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Power Outages/ Storm issues Today

etmanning1

etmanning1

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How is everyone (and everyone's tanks) doing with this noreaster we're having today? I lost power from about 5:30-7 and have been running around trying to keep everything happy.

Is anyone else having issues related to the storm tonight?
 
diana a

diana a

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I haven't had power since 5:30ish. Tank was distroyed the other day so that's not a worry. My son has two monster size monitor lizards without heat. Reported to jcp&l as soon as the power went out. At this point on 45% phone battery. Tired of playing board games already
 
etmanning1

etmanning1

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Zoas Grow Out Winner
diana a said:
Eric do you have power? The jcp&l outage map has grown. Every area around holmdel have outages. I am still without power
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I lost power from about 5:30 until 7:00 but it's been steady since then. So sorry to hear yours has been out.

I had to leave practice early after getting a call from my mom telling me the power had "fried" my reefkeeper. (It was thankfully alright)

I do have a generator and a friendly neighbor who has a whole house gas generator that we can tap into if needed to keep the tank running (everything else is secondary)

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BryanDuggan

BryanDuggan

Would it be right to assume the return pump is the most important piece to keep running? Curious about battery options. I have a computer UPS/battery but it runs for less than a minute.
 
njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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BryanDuggan said:
Would it be right to assume the return pump is the most important piece to keep running? Curious about battery options. I have a computer UPS/battery but it runs for less than a minute.
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No I would be more concern about the gas exchange (which yea a return pump could help with). I used a pc UPS on my 54 tank. I had my two Jebao wave makers on there. I would get about 90mins with those two running on normal settings
 
OiA

OiA

Hey guys for those who lost power please find ways to keep the water oxygenated(tank/sump) that's extremely important. go to walmart pick one or few of these and AA batteries they are in fishing department(not the pets department). Keeping the tempature up is going to be tough without a generater... find a way to boil some water throw it in a bottle and flow it in your tank, just keep replacing the bottle of water once it cools down. How many bottle of hot water u need? i have no idea u just have to gauge it. Corals can survive without lights for some time so no worries on that. Good luck guys!
 

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jmags080307

jmags080307

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If you can't boil water you can use calcium chloride in bottles. It heats up to 153 degrees. I keep a 50 lb bag just in case. I attached the video showing what to do.


I'll be picking up a few of those amazon battery operated back ups.

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