Hurricane Sandy

[RkyRickstr]

Anyone else in the east coast?

Me and me wife posponed our trip to puerto rico to next week so we make sure everythings ok in tge house.

How do you plan on keeping the tank O2 if we get a power outage?

[sabbath]

I have a Penn-plax B11 battery backup air stone on each tank at all times just in case. It automatically starts when the wall outlet loses power. The large size D battery's go for about 18hrs.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Penn-Plax-Silent-Air-B11-Battery-Aquarium-Air-Pump/16947719

With a water fall ATS I would drop the screen in the sump to keep it wet if I was home.

[Ace25]

I have several methods to keep my tanks going during power outages, although hurricanes are the last thing I need to worry about in Cali.

1. Battery operated air pump / stone
2. APC 1500 Battery Backup (keeps return pump and Vortech MP40 going for 6 hours)
3. Big Power Inverter for car and long extension cord. Allows me to run a heater in extended power outage / cold weather.
4. Generator (last resort as I live in an apartment complex and running a generator is noisy so I use that as a last resort, only needed it twice in 20 years).

[SantaMonica]

I have 2 penn-plax battery pumps

[Smitty]

I'm screwed.

Well... that is my plan right now. Maybe go out and buy a car battery and an inverter.

[RkyRickstr]

I have a one gallon jug.. shake the bejezus out of some tank water every few hours.

[Garf]

When's it due ? In the UK we ain't had a big load of wind since 87. I know that because it was on the day of my commandants inspection. 1 week of buffing and cleaning to wake up to loads of downed trees and crap everywhere.

[Floyd R Turbo]

Anyone else in the east coast?

Me and me wife posponed our trip to puerto rico to next week so we make sure everythings ok in tge house.

How do you plan on keeping the tank O2 if we get a power outage?

I was wondering why i kept getting e-mails from you. Bummer man. At least you have a fancy new scrubber to look at though.

[Garf]

How have you been affected, now the worst is over ?

[RkyRickstr]

Out of power since last night. Stirring the tank every few hours, few fish dead, corals seem to be holding for now.. I expect to wake up to a tank full of whte coral skeletons

[sabbath]

Out of power since last night. Stirring the tank every few hours, few fish dead, corals seem to be holding for now.. I expect to wake up to a tank full of whte coral skeletons

Oh Noooooo! Hang in there.

[sklywag]

Get a turkey baster if you have one. Suck up some water, holding it just above the surface, shoot it back in. Will create micro bubbles a plenty.

[syn]

just get a marine battery from an autoparts store and a 200-400 watt inverter and hook the inverter to the battery and plug in a aquarium air pump with an air stone connected to it..the battery is 12VDC and the inverter will change it to 120VAC which is what comes out of your outlets at home (if you live in the US if not 240)At 200 watts you can run a pump with a max current draw of1.73 amps AC which i think alot of air pumps are less than that..possibly run a few..itll last for quite some time with a deep cycle marine battery...if not an inverter and a regular car battery..cheapest way to provide O2 and u get to sleep finally..you can get all these at walmart

[Floyd R Turbo]

Or just use a battery powered air pump and replace the batteries 2x per day

[RkyRickstr]

Yup.. but i just cant worry about the tank right now. Home is at 58 degrees and i have two lil girls. Have stove on and seems to be working.. need to get it to at least 67 in here.