Power outage coming soon
- Thread starter Bennlfer
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Funny, mine just went out this past Thursday for 9 1/2hrs. All my fishes survive. But my aro was breathing pretty heavy by the time power was back on. It was off from 9pm exact til 6:30am. My tank was also a bit over stock.
I think you'll be fine...
I think you'll be fine...
The main determinant factor will be how heavily stock your tank is, and/or the sizes of your fish. It should also be a concern if the tank goes above 90F.
I read your other post, tank is definitely heavily stocked, so it would be a good idea to buy battery powered air pumps. I believe walmart carries them. They're not too expensive so better to be safe about it, plus then you have them for the future. Also, if it were me I'd prepare for longer than 6 hours, just in case.
Funny I can't seem to remember or find where I posted my stock list. That's a good idea to prepare for longer just in case
Keep bio media from drying out, I would place sponge 's or media in the aquarium or if hob filter's manually pour aquarium water over media every hour or so. If bio media is in canister or sump do what was suggested take out and place media in aquarium, but try to get battery operated air pumps.