Power Out

[MadReefer]

Lost power 15 mins ago. No generator or battery backup.
Hopefully won't be to long.

 

[tkiry1]

Lost power 15 mins ago. No generator or battery backup.
Hopefully won't be to long.

What town?


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[MadReefer]

Lakewod. Next to Brick.

 

[tkiry1]

Ugh... Good luck.....I know the feeling...


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[Mark_C]

I'm home and have power if things get desperate.
Bring anything but the zoa eating starfish

 

[jmags080307]

Lost power 15 mins ago. No generator or battery backup.
Hopefully won't be to long.

you don't have to worry about temperature. just aerate the water every so often. when i lose power i'll take a solo cup and scoop out the water in the tank and dump it right back in. i'll do it 4 or 5 times every 30 minutes or so the oxygen doesn't deplete in the tank.

 

[MadReefer]

I made it to PetCo just before closing and picked a battery powered air pump. Up and running with plenty of batteries. Can breathe a bit better now. Its loud but oh well. Hopefully worth the $20 it cost.

 

[MadReefer]

Power restored.

 

[falconut]

That's good news. I finally got a generator a few years ago & have used it a couple times. Money well spent for me. I also haves bunch of the battery powered air pumps, can never be too careful.

 

[MadReefer]

Not sure if I am allowed to have a generator. Wil have contact HOA as it's a retirement community with many rules about noise. Will look into a UPS probably.

 

[falconut]

If no generator, maybe stock up with a few more battery air pumps. DFS sells them for like $5 & they work really good.

 

[erics210]

the back-ups can often be had relatively inexpensively.
I have two powerheads on one and get 114 hours. IF needed I would add a heater onto it as well. really just to keep a stagnant tank for 8 hours or so if at work or out for the day.

 

[lefkonj]

UPS is the way to go regardless of generator. This way certain things will never be off, like a power head for circulation. My generator takes about 15 seconds to come on which turns pumps on/off/on really quick, which I don't like, so I use the UPS to avoid that. Additionally a UPS could run a powerhead or DC pump for an hour, to give you time to get generator hooked up if it isn't an automated transfer switch.