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Funny, I was talking with the Mrs about the same thing

Same here, just came on. But stupid me, I forgot to turn off the ato and got about a gal of top off pumped in. Did a 2g water change so hopefully everything should be ok

Ok, still no power going on day 2. May need to take you or someone else up on an offer to house my stuff by tomorrow.

Still no power here, surprisingly my bubbler is still going on 2 D batteries. Did about a 2gal water change from the rear chamber to keep things a lil fresh in the tank. For now just waiting... been going through food in fridge to get rid of it. Just boiled off about 3 dozen eggs and gonna...

Luck I guess....

You can probably apply the same to your sump. Just see it as doing a large water change.

Lastly, folks that have aio units, you want to avoid adding in that stagnate water from your rear chamber back into your tank (when power comes on) as it probably is suffering from the 3x items listed above. What I do, drain out the rear chamber(s), unplug my return pump, then refill with new...

3 things to consider, things you want to avoid Oxygen Depletion Water temp variations Ammonia build up (also avoid feeding your fish during an outtage)

It depends, if the corals are under water and you have water movement, then a few hours and you should be ok. Assuming the tank doesn't get too cold/too hot

My power is out, right now I'm using a fish bubbler to keep waters surface agitated.

Random question Do you keep a personal reef tank?

softies are definitely a good way to go as a start. I keep em myself

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I've tried to make fresh food, but I think I never found the right balance for my fish.

@Rossim2i2 To me, Rods Food is very "dirty". There seems to be more shrimp shells than actual shrimp in the mix. My tank always looked polluted after each feeding. Personally I use Elos Fresco line foods. My fish go nuts over the mysis and blood worms. They seem to enjoy the cyclops as...

Thank @Haus, he came up with it. I just re-posted for him.

@Haus

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They dont and are passively cooled. But you keep the Ac on at home, and its elevated it should be ok. Currently I'm running an old tek light without issues.