! ditch those power bricks and add some battery backup goodness Awesome Support the channel by picking up your parts via our affiliate links:

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[telegraham]

Great price for those Queens! Three points:

1. Always charging is always cycling. You're always charging. That's not ideal.

2. Using a $100 US Noco as a power supply doesn't make sense to me when you can use a $21US Mroinge charger and a $12US 12VDC 5A power supply. Adding something like the ReefBoxx (or the very inexpensive DIY equivalent) takes care of the switching between power sources.

3. The Kraken does not natively supply 24V when running off of battery. 12V only unless you add a boost converter to the Kraken's output. Yours is providing native device voltage.

And Jeff is right...this is an Ecotech battery alternative.

[jeffreybednarek]

That’s not a Kraken, that’s a DIY Ecotech Battery Backup. Kraken is so much more than just a 12V battery backup. Kraken is primarily a smart DC distribution center with smart output control, with power monitoring, and built in controller. The battery backup of a kraken is only a tiny part of that device.

[billydanzz]

Cool vid as always. Have you ever thought about doing a video series about basic electrical? I love watching the DIY videos, but aspects such as the installation of fuses on power leads are just things that would be cool to learn/understand to have the confidence to attempt these projects. And the association with reefing would make it fun to learn.

[djmikefury]

Yea, this isn’t a Hydros Kraken by any means. The system backup feature is just one aspect of it as it’s using industrial meanwell power supply to get rid of those bricks, but it’s a power monitoring system as well as a full fledged controller. I look at your kit as more of another version of an Ecotech battery backup like for my MP40s.

[barelyreefer]

thank you for sharing your knowledge. Very cool!

[richardgaston]

I have purchased the items needed to prepare this for my tank. I’m not sure of the leads to your equipment. I have a 24v dc return pump. Do I hook it to the THLY input 12v output 24v converter and any 12v equipment to the Drok input 9-36b output 12v

[richardgaston]

What amp fuses are you using for protection?

[lovermansmith]

Very Cool . I think depending where you live, between rolling black outs, Earth quakes, fires, storms, tornados, grid attacks ( a diffinite reality for Ukrainian reefers ) a great long lasting back up system . Gives you plenty of time to break out the generator if need be . Or charge with your car .Thanks reef Dude ! 😊 vital information, well explained & kept simple

[sanpietroprogettista]

Thank you, this is a great idea. I’m gonna build it.