Prepare for Weather Tonight
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Topic: Prepare for Weather Tonight
Posted By: bur01014
Subject: Prepare for Weather Tonight
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 1:08pm
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Just a little reminder, to double check generators, heaters, backup batteries, etc....as it is supposed to get quite windy (+50-70 mph) and stormy throughout much of the State, late this evening. Crossing fingers, power outages will be minimal! |
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Posted By: Teknik777
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 2:30pm
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I had a whole home hook up or manual transfer connection installed after last December. Gas, and oil stocked up just in case. ------------- 220 G SPS Display. |
Posted By: Bryce
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 2:53pm
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Man my plan of just daisy chaining together a bunch of 9 volt batteries and giving the kids straws to blow bubbles in the tank is sounding pretty pathetic right now...seriously I know I'm good on no flooding if power goes out but I need to invest in something to keep tank alive.
------------- 65g Reef |
Posted By: DanhNgo
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 2:58pm
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i'm ready. i have an ton of paper cups to move water from my sump to the tank. ------------- 200 Gal Reef 25 Gal Nano Reef |
Posted By: ksmart
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 3:03pm
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I used to have battery operated pumps but sold them when I "got out" of the hobby lol. whoops ------------- |
Posted By: lskurys
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 3:46pm
Ok guys charge up your cordless drills this can save you if you don't have a generator back up. Just get beater or 2 from your mixer your tank will be fine for days. Well that still not help much with heat but it is a start.  ------------- 220g , large elite aquatics sump. 3 Radion Pro Gen 3 lights 3 Mp 40's |
Posted By: Teknik777
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 4:54pm
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That is good for oxygen but dosing and heat you will need a generator. Manual transfer $600-$800 generator $500 I easily have that in one acro colony. I sleep better at night knowing all my fish will be safe. I lost 18 fish with no pump in 6-7 hours. ------------- 220 G SPS Display. |
Posted By: Jeffatpm
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 5:46pm
WOW and I thought my level of addiction was high! ------------- 210 Reef with loads of LEDS Large Fishey Room Located Near Jordan Landing in West Jordan. |
Teknik777 wrote:Posted By: Teknik777
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 5:53pm
Lol Jeff you have seen my level of addiction...
------------- 220 G SPS Display. |
Posted By: Jeffatpm
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 5:57pm
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You haven't seen mine, I have two tanks both bigger than your one lol. Not to discredit yours because it is packed and gorgeous! ------------- 210 Reef with loads of LEDS Large Fishey Room Located Near Jordan Landing in West Jordan. |
Posted By: ClownFishAddict
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 6:07pm
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Went and bought a UPS backup today and as it turns out the wiring in my apartment is faulty. Every plug I try is setting off the faulty wiring alarm. This sucks, all I want to use it for is one of the 2 return pumps on my RSM.... GRRRRRRRRRRR! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61789&title=ok-here-it-goes-my-redneck-120-rimless-build" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 6:09pm
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I have a Generator if anyone needs to use it, 801.548.5201 ------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: DLindquist
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 6:40pm
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Battery back ups for our MP-60's and a dedicated generator for the tank- if and as needed. ------------- A government strong enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take everything you have. |
Posted By: Dionysus
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 7:28pm
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clownfish will you pm the price of the backup, I've been wanting to pick one up? ------------- AquaMedic 250 Watt XM 20k 2 420s Vhos 29 DT SPS Dominant 20 G Long Frag http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56607&title=dionysus-tank-build" rel="nofollow - My Tank Progress =) |
Posted By: ClownFishAddict
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 8:18pm
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Posted By: DanhNgo
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 8:54pm
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okay. i have a honda generator if anyone needs to borrow it. ------------- 200 Gal Reef 25 Gal Nano Reef |
Posted By: suiso man
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 1:15am
| its awesome that everybody is offering... I how we all don't need it. |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 7:59am
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My power was out for three hours last night. No real issues other than I had to stay up from midnight to 3am. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 8:49am
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Hope everyone survived the night alright. No problems here shy of waking up to frigin snow. ------------- It's Not a Hobby It's an Obsession 150&210 Gallons of Madness and. Sanity! 801-850-4915 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65135&title=builderofdreams-feedback-post |
Posted By: hydro phoenix
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 9:26am
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So here's a question, how do you keep the heat in the tank when the power goes out? ------------- recent absurdity..Unicorns have rabies |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 9:38am
Wrap the tank in a blanket and tape it to hold it. If you have a return pump still running you can also fill one of those 5 gallon Orange drink jugs (the ones you see at all the sporting events) with hot or warm water. Then connect a long hose to your return so that it pumps the tank water through a hose that is submerged in the hot water in the jug. I've even heated the water on a fire in the back yard before to keep it warm after the water heater was out of hot water. :) Gotta keep the water friends alive. ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 1:59pm
What weather? No wind or snow in West Jordan.  Adam, when the power is out between midnight and 3 am you are supposed to just sleep through it, it's dark anyway.  |