OK washington guys....It is by the coast..
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Grayland&state=WA&country=us
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HELP!!! My AROWANAS need rescued...
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Crappy weather, I'm sure glad I'm in CALI.
but my finned friends need help fast...
Crappy weather, I'm sure glad I'm in CALI.
but my finned friends need help fast...
You have a PM...Thank You very much...hbluehunter;1323246; said:
My Aros are 24"-2 years old and 12"- 9 months.
My Reg Pleco is 18"-2 years
my Albino Choc Pleco is 12"-18 months
My spotted sailfin Pleco is 5" and 5 years old.
The Oscars are Tiger and Albino tiger and are 8"-1year olds...
Power has been out for much too long and I hope they didn't swim to fishHeaven already... I can't get through to the friend that has been tending to them...Pray for their health!
The TRUST;1323556; said:Nice talking to ya Ben.
I'll see what I can do if I cna find anyone that can help out around the area. With all the flooding it's going to be tough getting out there.
Hope at least the fish are still alive
Yes Jed,
And thank you for your efforts...I'm trying desperatly to connect up with anybody near my house, no luck so far...
If the storming keeps up, they'll be able to swim to safety.
Unfortunately, for the moment, the highway is flooded to Westport Washington and the only way to save the fish is with some kind of local power source.
If possible, rig a 12 volt to 120-volt inverter from your car battery to the aquarium. A 400-watt unit will support a 300-watt heater, a small Rio 2500 water pump drawing 65 watts and an air pump drawing about 8 watts.
Four hundred watts of 115-volt power is equal to about (400/120) 3.4 Amps. Convert amps to 12-volt battery power and you have a battery power draw of about 10 times or 34 amps. Most car batteries will deliver in the range of 80-120 Amp hours before running down.
Most cars have a 55-75 Amp hour alternator/charger, which can easily keep up with the inverter power draw.
Last year when the power in the Seattle Washington area was out for 4 days at my home I ran my car engine almost continuously at idle to keep up with my 700-watt inverter power draw. Every few hours I increased the engine speed for a minute or two just to be sure it was pumping oil and not over heating. My fuel consumption at idle was in the range of 5-8 gallons per 24-hour period.
With this system, I supported the heat, filters and pump requirements on a dozen aquariums although not all at one time. I ran each of the four systems for 2-4 hour periods and then switch to another tank system. Yes, I was going steady and got very little sleep but no fish were lost and no tank got below 69 degrees.
I how have a battery start generator as nothing less would support the pumps and heaters on my just finished 8,000 gallon outdoor aquarium.
If possible, rig a 12 volt to 120-volt inverter from your car battery to the aquarium. A 400-watt unit will support a 300-watt heater, a small Rio 2500 water pump drawing 65 watts and an air pump drawing about 8 watts.
Four hundred watts of 115-volt power is equal to about (400/120) 3.4 Amps. Convert amps to 12-volt battery power and you have a battery power draw of about 10 times or 34 amps. Most car batteries will deliver in the range of 80-120 Amp hours before running down.
Most cars have a 55-75 Amp hour alternator/charger, which can easily keep up with the inverter power draw.
Last year when the power in the Seattle Washington area was out for 4 days at my home I ran my car engine almost continuously at idle to keep up with my 700-watt inverter power draw. Every few hours I increased the engine speed for a minute or two just to be sure it was pumping oil and not over heating. My fuel consumption at idle was in the range of 5-8 gallons per 24-hour period.
With this system, I supported the heat, filters and pump requirements on a dozen aquariums although not all at one time. I ran each of the four systems for 2-4 hour periods and then switch to another tank system. Yes, I was going steady and got very little sleep but no fish were lost and no tank got below 69 degrees.
I how have a battery start generator as nothing less would support the pumps and heaters on my just finished 8,000 gallon outdoor aquarium.
