Fire, Lightning, Thunder...NO POWER!

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/18/2006, 10:38 PM

over the course of the past 4 hours a major storm passed through southern new england and set a oil tanker on fire...besides this plenty of trees and power lines have been knocked down...my concern right now is since many areas are out of power right now they are expecting a HUGE second batch of storms within the hour...how long will be tank be ok w/o anything running...i have no back-up plan in the case of a power outage soooo...kinda screwed

Amphiprion · 07/18/2006, 10:59 PM

Do you have battery operated air pumps? If so, use them. It is hard to say how long your tank can go without power. The more lightly stocked it is, the better off it will be.

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/18/2006, 11:05 PM

i COULD go get a car/boat battery and firgure out a way to hook everything up to it...not sure if that would be an overload and cause everything to just fry though..

hutch1814 · 07/19/2006, 11:09 AM

see if anybody you know has a converter from 12 volts to 120 volts. By the way how are you on-line with no power?

Nano Chris · 07/19/2006, 02:45 PM

He says in case the power goes out...

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/19/2006, 02:58 PM

yes incase the power were to go out...if it did though it came back on and no ill effects have come from it

Safir · 07/19/2006, 03:04 PM

my power was out last night for about 10 hours - in my 46G i have a battery powered emergency air pump, and in addition to that I have a power inverter in my truck that converts 12VDC to 115VAC - I use that to run my main return pump on the 46G as well as the air pump in my FW tank and the main circulation pump in my nano.

My LFS said that things could start to die within hours of the power going out due to lack of oxygen in the water, making the battery powered air pump vital to surviving a power outage - being able to run pumps and other things is nice, but not as important ans having SOME way to replace the oxygen your inhabitants are taking out of the water.

hutch - while our power was out I was still online (unti lthe cable went out too) - we had enough reserve to run our cable modem and router and access the net on wireless laptops.

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/19/2006, 03:09 PM

just a hunch here...but in the event of a power outage and no backup plan...would mixing water for a WC replenish SOME oxygen?

WaterKeeper · 07/19/2006, 03:36 PM

Well, I certainly know wher to get a bargin on oil.

The battery powered air pump is widely available and works just fine. See I lost my glow for a host of suggestions.

07/18/2006, 10:38 PM	#1
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	Fire, Lightning, Thunder...NO POWER! over the course of the past 4 hours a major storm passed through southern new england and set a oil tanker on fire...besides this plenty of trees and power lines have been knocked down...my concern right now is since many areas are out of power right now they are expecting a HUGE second batch of storms within the hour...how long will be tank be ok w/o anything running...i have no back-up plan in the case of a power outage soooo...kinda screwed __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang

07/18/2006, 10:59 PM	#2
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Do you have battery operated air pumps? If so, use them. It is hard to say how long your tank can go without power. The more lightly stocked it is, the better off it will be. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

07/18/2006, 11:05 PM	#3
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	i COULD go get a car/boat battery and firgure out a way to hook everything up to it...not sure if that would be an overload and cause everything to just fry though.. __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang

07/19/2006, 02:45 PM	#5
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	He says in case the power goes out... __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

07/19/2006, 02:58 PM	#6
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	yes incase the power were to go out...if it did though it came back on and no ill effects have come from it __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang

07/19/2006, 11:09 AM	#4
hutch1814 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 62	see if anybody you know has a converter from 12 volts to 120 volts. By the way how are you on-line with no power?

07/19/2006, 03:04 PM	#7
Safir Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 900	my power was out last night for about 10 hours - in my 46G i have a battery powered emergency air pump, and in addition to that I have a power inverter in my truck that converts 12VDC to 115VAC - I use that to run my main return pump on the 46G as well as the air pump in my FW tank and the main circulation pump in my nano. My LFS said that things could start to die within hours of the power going out due to lack of oxygen in the water, making the battery powered air pump vital to surviving a power outage - being able to run pumps and other things is nice, but not as important ans having SOME way to replace the oxygen your inhabitants are taking out of the water. hutch - while our power was out I was still online (unti lthe cable went out too) - we had enough reserve to run our cable modem and router and access the net on wireless laptops.

07/19/2006, 03:09 PM	#8
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	just a hunch here...but in the event of a power outage and no backup plan...would mixing water for a WC replenish SOME oxygen? __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang

07/19/2006, 03:36 PM	#9
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Well, I certainly know wher to get a bargin on oil. The battery powered air pump is widely available and works just fine. See I lost my glow for a host of suggestions. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29