The rule of thumb is one battery one night. That is why I started with 7.
I'm currently using telcom jars. They cost about $1 per amp-hour, and are pulled from cell phone towers. I purchased them from the Interstate battery store in Saskatoon, SK.
This past winter while I was snowbirding via aircraft the solar panels were covered in snow.
The battery bank reached below 8 volts.
I was able to recover the telcom jars.
I'm 75--I don't need a 20 year battery. My first bank lasted 10 years. The current bank is 6 years old and powering all I want.