Power outage

[Rtc/tsn]

What should I do? The power just went out and is estimated to come back at around 9pm and it’s only 5:40 right now. Will my fish be okay for that long without and active filter or heater.

 

[Preacher]

Do you have battery operated air pump? If so put it in and you should be ok.

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Do you have battery operated air pump? If so put it in and you should be ok.

No I don’t have one

 

[Kolton13]

Should be ok. Check your temps every hour to make sure it’s not going to low to fast.

 

[Deadeye]

+1 it will be fine. I’ve forgotten to plug stuff back in for longer. Only delicate stuff is affected.

 

[Preacher]

No I don’t have one

It wouldn’t be a bad ideal to get one. I use them when I am transporting fish.

 

[TwoHedWlf]

What should I do? The power just went out and is estimated to come back at around 9pm and it’s only 5:40 right now. Will my fish be okay for that long without and active filter or heater.

That short of a time, unless you've got a small heavily stocked tank they'll be fine. I usually disconnect my canister filters after an hour and flush some water through them after the power comes back before restarting though.

 

[Michael Alebrtus]

AC/DC air pump is a good choice. It use electricity to operate but during power outage it automatically switches to battery mode. battery can recharge when air pump use electricity.

 

[1 2many]

I deal with this often living in the Northeast. It’s not uncommon for the power to go out. The most important thing is a battery powered air pump. It’ especially important for big fish (8-10”+) and heavily stocked tanks with smaller fish.

 

[fishguy1978]

I have had the power go off for 24hrs+ and not lost any fish.