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suiso man 
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 11:49am |
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My wife just called and said the power went off. How long do I have before everything starts to die? I have battery powered air bubblers I can stick 1 in the 180 and 1 in the 24gal
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Ann_A
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 11:55am |
I don't know on the time, but get those bubblers going ASAP! The fish are what you should be concerned about since they use the most oxygen. Inverts can survive without flow or oxygen for awhile. Hopefully this is short term. Good luck! Somebody with more experience please home in! 
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 11:55am |
Depends on how your tanks are set up. Some tanks have no problems for hours or even days, especially the ones in the window and/or with less peripheral equipment. I'd get those bubblers going right away and if you want to know more, call me or search here. Good advice is available immediately at your fingertips. Aloha, Mark  Almost always available to "talk reef" Call or text 808-345-1049
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 12:07pm |
Mine was out for 2.5 hours last night with no problems. That being said I was hooking up bubblers and vortechs to a battery back up when everything finally kicked back on. Also I was pouring tank water on the corals that were poking out of the water every 15 minutes or so and to my surprise none of them were slimmed up when every thing was up and running again.
Stress was very high!!!!!!!
Needless to say a back up generator is getting installed soon. |
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 12:33pm |
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My tank is a 180 so plenty of water :) and good news the power came back on, but now I am starting to think it might be a good idea to get a backup system if the power goes out. Mark I just may hit you up on calling you after my search :)
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laynframe
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Posted: June 02 2013 at 3:29pm |
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I have a generator. I have used it 5 times in the last couple years, worth every penny
Edited by laynframe - June 02 2013 at 3:30pm
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The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!!
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Posted: June 02 2013 at 4:11pm |
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It's too late now, but my tank survived a 9-day power outage in Ohio during Hurricane Ike (yes, I used Ohio and hurricane in the same sentence.) It was SPS-dominant too. I used a bicycle rack hook stuck into an electric drill to stir the tank and the battery-powered bubblers. Thankfully the outage occurred in September, so the temperature was constant.
Saying that, my tank when I first moved here crashed after a 32 hour power outage since it was located in the basement. The temp got down to 40 degrees (some survived, including SPS.) I ran battery-powered bubblers, and I wrapped the tanks in blankets. I even added the rechargeable heat packs, but they weren't enough.
I now just have a generator, battery backups on my Vortechs, and the battery powered bubblers. Not worth the worry anymore.
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Posted: June 02 2013 at 5:23pm |
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My power was off for days and I never lost anything.
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Posted: June 02 2013 at 7:45pm |
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if all else fails you can always stir the tank by hand
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