power outage from 1am uk

[crossleymarko]

hi all its now 2am in the uk... had a power out since 1am.. i have a 155 gal freshwater tank.. with a 55 gal sump.
rang the supplier and its the main sub station.. could be 4am could be 10am...

arrggghh...

i have no back up at all... i bought an inverter ages ago.and its not pure sine..

any ideas. ive come on here as i know ppl are awake. . i have generator but dont think the neigbours would be impressed...

 

[cameronpalte]

I would use the generator if need be. With a tank that size it will take some time for temperature to drop however no water movement could really kill some things especially since you're having 0 oxygen exchange with 0 movement

If you can't use you're generator then worse case take something like a net or paddle (haven't tried this) and stir things up a bit to get some water movement.

 

[crossleymarko]

thanks for the reply... power came back on as i had just read your post via my mobile.. i was just starting to paddle and the pump kicked in... was weired,
anyhow... gonna get a pure sine inverter as the one i bought isnt.

backup power 101 needed....lol

was more bothered about the sump media....

 

[snorvich]

thanks for the reply... power came back on as i had just read your post via my mobile.. i was just starting to paddle and the pump kicked in... was weired,
anyhow... gonna get a pure sine inverter as the one i bought isnt.

backup power 101 needed....lol

was more bothered about the sump media....

Battery operated airpumps are excellent, inexpensive ways of keeping a tank water moving and aerated.

 

[crossleymarko]

what if its 11-13hrs as stated by the electric company...

no filtration?

this is the 4th powerout in 11 months...


never experienced this

 

[h2so4hurts]

Pure sine isn't really important for motors (they just run less efficiently). More so for tube TVs. You'll be fine using your inverter.