How Long Can Stonies Be Without Light?

[143gadgets]

Today was a sad day for me. The circuit that runs my tank has blown and the electrician came to try and fix it, but he has to come back tomorrow and rplace some wiring or something. The problem is that I am leaving tomorrow and won't be back in town until Sunday. Do u guys think that the tank will be ok until Sunday with no light?

Thanks

 

[jsweir]

It should be fine, you may get a little brown out - that's all...

 

[tangdiver]

IMO all ok, when corals shipped over seas...held a couple days, low light if any, then on plane 1-2 days total time, then maybe even reoxed and shipped throughout the US...should be ok...if anything have windows open and some light will be better than none... all IMO

 

[143gadgets]

Thanks!

 

[turtlespd]

i been without lights for 2 weeks! Your corals shoudl be fine.

Paul

 

[Ramble On Rose]

What about your pumps and heaters? I would be more worried about the temp swings and lack of water movement/lack of oxygen.

 

[ONEMANBAND]

A week or 2 should not kill anything, if its been awhile maybe just ramp up the lighting schedule once your problem is fixed.

 

[turtlespd]

You need to keep the temp and water airated. If would get some heat packs to try to keep the water with in 75 and maybe some battery operated air pumps you can find anywhere. Although not much it will help.

 

[prodman]

I had corals that were encrusted on lr survive 8 weeks of dark when I cooked my rocks.

 

[AudiSteve]

The corals should be fine but I would feed them just a little bit of food, SPS corals do not have any lipids (fat) cells to store energy. So if you don't have light give them a little food for their polyps to feed upon.

 

[jdieck]

As said before light shall be no problem, temperature, water circulation and skimming are a must. Chances of an extension cord?

 

[Leishman]

Chris is out of town, but he managed to get flow and heat set up before he left. All should be fine.