HELP recovering from power outage

njudson · 10/10/2010, 02:27 PM

Well this morning I woke up to a knock on the door telling me the buidling was being cleared and I had 5 minutes to pack some stuff and get out. The other half of my building had a fire and thankful everyone is ok and nothing happened on my side of the building. Power was out from roughly 8:30am to 4pm. Just got home and turned everything on including the battery powered airator I just returned with. My reef is down to nearly 60 degrees and it looks like everything is alive but mostly not so happy looking.

My question is what should I do and look for as I bring the heat back up to the normal 78?

Is loss of oxygen a problem with this length of time? Should I leave the battery bubbler running a while even though all the pumps are on now?

Thanks for your help. I'm optimistic things will be ok.

saltymight · 10/10/2010, 03:09 PM

For the heat, Float some hot water in zip log bags. As for the air just keep it going for a bit to help stablize everything. I would check and make sure nothing is out of wack like ph.

windowlicker916 · 10/10/2010, 03:12 PM

you can rent/buy a generator maybe?

Good luck man, tough situation

Palting · 10/10/2010, 07:27 PM

8 hours with no power. Wow. I think whatever made it through will continue to make it. The worst is probably over, and your tank should slowly get back to normal. I think you got lucky.

njudson · 10/11/2010, 06:23 AM

Update:

I got back in for a few hours with the power on. As the temp rose to back up to normal things seemed to perk up. I was even able to feed the fish. Then my super decided to turn the power back off at 10pm. I shut all the windows and left the battery powered air stone running. Hopefully I will be able to get back in during the day today.

saltymight · 10/11/2010, 07:26 AM

Might be a little late, but future reference you can use a blanket to cover around the tank to help keep heat in. Just don't let it get in the water or you will create a great syphin for water to seep out. I remember one guy on here threw a sock in his room and it got on the tank and a bunch of water came out

10/10/2010, 02:27 PM	#1
njudson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 610	HELP recovering from power outage Well this morning I woke up to a knock on the door telling me the buidling was being cleared and I had 5 minutes to pack some stuff and get out. The other half of my building had a fire and thankful everyone is ok and nothing happened on my side of the building. Power was out from roughly 8:30am to 4pm. Just got home and turned everything on including the battery powered airator I just returned with. My reef is down to nearly 60 degrees and it looks like everything is alive but mostly not so happy looking. My question is what should I do and look for as I bring the heat back up to the normal 78? Is loss of oxygen a problem with this length of time? Should I leave the battery bubbler running a while even though all the pumps are on now? Thanks for your help. I'm optimistic things will be ok. __________________ Barebottom Nano Radion Pro Icecap 1k Gyre Icecap K1 Nano Skimmer Ocellaris pair / Potter's Angel / BTAs, Zoas and Montis Current Tank Info: IM Nuvo Fusion Lagoon 25

10/10/2010, 07:27 PM	#4
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	8 hours with no power. Wow. I think whatever made it through will continue to make it. The worst is probably over, and your tank should slowly get back to normal. I think you got lucky. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

10/11/2010, 06:23 AM	#5
njudson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 610	Update: I got back in for a few hours with the power on. As the temp rose to back up to normal things seemed to perk up. I was even able to feed the fish. Then my super decided to turn the power back off at 10pm. I shut all the windows and left the battery powered air stone running. Hopefully I will be able to get back in during the day today. __________________ Barebottom Nano Radion Pro Icecap 1k Gyre Icecap K1 Nano Skimmer Ocellaris pair / Potter's Angel / BTAs, Zoas and Montis Current Tank Info: IM Nuvo Fusion Lagoon 25

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10/10/2010, 03:09 PM	#2
saltymight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Clay, Ny Posts: 860	For the heat, Float some hot water in zip log bags. As for the air just keep it going for a bit to help stablize everything. I would check and make sure nothing is out of wack like ph.

10/10/2010, 03:12 PM	#3
windowlicker916 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Citrus Heights, Ca Posts: 938	you can rent/buy a generator maybe? Good luck man, tough situation

10/11/2010, 07:26 AM	#6
saltymight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Clay, Ny Posts: 860	Might be a little late, but future reference you can use a blanket to cover around the tank to help keep heat in. Just don't let it get in the water or you will create a great syphin for water to seep out. I remember one guy on here threw a sock in his room and it got on the tank and a bunch of water came out