My power went out about 30 mins ago. I have a 29g tank with 2 cons. Will they be ok without any water circulation? What should I do?
Power Outage
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rudywieck52;3369201; said:
Will this be out for awhile(overnight/longer)? I'm assuming you don't have a battery powered air pump. If not get one next time just in case this happens again.
Personally my 125 was out for 24 hours before with a moderate stocked tank any noone died or anything. 2 Convicts, unless their big should be fine in a 29 for quite awhile. If the power will be out for more than 24 hours invest in a battery powered air pump at a min but if less than 12 hours they will be fine.
If they'll be ok til morning then I can go and buy a generator I want anyway. I went to wal mart once the power went out but the power was out there too. Whole town is down. Thanks for your help!
rudywieck52;3369267; said:
Yeah they will be fine, just check once filters get back online that a mini cycle doesn't break out. i have a back up UPS, but a generator would be tight!
last winter mine was out for 10 days. I never lost a fish until the 3rd day when i noticed that the water temps were down in the 50'S
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So i would say that as long as its not cold where you are then you will be fine for a couple days.
just watch for the mini cycle when you fire back up like mentioned.
. So i would say that as long as its not cold where you are then you will be fine for a couple days.
just watch for the mini cycle when you fire back up like mentioned.