Need help. No power. How long till problems? - Page 2

Big Dog · 10/18/2010, 09:16 AM

BTW ............ I wouldn't recommend feedings until the power returns!

preef · 10/18/2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Conrad25

I would skip all that and get the best. Get a power inverter for your car or vehicle and plug it in with a nice long orange extension cord. You can than plug in all the power heads and everything. Usually you can pick one up for $35 or sometimes less. If you buy a bigger one, you can power a heater also, but than you have to start and run your car every once in a while to keep the battery charged.

Conrad

+1 on the big inverter with long extension cord. Got me through a 6hr power outage. Need to run the car once in a while. This may not be an emergency this time but the emergency may come some day.

I also run two small Koralias from an inverter all the time just in case I'm not around when the power outage starts. Not all Koralias will run off the cheap inverters when power is removed. You need to test first. My Apex will text and email me when a power outage starts.

winvargh · 10/18/2010, 09:59 AM

well I had my power go out for about 5 days and everything i'n my tank died i'n about 2 or 3

Fishfish0001 · 10/18/2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by winvargh

well I had my power go out for about 5 days and everything i'n my tank died i'n about 2 or 3

Did you keep water moving and keep it aerated? What temperature did it get to?

winvargh · 10/18/2010, 10:44 AM

well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.

EdSnyder · 10/18/2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by winvargh

well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.

Bubble box, walmart $8. Will run for a couple of days on 2 batteries.

winvargh · 10/18/2010, 11:36 AM

well that's good but what about heat?

lordofthereef · 10/18/2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by winvargh

well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.

I take it your home has electric heat? In New York? If so, that sucks!

winvargh · 10/18/2010, 12:29 PM

electric heat for the fish tank? yes gas heat for my home yes. but if all the power goes out there's none

Fishfish0001 · 10/18/2010, 02:22 PM

Yeah I guess that was a problem. I had that happen to me. I found wrapping the whole tank in TinFoil, then Styrofoam, then foil again helped a bit.

Fish can survive in low temperatures if it drops slowly, but I guess it dropped for to long.

Sorry about the loss

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10/18/2010, 09:16 AM	#26
Big Dog Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kittanning, PA Posts: 226	BTW ............ I wouldn't recommend feedings until the power returns!

10/18/2010, 09:59 AM	#28
winvargh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Long Island Posts: 151	well I had my power go out for about 5 days and everything i'n my tank died i'n about 2 or 3

10/18/2010, 10:44 AM	#30
winvargh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Long Island Posts: 151	well not really. there was no way I could've kept the water airiated. All I did is just put like a bunch of quilts and blankets over the tank to try to keep it warm. the temperature was below 55 for sure.

10/18/2010, 11:36 AM	#32
winvargh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Long Island Posts: 151	well that's good but what about heat?

10/18/2010, 12:29 PM	#34
winvargh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Long Island Posts: 151	electric heat for the fish tank? yes gas heat for my home yes. but if all the power goes out there's none

10/18/2010, 02:22 PM	#35
Fishfish0001 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Posts: 353	Yeah I guess that was a problem. I had that happen to me. I found wrapping the whole tank in TinFoil, then Styrofoam, then foil again helped a bit. Fish can survive in low temperatures if it drops slowly, but I guess it dropped for to long. Sorry about the loss