Actually baby,
I turned on the one quarantine tank each time I had the generator up, so luckily, we were able to preserve some temp and bacteria culture in the filters.
Anyways, all I can say from this whole experience is that this can happen anywhere to anyone. We presumed we would never loose power....let alone power out for almost 2 days!
We were lucky enough to find a generator and be able to afford one!. The battery powered air pumps were THE life saver IMO. Oh, and the gas fireplace which kept everything above 70F.
Take it easy, hope everyone else made it out ok.
Raf