Power cuts

[carolines100]

Hi all i add a power cut last night , it didnt last long but i realy didnt know what to do with tank i have a 360gal with
1. 16inch ray ,
3 5inch rays
1 12inch arrow
1 12 inch pacu
1 12 inch birchir
1 10 inch id shark
so how long would there last with no power and what would u guys do in this
situation?? thanks

 

[peewee]

just keep the water clean...and if it takes long try to remove some water.

 

[Pharaoh]

Battery operated air pumps are the way to go should you have a power outage. They would keep the water oxygenated while the pumps/filters are not running.

 

[Titania]

I was stuck with no power during the northern New England ice storm last year. Before we got a generator, the tanks were down for a full day. For me, the biggest concern was keeping the temperature up. I wrapped each tank in blankets. I also ran battery-powered air pumps in each of my tanks, which helped at least keep some level of water movement going in the tanks. Out of a couple hundred fish and 17 tanks, I only lost 2 small tetras to the power outage. All of my big fish in my 210 were just fine, albeit a bit cool.

Once I got a generator, I was able to keep all of my heaters and filters running without issue. The house had no heat, but the fish were fine.

I did water changes once I had power again (7 days later). If the power is out for an extended period of time, you're going to go through a mini-cycle (at minimum) since your aerobic filter bacteria will have died due to lack of oxygen.

 

[screaminleeman]

I have pure sine wave UPS setup for my tanks. I only run the extremely low wattage, vital equipment on the UPS. The air pumps and filters would run on all dozen tanks for hours with just a small UPS. The lighting and heating systems are NOT on my UPS. I have a fireplace insert that can keep the entire house heated with no electricity all winter if necessary.

 

[fishy12]

U cld wire a generator to it all or use a air compressor to mayb make air filters?