Hello; We get that sort of storm also usually in the spring or summer. I have been outside in over two inch "hail stone ice". Left big bruises on my arms, back, and shoulders. Looked like someone took a baseball bat to me. Went thru lots of color stages as they healed. I was able to protect my head. Put dents all over my new car. I was only out in it for about a minute.Ahh yes, way different to what I'm thinking of. Where I am from, if someone says 'ice storm' (which is rare) it normally means golf ball sized hail stones and 30+km/hr winds.
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Battery powered backups, big water change beforehand, light feeding, keeps lights on planted tanks (plants only provide oxygen when photosynthesiszing, otherwise they use it), insulate tank with Styrofoam (not completely over the top, though, and be sure to leave enough gaps for observation), and be prepared for your fish to react poorly to the pressure change. Fish are often nervous during big storms, and any particularly anxious or dash-prone fish (pacu, gar, silver dollars, etc) should have each end of their tank cushioned with something like a big bunch of plastic plants. That helps keep them from breaking their skulls open.
You can often get some fairly long-lived and powerful battery-powered air pumps at anywhere that sells bait and fishing supplies- they're for bait buckets, but they work for aquariums. Some are a bit loud, but most can be muffled with a towel.
You can often get some fairly long-lived and powerful battery-powered air pumps at anywhere that sells bait and fishing supplies- they're for bait buckets, but they work for aquariums. Some are a bit loud, but most can be muffled with a towel.
Hello; Good suggestions. Also if the battery pumps fail or you cannot get, the surface of the water can be aggitated from time to time by hand. Have pleny of extra batteries if you find a pump.
I do not feed at all during an outage. My fish have gone for many days without food before.
It's been on uk radio today about the atrocious weather thats going to hit the eastern seaboard this weekend. Stay safe any of you MFK guys who are unfortunate enough to be in the path of the storm.
Get a generator. You don't need to spend like crazy for one. It just needs enough power to run your tanks. I made a very huge mistake not having one when my power was out for 5 days. My lost was huge.
