If this happens often, I would get 2 battery powered bubblers (maybe more if your tank is that big). However many you feel safe for the tank, and 1 to open up your can and stick in it. This will keep some of the bb from dying, and preventing anoxic conditions that can make nasty compounds for your fish.
Get a large UPC backup, hook all of your tanks to it and set your filters to go off every hour or so depending on how many wats/hours it has on it.
You can also hook your comp to it
Floridians go through power outages quite frequently. Some outages, during hurricane season, can stretch out for as long as 3 months.
Next time you have a power outage, place some or all of your media in your tank and get as recommended a battery powered airpump. I would also never just let my filters resume running after a power outage. It can get toxic with all that dead bacteria that you are pumping back into the tank!
I would immediately do a 25% water change and probably do another one in a couple of days. You are going to be getting a mini cycle at least.
Hm, I don't get how that would work? Isn't the whole process of the bacteria surviving related to the fish waste ie ammonia? And if the fish aren't in the bucket how would it work?
Hm, I don't get how that would work? Isn't the whole process of the bacteria surviving related to the fish waste ie ammonia? And if the fish aren't in the bucket how would it work?
You should put the media into the tank with the fish, if you can. I can't do that with our wet/dry filter, so I add more water to the tank so that the bioballs are submerged. We have enough time to get our big generator (too big to keep at home) and get it running. With a big generator, it's business as usual. I always carefully monitor the water parameters for a few days after any power outage...just in case I had BB die off.
Hm, I don't get how that would work? Isn't the whole process of the bacteria surviving related to the fish waste ie ammonia? And if the fish aren't in the bucket how would it work?
