Voted other, I have a Honda 2000 watt generator and keep 5 gallons of gas just for it in the garage. I put fuel stabilizer in the gas and change it out every year.
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Curious since lots are running fuel generators. How long does that backup gasoline last you? Like how much down time are you planning for?Voted other, I have a Honda 2000 watt generator and keep 5 gallons of gas just for it in the garage. I put fuel stabilizer in the gas and change it out every year.
Will of God. Heard of one tank that had been flooded by surge and everything had survived.Where you are close to the ocean with mandatory evacuation and can't back for a minimum of 3 days plus 18' tall waves 150 mph winds roofs flying trees down etc
Probably needs more than a equipment to a reef tank to survive ...
Different scenarios but same reefer persons. Quit the hobby no an option
Will of God. Heard of one tank that had been flooded by surge and everything had survived.
O e step at a time. Clean tank if needed. Start with water and flowYes, still thinking how to start over
Depends on si?e of generator and what you are poweringCurious since lots are running fuel generators. How long does that backup gasoline last you? Like how much down time are you planning for?
I think you're the one and only person in this thread that enjoys a big storm. You better find some wood to knock on immediately! LoLFor me, storms are great because I can go for a snorkel as soon as the waves die down and look for some nice coral frags and sometimes even whole colonies that have been broken off by the heavy storm waves.
I've got some beautiful acros immediately following storms.
Ugggh, that sucks.Checking in from Punta Gorda FL... Charlotte County. Just got power back night before last. I can only get internet for brief windows at weird hours otherwise it's just enough to read a headline or email title but not open it. Cell service is still hit and miss. We can text.
Recover is slow, Walmart has no frozen and scant fresh food. Publix is charging $6.50 for a box of eggs. The house across the street was just condemned.
At this point, I'm having a version of survivors guilt I was scrambling to keep bubblers going on D batteries and my neighbor was getting ripped off by a carpet bagger. It's surreal.
I haven't even begun to assess the tank health fully..The wifi is down and my power strips are all off line, so any programming or controls are shot to heck. One of four Kessil ,360x is operating.
My only obvious casualty after a weeksl ong battle to prevent a crash looks to be my favorite, very old bubble coral. I do not think it will survive. One toadstool is damages.
Everything else is hanging on... Clinging to the 1/3 of the tank with a light.
As we finish removing the downed trees, picking up shingles and what's left of the neighborhood... I'll do a deeper dive to find the new normal for the tanks. Until then, the paja cardinals will continue lurking alone on the dark side of the tank. (Sitting in judgement, I'm sure of how many meals we ate from a can in the last week... They must have had friends that were Tuna.)
UNtil my next window of internet...
everyone be well.
haha yeah! we got smashed by big swells during the last king tide. I found an acro plate the size of a dinner plate that had snapped the rock at the base and only had a couple of fingers missing.I think you're the one and only person in this thread that enjoys a big storm. You better find some wood to knock on immediately! LoL
All kidding aside, jealous you live somewhere where you can collect locally. While I'm in SW FL, there really is not much to speak of where we live that would be interesting enough to add to my tank.
haha yeah! we got smashed by big swells during the last king tide. I found an acro plate the size of a dinner plate that had snapped the rock at the base and only had a couple of fingers missing.
I put it in my tank and woke up the next morning to find the tank very very milky with all the other corals covered in bubbles and mucus.
two 35% water changes in 2 days cleared it up a bit but by day 4 water was super clear again. the skimmer pulled out a bit but I don't run any mechanical filtration so just relied on all the live rock in the DT and s sump full of live rock to clear it up.
Had zero loss of coral or fish. The plate has started to change colour in response to the LED lighting after only knowing sun. Seems happy though and started encrusting where it is resting on other rock.
Haven't had any issues so far. The number of organisms I find that hitched in is great. Much more exciting and natural than clean live rock with glued on frags.No issues with pests and wild corals? I would think your tank would be loaded with flatworms and red bugs. That being said, even if pests are a problem, I'm still jealous you can go for walk and collect nice SPS for your tank.
Haven't had any issues so far. The number of organisms I find that hitched in is great. Much more exciting and natural than clean live rock with glued on frags.
I have a small moray that got in I'll need to pull out at some stage but at the moment he's ok.
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