7 Saltwater Tanks, 2 Reptile Tanks, and 32 Hours with no power.

Raf · #1 12-17-2006, 04:52 AM

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

Delphinus · #2 12-17-2006, 05:13 AM

Wow ... What an amazing ordeal.

Best regards out there.

marie · #3 12-17-2006, 05:42 AM

Sounds like you two are going to need a drink and a good nights sleep

. Thank goodness everything made it okay

Diana · #4 12-17-2006, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marie

Sounds like you two are going to need a drink and a good nights sleep

. Thank goodness everything made it okay

Drink? CHECK!

-Diana

woodcarver · #5 12-17-2006, 06:16 AM

Job well done Diana and Raf !!!
So pleased to hear that generally there was a happy ending

Very generous of you to try and rescue your neighbours livestock as well as your own.
Also thanks for the heads up on being prepared . I am going to get back into the hobby after Christmas and have definitely decided on a back up generator after the number of outages we have had in Mill Bay . By far the worst winter in my 24 years here !( and its only mid December )
I would appreciate any input on experiences with generators and what type of set -up seems to be appropriate for a domestic installation.
Maybe a thread would be the way to go ?
Thanks again and are they the " common armpit gecko's "

...................................Dave

EmilyB · #6 12-17-2006, 06:23 AM

Wow. Can't see that happening in Alberta, but you never know.

andresont · #7 12-17-2006, 07:57 AM

7 Saltwater Tanks, 2 Reptile Tanks, and 32 Hours with no power.

Do you think this will work?

if you still have gas in the fire plase...
i herd somewhere that if you take a refrigerant coil from old fridge (or any coiled metal pipe, with no copper in it, say from old chiller ) and a small hose connect to a colder water in your tank, put metal coil on the gas or close to it enough to heat up. Then convection heat will create a slight water flow between cold and hot.
This will need more though but theoreticly it should work, i think.