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Old 11-19-2009, 02:30 AM
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I would think you'd be okay for a couple of hours. After that, you'll need to get creative. Definitely get some water movement in there, even if its scooping a cupful and dumping it back in just to generate some air.

In the future you might want to invest a battery powered air pump:

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/ap...+Air+Pump.html

They work like a hot damn and are a lifesaver
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:35 AM
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1) battery-powered air pump
2) hot water bottles placed in tank
3) wrap blanket + other insulating materials if possible
4) battery booster w/ ac outlets
5) place a straw halfway in and blow for 1 min per every 5 min
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:38 AM
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Battery backup,from canadian tire,ran my heater ,skimmer, aquaclear 500 and a powerhead for 6 hours last winter,tank saver
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:44 AM
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Battery backup,from canadian tire,ran my heater ,skimmer, aquaclear 500 and a powerhead for 6 hours last winter,tank saver
I think I'm gonna invest in one of these this weekend. It would be a great idea for both my car and most importanly my tank lol

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Old 11-19-2009, 02:59 AM
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I recall a person in Burns Lake keeping their tank alive without power for several days during the winter of 2007. They apparently wrapped it in sleeping bags to insulate it and heated tank water on the BBQ.
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Old 11-19-2009, 03:35 AM
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My power went out the other night, and after a few hours in the middle of the night my battery back up power thingy went out to. My tank had no power from about 4 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon. My temp dropped to 72. When it hit 75 my anemone started creeping around, i dont know if he was looking for warmth or for some water circulation, but he looked good still. Everything held up fine. Thankfully i dont have to much in my tanks, but what i do have didnt seem to notice. I have monti caps, a birds nest, some zoas and a handfull of lps and my anemone, and clowns. I think our tanks are more resiliant then we think, and i wouldnt stress to much, especialy a tank your size, it will probably take alot longer for your temp to start dropping then mine.
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Old 11-19-2009, 04:03 AM
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Corals and fish are quite often are in bags without anything but the water for up to 48 hours at a time without many problems.
As far as I am concerned, a few hours without power should not be a big problem as long as the temperature doesn't drop a lot.
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:57 PM
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My power went out just before 6 last night, came back on just before 4 this morning, my back up back up gen (yes I have 2) died an hour in (first one broke the pull cord 2 pulls in!)and the battery back up died shortly there after, basically everything that could go wrong did. Temps dropped to 72, things are looking seriously stressed this morning, have to wait it out and see over the next few days. Anybody out there that works for Hydro, THANK-YOU for working so hard to get power restored, that was some nasty wind and rain here!
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:39 AM
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I have the battery powered air pump running and your right it does do a dahm good job! I have an electric hot water tank so in a couple hours I might be hooped lol dam new homes! Lol I have an electric hot water tank but I have a gas range!! Should have thought about this when I bought the place lol worst case I'll boil some water and float it in a couple glass milk bottles.

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