Well that was a fun couple months.
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Sorry to hear that. I’ve had power go out, several years ago, for 7+ hours before with no tank crash. Nowadays, I highly recommend a generator! One of the best $300-500 investments... and you can use it to charge your phones or computers too. Making it an easier expense to justify to a husband/wife.
Tropical Storm warning thread
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Tropical Storm warning thread
Tropical Storm Warning issued
Good time to check your backup power situation and make sure everything is in good working order. LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Marietta WIND LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 30-40 mph with gusts to 55 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: early...
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I use battery powered air pumps they saved my tank multiple times for over 24hrs. And they cost 20 bux.
Power goes out all the time and does not relate to a tank CRASH. My tanks have been through several power outages the past few years and I’ve never had any casualties.
most important think you can do is to move the water around a bit. If you don’t have a battery pump then just siphon out some water and pour it back in.
most important think you can do is to move the water around a bit. If you don’t have a battery pump then just siphon out some water and pour it back in.
My powers out now too
If you're willing to drive to middle Georgia, I've got a generator that you can borrow.
I tried to buy a generator yesterday, all gone everywhere I looked. If you could see my part of town you'd understand that I don't think the powers is coming back on anytime soon.
I appreciate the offer, but a drive to middle GA isn't in the cards- I'm stuck here waiting for an insurance adjuster. A tree took out my chimney, and it appears the local cell tower as well. I had to drive a few miles just to get phone service. I'll try the syphon thing.
Thanks everybody.
I appreciate the offer, but a drive to middle GA isn't in the cards- I'm stuck here waiting for an insurance adjuster. A tree took out my chimney, and it appears the local cell tower as well. I had to drive a few miles just to get phone service. I'll try the syphon thing.
Thanks everybody.
Yup, if anything, power out this time of year is probably the safest with home temps not too low or too high without power. You can go to walmart and get a battery powered air pump they use for bait tanks (in fishing supply) and put that in the tank. Usually runs on two AAs. That'll keep the air going in the tank for now.
Power came back on after 20 hours. Unfortunately, it got very cold behind this storm and the tank temp dropped to 69 degrees. Sailfin Tang is toast, not sure about the rest of the stuff. Only other fish were 2 clowns and a foxface. They're both pretty hardy, so hopefully they'll be OK. Don't know anything about coral tolerance to cold, I suppose I'll know more when the sun comes up.
Lesson learned, with winter coming first on the list is a generator. It is going to have to wait though, cash on hand is going toward the insurance deductible to have the tree removed from the roof of the house!
Lesson learned, with winter coming first on the list is a generator. It is going to have to wait though, cash on hand is going toward the insurance deductible to have the tree removed from the roof of the house!
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Oof. I'm so sorry man.
Wish I had seen this earlier, we never lost power and you could have brought the fish over. Sorry to hear about the house too, the storm was quite bad.
I'll have a new tang before the weekend is out. Sailfins dont really stand out in a tank with black sand, but it was my favorite fish.
The tree thing... There were a few VERY tall pines that got blown over, but they're in a wooded area than took a BUNCH of trees out on the way down. Some of these things were more than a foot in diameter and they just snapped like tooth picks. The one that hit the house was stopped mainly by the chimney, but its branches punched several holes in the roof. Its right over the master bedroom, if I was home at the time and it didn't squarely hit the top of the chimney before the roof it very well may have killed me. Insurance will pay for most of that stuff, but I'm deathly afraid of chainsaws, so cleaning up the yard is going to be expensive!
That’s just crazy, glad you are alive! We had almost an acre of wooded property at our old house in Lawrenceville. A minor tropical storm came through and wrapped the trees like you said. It was behind our actual fence line and a mix of property that wasn’t ours, so it was left as is. Nature can be tricky. Looking forward to the new addition!
so...did your tank crash? just saw the other post that you got a yellow wrasse
Nope. The temp dropped into the high 60s and I lost a fish and favia frag that didn't look too good to begin with. Just as I had resigned myself to starting over (about 20 hrs or so later) the power came back.
I used a kitchen whisk to agitate the surface every time I walked past it and that seemed to do the trick for O2.
I used a kitchen whisk to agitate the surface every time I walked past it and that seemed to do the trick for O2.
Awesome. Good to hear!
