no power Electricity
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Topic: no power Electricity
Posted By: mOnster
Subject: no power Electricity
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 7:12pm
| So the power just went out in my area and I'm wondering how long can fish corals shrimps etc be ok with out heater pupms skimmer ? I'm kinda worry |
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Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 7:31pm
| I have a generator if you want to borrow it.... I will need to make sure it starts first. I will text you |
Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 7:42pm
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You could take a cup of water and scoop the top of your tank water and poor it back in that should be better than nothing but really watch your fish breathing.... if they start breathing heavy churn more water... if they look fine though you should be ok for a couple hours ------------- http://www.reefinsanity.com" rel="nofollow - www.ReefInsanity.com http://www.facebook.com/ReefInsanity" rel="nofollow - www.Facebook.com/ReefInsanity 801-680-4676 |
Posted By: mOnster
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 7:42pm
Thanks man appreciated it |
badfinger wrote:Posted By: mOnster
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 7:44pm
Ok thanks nick |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 8:34pm
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I have a generator if you need it ------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 8:59pm
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We went 9 days without power...it can be done. We used a cordless drill and attached an egg beater and rubberized bicycle hook to it to stir the tank. We also used the battery powered airstones. We decided to ensure we would never have another power outage by buying a generator. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: mOnster
Date Posted: January 30 2014 at 9:52pm
| Thanks everybody the power it's back on , appreciate all ur help and time :) |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 31 2014 at 10:00pm
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Good to hear that power was restored after ~2 hours. I assume there was no loss? As the water cools, it holds more O2.  As water cools, metabolism slows so the animals need less O2. Reduced flow slows the delivery of O2, export of CO2 and waste away from coral.  Coral and fish can usually survive many hours of reduced flow. Coral and fish can survive temperatures of 65 and sometimes lower for extended periods. The way I see it, during extended power outages, it's okay to let the water cool but try to keep it moving a little. As usual, water movement is more important, even critical for SPS coral, so having a powerhead or air bubbler on a battery can save lives. Another solution would be to drop the water level around the SPS so they can shed some waste and get some air like they would when exposed during low tide. Coral are genetically programmed to slime as a protection from drying out during low tide. A little splashing water helps during low tide. Of course this happened after sundown, but during the day: Algae in the system produces O2, so moving algae from the Refugium to display can help a lot. Even in faint indirect sunlight algae produces some O2. Aloha, Mark  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: mOnster
Date Posted: January 31 2014 at 10:43pm
| Thanks Mark !! It's great to know all that .. |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: February 01 2014 at 2:12am
| Another thing you can do.... Invest in a small solar panel that will charge a small battery to use a power inverter on which will run a small koralia for several hours considering they only require a few watts to run. |
Posted By: Baghtal
Date Posted: May 31 2016 at 12:15pm
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What about water movement in the sump during an extended power outage (2+ Hours). I've got a power head on a battery backup to keep things churning during them, but how do all the critters in my refugium do without the flow? ------------- I like to think that the moon is there, even when I'm not looking at it. ~Albert Einstein |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: May 31 2016 at 12:23pm
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The Macro algae in your refugium produces oxygen for the inhabitants of the sump. Light might be more important to your sump than water movement. ------------- 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: scfurse77
Date Posted: May 31 2016 at 2:43pm
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Just my 2 cents if anyone cares. Everyone with a salt water fish tank should own a generator. Of course it's just my opinion but most people i know in the hobby have thousands of dollars in their tanks. It is a little easier for me to say because i own a generator for Tailgaiting/Camping anyways. But still...... Here is one that is on Amazon for $125 and this would be more than enough to run most peoples tanks while even keeping the tank lights on. http://www.amazon.com/PowerPro-56101-Starting-Portable-Generator/dp/B00J261PGQ?ie=UTF8&keywords=generator&qid=1464726819&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2 ------------- CADLIGHTS 42 Versa, 20 Gallon Sump, ATI Dimmable 8 Bulb T5 w/SbReef Lights Sbar, Bubble Muggus Skimmer and really mad wife :) |
Posted By: evan127
Date Posted: June 05 2016 at 8:41am
| Before I invested in back up equipment, I would do everything by hand. I would always open up the window near the tank just a bit to get fresh air into the room, no matter the season. I would use a turkey baster to shoot air into the water of the display and refugium in 3 to 5 minute increments. I would use just a standard thermometer to check the water temperature every half an hour. When it needed to be heated, I would take out a gallon of water at a time and heat it on the stove until it was about 85 degrees. I would keep heating the water until the system's temperature was about 80 degrees. Luckily I have never had the power go out for more than 10 hours. Turkey basting the water and driving as much air into different parts of the tank and heating the water on the stove, I've never lost a fish or coral due to the power being out. |