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joel

joel

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it supposed to flood real bad by me tonight. My tanks are in the basement and it will flood down there. i have a small tank for my little guys, but not for my larger fish. they are still small too. any suggestions what i can put them in for now. i'll never be able to get the tanks out of the basement by myself. the largest of my fish is an 8 inch arowana. I'll just use my filters and heaters i have now, but i need some sort of container for the fish. any suggestions please. :help2:
 
How about big rubbermaid containters. If you have enough dough ...try to find a farm store and get a stock container. if nothing else use buckets i guess. Good luck,I hope everyone makes it
 
Go to your LFS and see if the can give you one of those styrofoam containers they get their fish in, a big one, that is a great container for your fish. Otherwise, go to your local target, walmart, shopko, or whatever store you have like that around there, and get the largest rubbermaid storage container you can find, preferably with a lid...Then use your heater, and an air pump with a bubble wall in it to keep the water heated and circulating....
Hope this helps Joel!

Jen ;)
 
BE VERY CAREFULL WITH THE HEATERS THEY CAN MELT THROUGH THE PLASTIC. Maybe put them on a glass plate.

Good luck.
 
Go to (or call around ) your local equipment supply store or possibly a rental place and see about getting a sump pump. They'll know what you mean when you tell them that it's to pump out your basement to keep it dry. Winter isn't even here yet and your place may flood again. Be prepared so you don't have to stress -or worse- your fish. Also it might be a good idea to acquire a generator to run the pump and fish room if your local power goes out. If that happens even tupperware won't save them, unless you have a way to keep their temperatures constant. Believe me, we've lost quite a few fish from lengthy blackouts and finally got a generator. The cost was nothing compared to the price of losing and replacing fish.
Hope this helps and I sincerely wish you all the luck to get through it all.
 
turtall said:
Go to (or call around ) your local equipment supply store or possibly a rental place and see about getting a sump pump. They'll know what you mean when you tell them that it's to pump out your basement to keep it dry. Winter isn't even here yet and your place may flood again. Be prepared so you don't have to stress -or worse- your fish. Also it might be a good idea to acquire a generator to run the pump and fish room if your local power goes out. If that happens even tupperware won't save them, unless you have a way to keep their temperatures constant. Believe me, we've lost quite a few fish from lengthy blackouts and finally got a generator. The cost was nothing compared to the price of losing and replacing fish.
Hope this helps and I sincerely wish you all the luck to get through it all.
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thanks. my sump is ready to go. got a generator. two shop vacs. and a constant supply of coffee. i've done this before, just never had to worry about my fish. i will not move the fish unless water comes up to the filters under the tank.
 
joel said:
thanks. my sump is ready to go. got a generator. two shop vacs. and a constant supply of coffee. i've done this before, just never had to worry about my fish. i will not move the fish unless water comes up to the filters under the tank.
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Wow, that bad! Good luck to you. I just saw So. Mass. on Fox news and looks bad enough...
 
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