power out...

[TommyLiNy]

I guess you could always start agitating the surface manually if you got desperate?

Yea get a really big straw and start blowing lol.... sorry that sucks hope ya made out ok!!!

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[carey]

Luckily I live in Florida so it doesnt get really really cold, well except for the winter months, we can almost get to freezing usually.

I'll add generator to my current CL searches, ya never know. Like I said, I'd love a generator but I know for a fact we can't afford one especially after my big tank buying day a few days ago. We are broke. lol

 

[Smitty]

Well, finding a cheap generator now should be easy as it is coming into hurricane season. I'm also worried about it but think I will just buy a good UPS system for my in-tank power heads and possibly the return pump in the sump.

 

[Krypt]

I would definitely recommend getting a small genny for emergency applications. This is the one I use, it's cheap and has power to spare to run extra stuff too.

Walmart.com: Amico Power Corp 1000 W Gasoline Generator with Recoil Start: Tools

 

[carey]

I would definitely recommend getting a small genny for emergency applications. This is the one I use, it's cheap and has power to spare to run extra stuff too.

Walmart.com: Amico Power Corp 1000 W Gasoline Generator with Recoil Start: Tools

Wow thats actually alot cheaper than I thought it would be, Good Link!

 

[PrettyFishies]

Glad your power's back. I'm considering a generator as well. I'm at over $2k on this tank, so I need to be ready for WHEN, not IF

 

[doogle]

or worry much about temp, (unless its winter...lol) filtration and circulation....

 

[doogle]

the honda line up is quiet and green/low pollution .u could put it in a seperate room with a window opened for the exhaust...

 

[Smitty]

Uh, I wouldn't put ANY gas burning generator in a house with or without the windows open. That is a very bad idea. Put the generator outside and run extension cords in.

 

[XxVooDooxX]

+1

 

[doogle]

well duh, but if i lived where i couldnt do that, its an option...place a plywood board down and place it on it.(in a seperate room with ventilation)..p.s. dont burn the place down, even though they are no worse than a kerosene heater, ecxept for the fumes..lol

 

[doogle]

if you seen how quiet and clean the hondas are you might run it inside...lol

 

[beepboop]

That's why I have a cold freshwater aquarium. I've lost too many fish due to power outages which caused temperature drops. It would be nice if there were a battery backup that could run an aquarium for at least six hours.

Last time I tried using a car power adapter and plugging in my filter to it with a long extension cord while the car was running. It couldn't even run the filter.

 

[doogle]

you could have only a little gas in the tank, to be safer.and a fire extinguisher.

 

[XxVooDooxX]

I day just avoid that whole situation

 

[Purevil21]

I'm in a really bad situation, the power has been out for 5.5 hours and my wife is in labor so I am not even home to monitor what's happening. I know temperature isn't an issue because I don't run a heater and the tank stays 78. I have no idea how they are holding up...just sitting in a hospital playing the waiting game.

 

[XxVooDooxX]

Oh man well good luck and keep us updated! Congratulations!!!

 

[Purevil21]

Thanks man, so far so good. At the hospital anyway, don't know about my fish, lol.

 

[carey]

Good luck! Your power may be on already ya never know!

 

[Purevil21]

Nope, my neighbor is updating me....haha