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Can anyone recommended a setup to aereate a 300 Gallon pond, unattended, 24/7, using batteries and a solar panel? I have tried buying my own stuff (mentioned in the previous post), but it is not working and I am thinking about trashing the stuff I bought and starting from scratch.
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Really UNATTENDED and BATTERIES are mutually exclusive. If you can live with great aeration in good sun, a
little in poor sun, and none the rest of the time, its possible to match up DC pumps to adequate panels to run
without batteries. Bruce Roe -
UNATTENDED and BATTERIES are mutually exclusive? Wow, this is a pretty big disappointment. I had not considered that.Comment
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I will cut to the chase with no lip service and tell you what is needed based on your other thread.
Battery Capacity @ 12 volts = 40 AH
Panel Wattage required if a 12 volt battery panel using PWM 10-amp Controller = 100 watts
Panel Wattage required using MPPT 10-Amp Controller = 60 watts
Now you know why round 1 failed, everything was undersized.
Good Luck.MSEE, PEComment
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Thank you. I will google these terms and try to understand your recommendation. Any chance you want to just give me a parts list, ideally with Amazon links and everything?Comment
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Does this part list look to you like the right way to go? :
WindyNation 60 Watt 60W Polycrystalline 12V 12 Volt Solar Panel Battery Charger:
Genasun GV-10-Pb-12V, 10 Amps 12 Volts 140 Watts MPPT Solar Charge Controller for Lead Acid
12V 55Ah High Capacity Deep Cycle Battery for Solar Wind Panels
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