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09-03-2015, 04:08 AM
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09-03-2015, 05:50 AM
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Our power was only off for 15 hours, however that is longer than I'd really want to go without power. Fortunately my Toyota Tacoma came with a built in 400W inverter and I have a heavy duty 100 foot extension cord. So I hooked up my truck to the main circulation pump on my system. I ran it at 3 hours intervals for 15 to 20 minutes each interval and everything worked out fine.
This is a wake up call for all of us. All Reef Keepers should have a survival plan and test it at least every twice a year. Years ago I bought a 800W generator at Princess Auto for $150.00 which is cheap insurance for a tank worth anywhere from $1000.00 plus. I used the generator to run our freezer and refrigerator. Tom R
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08-30-2015, 11:47 PM
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Our area in poco was usually untouched when others had issues.
But i have never seen bchydro take this long to get power back. The backups i had in place are failing because its been too long. They werent designed to last days.... They havent even bothered to remove the tree from the lines in the area.... If the worlds ending thats 1 thing but this is ridiculous... I just watched 6 hydro trucks all pull in behind the building next to where i work here so they can go for coffee and the public wont notice.... their hiding! I work on the island while my parents manage my tanks for me.... so im kind of screwed sitting here hoping the fish survive and i cant even be there to stay up all night stiring the tanks. Stores were sold out of battery airpumps so fast this morning. Im pretty sure the gas stations are still toast in the area. We dont own a gas generator and familys we can borrow wont run much with stuff in the fridge and freezer warming up.... Foods going bad. Fish are gonna die. Yippee! Last edited by Coasting; 08-30-2015 at 11:49 PM.
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08-31-2015, 12:42 AM
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08-31-2015, 01:17 AM
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Power just came back on in south poco. Hope everyone else's is on soon!!!
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08-31-2015, 01:32 AM
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This morning half the Hydro crews that are based here in Prince George were dispatched to the lower mainland to help with repair efforts.
The one of the toughest parts for a lot of people in this hobby is power outages and are generally unprepared for it especially in larger centres where power outages are rare and generally localized and rarely last longer than a few hours even here in PG outages are localized and power is rarely out more than a few hours now. basically we are supposed to be prepared yet most of us are not because service interruptions are not common now and we've gotten used to it and being prepared for service interruptions are low on our lists of readiness for tank issues now because we don't expect it to happen anymore
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08-31-2015, 03:06 AM
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I think I lost flame angel. I can't see him... it had to be my favorite fish that is the only victim.. ordering battery powered air pumps.. good news is there is no death on all other fishes in 4 other tanks..
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08-31-2015, 03:24 AM
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Im still in the dark! 32 hours in.
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08-31-2015, 07:58 PM
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Too noisy to run all night, although some people in the area did.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken.
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