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Old 11-27-2011, 09:15 PM
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So the power has been out for 3 hours now.... The vortec is running 1 pump... How long is this enough? What else can be done to help w/o a generator
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Old 11-27-2011, 09:21 PM
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The main thing is O2 levels in the water which the one Vortech should be enough to keep it stirred enough to keep those up. Next would be the temperature, but hopefully room temperature is close to your tank temperature which should slow the energy loss some. Hope the power comes back soon.

Crazy winds today. I am watching the siding and shingles fly off every house in the neighbourhood. Downtown is closed, I've never heard of this happening before and I've lived here my whole life!
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Old 11-27-2011, 09:52 PM
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I lived there for along time, and yep never heard of that. Must be nasty out there.
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Was just reading and lookin at some pics on a Calgary based forum... Pretty nutty stuff happening.
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On beyond?

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If it gets really bad you can triple ziplock bag some hand-warmers and submerge them close to circulation, I have done this once when we were without power for 12 hours, I had enough battery back up for a small pump, and the hand-warmers although unconventional do put out good heat.

I used freezer style ziplocks because of the thicker plastic, worked like a charm.

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The warmers need little air in the bag once you get them going, mine lasted about 4 hours each.
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i bought myself a 1300w generator for 175$ at walmart just to have. I used it once so far and it was lots of power to run a heater and a couple pumps/powerheads, while also running my fridge
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Link? cant seem to find the pics on there....

edit: found it... lol who posts in the law forum....

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Link? cant seem to find the pics on there....

edit: found it... lol who posts in the law forum....

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