Help panic mode

[Paulie 069]

I need one of my reef peeps to give me a call and talk me down I’m just shy of a panic attack Just lost power because of the storm and I have no back up after all the time it took to get my change back to being good now this

 

[CosmicMan]

Not sure how much power you are running but I have one of these. You might be able to get it at best buy. But it probably has to be charged first and I am not sure how long it will last. I probably need to get a backup generator for the house in general.

 

[Rossim2i2]

Hey man. Our lights have flickered a few times here already. Is your power still out? Any ETA from power company?

 

[ericrodriguez]

Hay paule....
power should be back in no time!!! You will be just fine.

 

[Trio91]

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

 

[CosmicMan]

Not sure how much power you are running but I have one of these. You might be able to get it at best buy. But it probably has to be charged first...

Hay paule....
power should be back in no time!!! You will be just fine.

huge tree just fell down in my back yard

 

[Rossim2i2]

Stay safe everyone!

 

[myrjon]

Like Marcus said fish bubler .check walmart

 

[Foxchase]

Paulie, heat up water, put them in bottles and float them if you need to keep the tank warm. If you need to cool it, freeze water bottles. Use a cup and scoop water to break surface movement every few minutes for agitation to add O2 (or go buy a bubbler)

 

[ericrodriguez]

Great to have no power

 

[ericrodriguez]

But I’m assuming after this goes away We should have power.

 

[ericrodriguez]

Great to have now
.
I said this wrong. I meant to say Great I have no power now!

 

[ericrodriguez]

I clarified that because
Don’t want anybody thinking I’m playing games...

 

[harthag12]

Lost power as well in Hamilton; PSE&G is reporting it will be back up Wednesday 11:30am; it keeps getting pushed back. Not good for my tanks.

 

[ericrodriguez]

In case power doesn’t come in the next few hours how long can corals and fish survive...

 

[Trio91]

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

 

[Trio91]

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)

 

[Trio91]

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 water when the time is right.

 

[Trio91]

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

 

[CosmicMan]

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

Thanks for all the info. Tried to get out and buy a generated but all of them are sold out. I am hearing reports that we might not get power back for a few days. Lucky for me this tree did not fall toward the house.