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    Posted: December 01 2011 at 12:35pm
I just talked to a buddy who works for the power company and he said it could be out for a couple days and that he'd guess mine, in Roy, will be out till tomorrow.

So where is the best place to get a generator? My house is already cold and Im super worried about the tank.
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Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following.
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180 Gallons mixed reef paradise
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I live in Roy also.  When I left the house at 7:00 am I still had power.  Did the power go out after that? 
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Yes. It went out around 11
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I know Cabelas recently had 4000W generators for around $300.00. While it's a bit of a drive for you, it may be worth it if they are still on sale.
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Well it looks like I might need to start making some calls...  Thanks for the update.

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Our power went out at 2:30 am. Both mp40's on battery back up stalled, Went back on at 4 and off at 5:30 and I gave in and fired up the generator. Power was out for 7 hours total (farmington) but my shop in bountiful is still out. My tank there is loving the mp10 with battery back up!!

Home Depot has one  on sale for Christmas. I bought mine 4 years ago and this is the first time Ive actually used it for what it was bought for.
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Well my Mother in Law in Clinton has power again.   I live really close to the sub station by Kents.  so I am hoping that my power is back up and running before I get home.  If not I did find a generator to use. 
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I have friends in Roy who all still have power so helpfully your ok
Indefinite hiatus from sw aquariums.

Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following.
50 Gallon rimless cube.
180 Gallons mixed reef paradise
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if you want something to get you by and aren't in the market for a generator, I went out and bought a car jump starter kit.....they are about 40-50 bucks and hold a charge for quite a while.  They have a typical cigarette lighter outlet on them, so I went out a bought a adapter that splits the cigarette outlet into three normally grounded outlets.  It has powered a small heater and powerhead for me for 8+ hours...that way you still have some circulation for corals/fish and can keep the water from getting too cold too fast....just a thought...
 
Other than that..stir the water here and there and throw a blanket over the tank for insulation, this helps the water temp will drop considerably less as time passes, especially if your tank is open top....I experimented with this and was surprised with how effective it was.
 
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Do you have to charge it somehow first?
Where did you get the adapter?
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What's the danger zone for temp?
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mine came fully charged when purchased....got the jump starter (car section) and adapter (electronics section) at a large Smiths  in Salt Lake....I would have went to walmart or something if I had one close because it probably would have been cheaper...
 
just make sure you plug the jump starter in to charge it back up when your power comes back on so it is ready for the next outage...
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I have a 12V dc to 120Ac plug if you need to use it.  I will not be home for until close to 6pm just let me know.  Looks like the power is up at my place. 
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Cal Ranch in Farr West has plenty of Honda Generators. The EU2000 was $1000 or $900 with a new Cal card (store credit card maybe?) The EU1000 was like $800 or maybe $700.
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Checkers has smaller ones for pretty cheap! how many watts are you looking for?
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I using my neighbors Honda EU2000. Which is really overkill for my tank. My apex shows I'm only pulling 5.0 amps with 650W of heaters but no lights.
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Got a generator going so I'm good. Thanks to a good friend who is lucky enough to still have power.

Damn it's loud tho.   I Feel bad for everyone around me...
Indefinite hiatus from sw aquariums.

Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following.
50 Gallon rimless cube.
180 Gallons mixed reef paradise
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you can rent small generators at homedepot for those looking to get power  to tanks with out paying a large cost on generators.
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I am still without power and with 5 tanks at home
I have one battery air pump that I move from tank to tank and right now I'm heating up water for each tank on a camping stove

How low can the tank get without problems to corals and fish?

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I was wondering the same.
Live Aquaria says 72-78. I would guess they would survive a little colder than that.
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