[christyf5]

I have a battery powered air pump and a generator for power outages. The longest I've been without power I believe was 6 hours, temperature didn't drop that much in that time and I have no idea whether the air pump was truly effective but it made me less stressed. I usually crank out the airstone right away (or in the case of the middle of the night, as soon as I figure out that power is out). I find it funny that in the last 2 or 3 years I've had the generator we haven't even had a blip in power and its still in the box. Not that I'm dying to use it or anything but I guess with Murphys Law if I didn't have it I'd end up screwed.