I need some recommendations. We just got our fish tank up and running with a few fish in it and it has cycled for approximately 40 days. I just got an email tonight stating that they were going to cut the power on the school during spring break. I do have a generator that I can put in place of it but that's going to get expensive. What are the must-have's to run? Pump, wavemakers, lights? Are there any other recommendations other than a generator? Do I need to run the generator 24 hours a day ? I don't know how long they're going to shut it off I'm going to say worst-case and Ariel which would be nine days .
Power loss for extended time.
- Thread starter Rishsd
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Can you temporarily relocate the fish during the power outage? You will need to keep most everything running with the exception of lights (if you have fish only and no corals). I would think you would need the generator on 24/7, especially if the heat will be off in the building as well.
3 fish, 1 shrimp, 20 snails, 1 crab. No coral. 110 gallon tank plus sump. Live in Florida I am not really worried about temp.
110 gallon plus sump. Just had another back fusion last Thursday. Breaking down tank is not possible.
I have a generator that will handle everything thing that I have running. I was hoping that I could run it during the day and off at night.
perhaps if running a battery bubbler in the evening, any chance the powerheads are vortech and can have a battery backup?
Yes the wavemakers are 2 vortex mp40's
.. though i would run genny 24/7 good hurricane practice
DSmithZ28
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Sorry to hear that about your back. Hope you get to feeling better.
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WatDatThing
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Setup a 10 - 20 gallons tank at your place and put your livestock in there with a hob filter. Give them a place to hide too.
For that long of a power outage, don't forget to put a wave maker or air pump in the sump or all of that die off will go into the tank once the power comes back on. I would definitely get some air pump that you can pick up at Walmart, LFS, or bait shop. You can also order these from Amazon which ships pretty fast. Here's a link to one I use on my freshwater tank. These run on 2 DC batteries and you can get a good 10 plus hours on them.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/silent-air-pump-with-battery-powered-back-up-sab11.html
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/silent-air-pump-with-battery-powered-back-up-sab11.html
WiDataTech
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Maybe you can find out more details before deciding on a plan. For instance, if theyre just doing some work on the building, it may not be a complete power outage. Maybe someone could mention the tank to the electricians and have an ext cord run from another source. Or, that area might only be affected for a day or so, and a gennie would be the best option. If power will in fact be out the whole time, then a temporary setup somewhere else may be your best bet.
