Power outage ?

[sushi62]

I'm in the Boston area and we're getting some weather. I have a Red Sea Max 130D and I was wondering how you handle a power outage? We rarely have them in my area, and hopefully we don't. My tank is only a month old so it's minimally stocked.

 

[NanaReefer]

Without a generator? Plenty of make up water. Battery powered air pumps, lots of blankets or http://t.homedepot.com/p/UltraTouch...tnDLUbDjOrNNtPe-fvtU8aAu-m8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Kongor]

Haha I am in CT, 30 inches here is what they are saying. I have my vortechs on back up but thats about it. Never lost power in this house so i am crossing my fingers.

 

[username here]

I think the biggest problem in a short power outage is the fish suffocating. Ive had a couple power outs with my 55g, and my one royal gramma survived.

I'm in Boston too, and it looks like if there is an outage, it could be longer than a few hours. It really depends on what you have.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Best of luck to everyone up northeast - here hoping you have no power outages & if you do they are short !

Here one good read... with some good tips

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ttery-backup-any-tank-any-size-step-step.html

 

[Kongor]

well...i know its a little too late but I purchased two of these guys:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009MDBU/?tag=reefsanc-20

so i can calculate the exact load my tank and sump draw so I can buy the correct generator for my tank. It will also show me how many watts that puppy consumes since I've always been curious lol

 

[DianaKay]

This is my "peace of mind" back-up:

I think everyone should HAVE A PLAN.

 

[cracker]

How are You Folks doing up north?

 

[Kongor]

http://youtu.be/i6zaVYWLTkU basically sums it up

 

[PSU4ME]

Yeah a generator is best but the next best thing I think is the battery powered air pumps. They create flow and oxygenate. I'm prepared for the storm (in west roxbury) but I'm really hoping it doesn't go out. Always good to have extra water made too, this way you can dump it back and forth to keep things good.

Blankets, boil water in water bottles, manual water movement etc etc

Good luck everyone!

 

[sushi62]

LOL Kongor...So far so good. We have about a foot right now, another foot on the way.

 

[Kongor]

Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W3_OPllU3U

I am the only one left in the after times?

We got 18 inches of snow power is good!!

 

[Stephane Cote]

Thats a lot of snow! almost as much as when i got married. the day of we got 52 cm lol


I suffered from a power outage that lasted close to 16 hours. after doing research i found that taking a cup to take the water form the tank and dump it back (to create surface movement) is good every 10-15 minutes. then i used a wooden spoon to stir a current in the tank every so often.

i went out and got a generator too... it was cheap, 300$ and was 1600watts. enough to run all my Aquarium equipment.

Steph

 

[olivert00]

I happy to say I just had this installed Dec 2014, so tank is safe

Debbie


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[nanoreefing4fun]

Hi Debbie - great to see you posting, been a bit ! very nice ^

 

[sirrealism]

I picked this up this summer. My tanks are safe. i live in fl and summers are brutal. I cant sleep in 90 degree heat + 90% humidity so I also got a couple little window shakers so I can at least cool my bedroom, run all my tanks, fridge, deep freezer and some fans. I also keep my 90g Rodi tank full just in case. Truth is I hope I never need it but I have lost tanks in the past because of power outages. So the money I spent on the gen is much less then loosing what I have invested in my tanks. Up north its pretty rare for you to loose power for long periods of time. But here in FL I have been 10 days with out power.