Power outage!! How long is it safe for my fish?

[Sebastienb]

Hi guys. We have a thunderstorm over here and just lost power. I have a 55 and 10 gal thank both with fish. How long can they stay with no filter or air pump ?

 

[armymp327]

i think 2 hours would be a safe recommendation, do you have a battery powered air pump?

hard to say not knowing how many fish you have, the more you have the faster oxygen will deplete, fish will still be able to "gasp" for air at the surface for awhile.

you can also try to stir the water to create surface movement, allowing oxygen to enter the water

 

[Sebastienb]

As of now I have my filter running on the 55 from my car battery and an inverter but it can't power the heater for my clown loaches :-/

 

[Sebastienb]

Thanks ill be stirring the 10gal

 

[Drummer254]

Stir the tanks often. Tank filter media out and floating tank. The bb will die without water. Monitor temperature. If you need to warm it try filling a soda bottle with hot water (if your stove works) and float it in top of water. Hopefully you get power back soon.

 

[Sebastienb]

Thanks guys. Power got restored