Pump Failed while Away for Christmas - Lost My Tank

[skjl47]

Hello; Having kept fish thru the decades when power filters were not reliable for various reasons i got into the practice of running some sort of air pump powered bubblers in all my tanks. This practice has helped on numerious occasions. Some of the early HOB filters i used would lose prime if the power was off for a short time and for reasons that were unclear. The air powered hob filters, sponge filters or just bubble stones have kept tanks going during such events.
I also do not feed when away for less than a week. This also helps in the event of a power failure.
Outside of the air powered bubblers the next helpful practice has been to understock my tanks. I have not lost fish during several days of power failure and no back up generator sine going this route.

 

[FishNCash]

Skjl47, if you have no generator how did you maintain your tank temp 80+? I find it almost impossible to do without power,


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[skjl47]

Skjl47, if you have no generator how did you maintain your tank temp 80+? I find it almost impossible to do without power,


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Hello; I did not maintain the regular tank temps. This happened in early December with low temps in the 30's F. I was able to keep the house in the low 50's with a propane heater. The fish survived and I slowly warmed them up after the power came back. I keep my tanks in the mid 70's F.