What does everyone keep in their emergency stash?

[thacarter546]

Just like the title says what does everyone keep in their emergency supply stash and/or do you keep one? Really I'm just fishing for ideas here to make sure I have my bases covered if something breaks.

Mine is a main canister o ring and pump o ring for each filter
An impeller shaft for each filter
An impeller cover for my 2260 (Actually a 2262 cover)
A spare uv bulb for each uv unit
A spare cap and seal for each uv unit
A spare roll of 1/2 and 5/8 hose
A vast supply of hose clamps
A ton of filter media for some reason
A spool of polyethylene co2 tubing
A spool of cheap airline and some air stones
A couple of walmart air pumps (need to add a battery powered one)
Two bags of antibiotic food
various medications
Tons of python repair parts (Mine is a frankenstein that started as an aqeon water changer and I will not go without it.)

 

[JK47]

Gallon of prime
Prazi pro
Few kilos of pellets
Carbon block filters
5 micron sediment filters
Extra filter housing
Tubs and tubs of pvc / misc filtration parts
Bio media
Impellers
Pumps
Filter socks
I always try to have enough gear to setup an 80-125 gallon tank. I have no clue why but I do.

 

[Hendre]

Gallon of prime
Prazi pro
Few kilos of pellets
Carbon block filters
5 micron sediment filters
Extra filter housing
Tubs and tubs of pvc / misc filtration parts
Bio media
Impellers
Pumps
Filter socks
I always try to have enough gear to setup an 80-125 gallon tank. I have no clue why but I do.

Thats a good plan. I have:
Prime and Sodium thiosulphate dechlorinator
Air pump and tubing etc
Seachem Kanaplex (from previous treatment)
Seachem Stability
A few trays of bloodworm
Spare sponge filter.

It isnt really a lot but i can't afford backup equipment right now

 

[HarleyK]

Good thread!!!
I haven't looked at most of my supplies as Emergency Stash, but more like surplus that accumulated over the years, but hey, I also use it for emergencies, so fair enough!!!

Generator (my true emergency toy)
Air pumps, various canister parts, media, heaters, tubing, valves, a few empty tanks, a few unused filters
I keep some food and stuff,

thinking of it, looks like I have a hoarding problem... I should probably declutter....

 

[Pomatomus]

I keep a lot of the things mentioned but there is one important one that wasn't:

Poly Filter pad

Here's why:

These will pull out various chemicals and change color based on what they get. My old store couldn't figure out what was killing corals. We threw one in the sump and it turned blue after a day. Copper. Our copper tests weren't sensitive enough to find any in the water, but the pad led us to take apart a pump and we found a brass part.

I started keeping one when my boss told me he spilled an entire beer into his fish tank. He threw one of these pads in the filter and the fish were 100% fine with no water change. I was sold. I always keep one around just in case!

 

[tomojsg]

i sold everything i dont need/use or gave them away to de-clutter
so no stash for aquarium related stuff but i do have a emergency
go bag. clothes, mre/canned goods, med kit, ropes, zip ties, knives,
bullets & mags, flash lights, self filtering water bottles, bottled waters,
foldable mini shovel and etc etc. all the goods...

 

[thacarter546]

^If I could make a suggestion there look into your filtered water bottles. 99 percent of the ones on the market are worthless carbon filters. Switch it out for a sawyer mini or squeeze. A squeeze will supply a 3 person group with water for weeks.

What canister parts do you all keep? It's hard to find eheim parts around here so I want my bases covered. Although I will admit I have 2 functioning Rena xp3s ready to go as well.

 

[dan518]

Pretty much the same as everyone else, also have 2 car batteries and a 300 watt converter

 

[knobhill]

:
Generator

12 outlet air pump, with 12 stones and 100's of feet of airline tubing

Spare FX5 plus extra motor.

Extra sump pump pump with 20 ft of 3/4" tubing

1 gallon of prime

275g tote with conditioned water.