What do People do when the Power Goes Out?

[FJB]

I too keep styrofoam panels at the ready, in case a winter loss of power may occur. I too have dropped all media into the tank, and found means of agitating the surface as much as possible, via bottles with holes as Duanes showed.
Most importantly, don't even think about feeding! and definitely don't feed for a couple of days if a extended period of no electricity took place.
Hard to believe, but extended power losses during summer can be just as dangerous or more, as the house can get quite warm. Even without power loss, my Crypts melted terribly last summer, and have yet to get back to the previous splendor.

 

[Rocksor]

Ok! Sounds simple. Battery-powered filter just in case. Thanks for all your help!

Check to see if at your local Walmart for pickup https://www.walmart.com/ip/Marine-Metal-Bubble-Box-Aquarium-Aerator-Pump/16326903

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Ok. Walmart has everything lol.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

I always have battery operated pumps at hand and also like to keep around some insulation and a thick blanket to throw over the tank in case we have a outage in one of our Canadian winters

 

[Rocksor]

Ok. Walmart has everything lol.

It might be in the bait/fishing section

 

[The Masked Shadow]

I know that section well. My Walmart has a whole fish section, where they have mostly glow fish. I hate it, but I'll go their just this once. Do you mean those bubbler things?

 

[KATALEKEEPER]

I know that section well. My Walmart has a whole fish section, where they have mostly glow fish. I hate it, but I'll go their just this once. Do you mean those bubbler things?

yes it'll be in the fishing section

 

[KATALEKEEPER]

power has never gone out in my building. Even during sandy. We had electrical fires, and heating went out, but power remained!

 

[Rocksor]

I know that section well. My Walmart has a whole fish section, where they have mostly glow fish. I hate it, but I'll go their just this once. Do you mean those bubbler things?

Yeah its a bait bucket bubbler.

 

[Deadeye]

power has never gone out in my building. Even during sandy. We had electrical fires, and heating went out, but power remained!

Why’d you remind me of sandy. I have a generator now so that I don’t have to deal with power loss anymore.
My only fish casualty then was a silver dollar. He was with goldfish and the heater/filter going out must have been too much for him.