power outages scheduled... help

[2t2_crash]

There are three power outages scheduled that will effect me in the next two months.. they are supposed to last 7 hours. How do I keep my tank from going Kaput?

 

[HASTINGSRJ]

We had one yesterday here on Kinser and one next weekend on the 23rd again.....

 

[2t2_crash]

how long and how'd you keep the tank alive?

 

[HASTINGSRJ]

I am not too sure...I dont have my tank set up yet...but I wouldnt think that a few hours would hurt anything too bad......

 

[magrath]

You can go to the local bait store and they have battery operated air pumps. Buy a couple of those and they will keep your tank good to go during the power outage.

 

[HASTINGSRJ]

thats a great idea.....

 

[Patrick12]

The air pumps will certainly do the trick....but you should also be OK for up to 12 hours.....unless you are really overstocked. I had the same outages last year when I lived on Plaza and both my tanks did fine without any help.

 

[2t2_crash]

oh ok. I have soft coral, some clams, a couple dragonnettes, a tang and four False Perculas.

 

[HASTINGSRJ]

I just found out that the power outage on Saturday will only effect half of Kinser. The towers will be effected and the surrounding buildings.

 

[jeffb3t]

To be honest, I wouldnt worry too much about outages that last no more than 12 hours. My tank experienced many of them with no ill effects. It's when it goes longer that I would be concerned with but as recommended above, battery operated airstone pump can help aleviate some of the worry.

 

[ssublime1]

I'd go with the airpumps for sure. I had an outage in my tank a few months back, no more than 6-8 hours, and it led to my corals browning out and all fish except 2 kicking it. Not to mention the sweet cyano and brown algae that kicked into full gear. I would also manually circulate the water when possible to keep flow going at least temporarily. Low oxygen events are not good for anything in your tank.

 

[2t2_crash]

I have a battery backup for a computer, I wonder if that would work?

 

[Patrick12]

I have a battery backup for a computer, I wonder if that would work?

Depending on the pump you have..... specifically its amperage draw......you will usually only get a couple hours out of it. They do not support a large amp-hour load because they are designed for computers. If you are gonna use it....I would wait until 4-5 hour into the outage.

 

[2t2_crash]

I'll have to go find one of the battery powered aspirators

 

[2t2_crash]

picked up a battery powered aerator from the fishing shop by the Ferris Wheel... the building that is painted like a ship on water that is across from Lester.


now my f@#$ coraline algae is dying off... what could cause this? everything else is good to go.

 

[Patrick12]

Check your Mg++ level. Also, do you have other forms of algae that are growing better......they might be competing with the coraline which obviously grows much slower.

 

[2t2_crash]

I'll check. definitely a water change weekend.

I have never had this problem before and quite honestly I have not checked my water levels in along time.. I just judged it by the reaction of the tank.

 

[2t2_crash]

whoops, double tapped it.