How long can my fish go without the filter, etc going. The power on my block just went out and there is no telling how long it will be until it's back on. There was three pound popping noises so I'm pretty sure it's a transformer. What's the best way to proceed if it takes a long time to get power back on? Unfortunately I do t have a battery operated air pump. I'm really worried about my babies.
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few hours and you should be ok. if it goes beyond i'd say3, maybe 4 hours, i would grab a clean pitcher and scoop water and dump it back into the tank to keep promoting gas exchange and water circulation.
If I'mm not mistaken its around the 5or6+ hour mark that the beneficial bacteria begins to die off polluting the water, thus having severe affects on fish and coral.
If I'mm not mistaken its around the 5or6+ hour mark that the beneficial bacteria begins to die off polluting the water, thus having severe affects on fish and coral.
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I bought this and called it good. Actually had to use it within 2 weeks of purchase. Was out for 16 hours.
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-56180-St...491423936&sr=8-1&keywords=1800+watt+generator
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-56180-St...491423936&sr=8-1&keywords=1800+watt+generator
no problem, same thing happened to me last summer, tank was up and running for about 4 months, about 10 days before going out of town for a week, my power went out and panic set in. immediately went and bought a battery backup. The peace of mind you get having one of those hooked up is incredible.
PS, let me tell you how much fun it to repeatedly scoop water and dump it back into the tank for an hour or more is, ugh.
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I'm definitely going to look into battery backups. I'm going to be getting a second tank so I'll be needing two of them. I have a really well cycled tank ( zero ammonia for over a month) and I would hate to have anything happen. I'm really attached to my fish and inverts.
what size tank and what power heads do you have?
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My tank is a 30 gal cube. At this time I don't have any powerheads. I'm planning on getting one tho. The ones I have seen are made to go on under gravel filters so I'm looking for one that just suctions to the tank. What size do I need for my tank?
You should pick up a couple of these and keep them on hand for when the power goes out.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003...796&sr=8-1&keywords=battery+operated+air+pump
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I wish someone had told me about this when I was a newbie !
IME !
You can also buy these battery backup type "bubblers" in Walmart's camping & fishing dept.
Sold for keeping bait alive during fishing trips.
They come in 3 power output duration's 36 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours.
The cost is about $8.00 to $22.00 each depending on which power duration you need/choose.
I bought 5 of these 35 hour/$8.00 "bubblers" for 3 tanks. They worked great!
Really handy when transporting purchases, trades, etc. over a long distances.
They use 2 "D" size Batteries, and comes with their own 12" of air tubing, and air stone.
The only draw back with these is...
That they are ONLY good if you're present to turn it on, and place the air stone in the water !
I've found they're Not much good if you're asleep, or away and the power goes off for a long length of time !
So, after more research, I found and invested in the "plug in the wall" type of power pack which has a built in 2 "D" size battery back up.
They sell for about $25.00 each. I think it's a bit expensive But, I've found it was a much better investment !
This one turns on automatically when the electric power goes off !
And then It will automatically run for about 24 hours on battery power until the power comes back on!
Then automatically shuts it's self back off !
Just hide the air stone in your tank, plug it in, and forget it!
Just remember to replace the regular batteries when they are exhausted. (it does not recharge your batteries)
I'd suggest 1 power pack per 25 - 30 gallons of water.
No more getting up in the middle of the night to start battery packs !
No more worry when I'm away from home, or in the hospital, and a power failure happens !
So far! Thumbs up on reliability And, Peace of mind !
IME !
You can also buy these battery backup type "bubblers" in Walmart's camping & fishing dept.
Sold for keeping bait alive during fishing trips.
They come in 3 power output duration's 36 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours.
The cost is about $8.00 to $22.00 each depending on which power duration you need/choose.
I bought 5 of these 35 hour/$8.00 "bubblers" for 3 tanks. They worked great!
Really handy when transporting purchases, trades, etc. over a long distances.
They use 2 "D" size Batteries, and comes with their own 12" of air tubing, and air stone.
The only draw back with these is...
That they are ONLY good if you're present to turn it on, and place the air stone in the water !
I've found they're Not much good if you're asleep, or away and the power goes off for a long length of time !
So, after more research, I found and invested in the "plug in the wall" type of power pack which has a built in 2 "D" size battery back up.
They sell for about $25.00 each. I think it's a bit expensive But, I've found it was a much better investment !
This one turns on automatically when the electric power goes off !
And then It will automatically run for about 24 hours on battery power until the power comes back on!
Then automatically shuts it's self back off !
Just hide the air stone in your tank, plug it in, and forget it!
Just remember to replace the regular batteries when they are exhausted. (it does not recharge your batteries)
I'd suggest 1 power pack per 25 - 30 gallons of water.
No more getting up in the middle of the night to start battery packs !
No more worry when I'm away from home, or in the hospital, and a power failure happens !
So far! Thumbs up on reliability And, Peace of mind !
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