Need help. No power. How long till problems?

As far as regulating the temp. If the tank starts rising. Fill a sandwich bag with ice and float it in the tank, but keep an eye on it or you'll have other issues. I live in Florida and even though it's a comfortable day by 2:00pm it gets warm
 
RVANANO said:
Totally understand what you mean and I don't suggest sitting around doing nothing but if the OP is new to the hobby I wouldn't want to freak him/her out by saying this is an emergency and to go out and spend a bunch of money. I would prefer to get an idea from the power company about how long until it's restored. If you go down and ask them in a polite way stating the reason for your concern they will tell you an estimate most likely. Then the OP could buy the item online when it is restored much cheaper than at a local store etc.

If they say it will be out for a day or so, then the OP doesn't have much of a choice. Smell what I'm stepping in? :)
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He's going to WalMart. He can always just return the stuff ;)

In all seriousness, I do know where you are coming from though, but aside from using the word "emergency", I feel nobody was really freaking out here.

Being in Florida where there CAN be acclimate weather, a smaller generator wouldn't be a terrible idea IMO. Throw it in the garage and you will have it when needed. I have gone the "I will rent one when I need one" route. Problem is, everyone else has the same general idea.
 
I've had my reef go down for 6-7hrs with no losses. I would occasionally stir things up to keep water moving.

Generators or at least power inverters are your friends.
 
Fish are pretty good dealing with tempature drops. They can live even when it drops pretty low, they just will eat less and do less. Just be sure to rewarm the tank slowly when the power comes on if it has dropped much.

Just keep the water airatted and you'll be fine for now.
 
lordofthereef said:
He's going to WalMart. He can always just return the stuff ;)

In all seriousness, I do know where you are coming from though, but aside from using the word "emergency", I feel nobody was really freaking out here.

Being in Florida where there CAN be acclimate weather, a smaller generator wouldn't be a terrible idea IMO. Throw it in the garage and you will have it when needed. I have gone the "I will rent one when I need one" route. Problem is, everyone else has the same general idea.
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Agreed.. Best part about having a generator is that the power must know b/c it never goes out once you have one ;)
 
Conrad25 said:
I would skip all that and get the best. Get a power inverter for your car or vehicle and plug it in with a nice long orange extension cord. You can than plug in all the power heads and everything. Usually you can pick one up for $35 or sometimes less. If you buy a bigger one, you can power a heater also, but than you have to start and run your car every once in a while to keep the battery charged.

Conrad
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+1 on the big inverter with long extension cord. Got me through a 6hr power outage. Need to run the car once in a while. This may not be an emergency this time but the emergency may come some day.

I also run two small Koralias from an inverter all the time just in case I'm not around when the power outage starts. Not all Koralias will run off the cheap inverters when power is removed. You need to test first. My Apex will text and email me when a power outage starts.
 
well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.
 
winvargh said:
well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.
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Bubble box, walmart $8. Will run for a couple of days on 2 batteries.
 
winvargh said:
well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.
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I take it your home has electric heat? In New York? If so, that sucks! :(
 
Yeah I guess that was a problem. I had that happen to me. I found wrapping the whole tank in TinFoil, then Styrofoam, then foil again helped a bit.

Fish can survive in low temperatures if it drops slowly, but I guess it dropped for to long.

Sorry about the loss :(
 
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