How long can a tank go w/out power? - Page 2

chefrt · 08/21/2008, 04:26 AM

Just to let you know, last December when I go on leave, I have a power trip for about 17hours. All of my coral survive, I only have soft coral, but I lost 10 fish, only 6 fish survive. The fish survive is a 2 ocellaris olownfish, 1 mandarin, 1 green chromis, 2 tomato clownfish. I not sure how all this fish can survive for 17hours without water movements.
It can be sure some of the fish can be survive for long hours without power but some canâ€™t, and most of the soft coral can be survive, but I donâ€™t know what is the time limit.

limitdown · 08/21/2008, 05:09 AM

For short power outages, you can consider a battery-operated air pump. But for longer outages, you'll probably need a UPS device. Even if you're running a UPS, you might think about just running a few powerheads that draw low wattage. Running a watt-guzzling return pump might not get you much time with a UPS.

08/21/2008, 04:26 AM	#26
chefrt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brunei Posts: 124	Just to let you know, last December when I go on leave, I have a power trip for about 17hours. All of my coral survive, I only have soft coral, but I lost 10 fish, only 6 fish survive. The fish survive is a 2 ocellaris olownfish, 1 mandarin, 1 green chromis, 2 tomato clownfish. I not sure how all this fish can survive for 17hours without water movements. It can be sure some of the fish can be survive for long hours without power but some canâ€™t, and most of the soft coral can be survive, but I donâ€™t know what is the time limit. __________________ Lighting: DIY 80 Led light, 2 x KEY led light K7236 wide and 4 T5 54W. Water Movements: 1 Turbelle Stream 6105 with single controller, 1 Jabao WP40 and 1 MP40 Vortech. Current Tank Info: 72" X 36" X 24" 270G

08/21/2008, 05:09 AM	#27
limitdown Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 640	For short power outages, you can consider a battery-operated air pump. But for longer outages, you'll probably need a UPS device. Even if you're running a UPS, you might think about just running a few powerheads that draw low wattage. Running a watt-guzzling return pump might not get you much time with a UPS. __________________ All I want for Christmas is to stay employed... Current Tank Info: 200g display + 50g sump FO