robin Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Our power is going to be out on monday from 8 am to 5 pm due to construction.....what do I do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrandpoohbah Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Get a battery powered air pump to oxygenate the water. Most LFS should carry them and they are cheap. Then take the sponges from the filter and place them in the tank to keep the bacteria alive. If it's cold where you are then wrap the tank in blankets to help hold the heat in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Do your water changes the day before to minimize ammonia build up . Don't feed the fish the day before or the day of , less wastes less ammonia. If your tanks are overcrowded perhaps use some bins to spread out the fish so each has more water to work with. If you think it may get too cold perhaps store very hot treated water in something insulated like a big coleman cooler. You can baggie this water during the day to float it in the tanks to add heat. Will you be home? If so keep an eye on the fish if they start gasping and breathing near the surface you can manually agitate the water to aerate it. For the day all might be just fine just by not feeding them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Buy some Battery air pumps. Make sure your filter media goes into the tank, next to or on top of the output of the air pump. Or depending on what kind of filter media you have, make a DIY sponge filter out of it by sticking a tube(AC filter intake tube) into it and puting the airpump hose into that(works great with AC sponges). The filter media needs to stay oxygenated, just throwing it into the tank wont' provide enough flow to keep the bacteria alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Buy, borrow or rent a generator for the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 yeah, gonna get a generator i guess....thanks for the tips! I was gonna just aerate the tank, but my cannister filter, I don't want the bacteria in it to die, I had blue rams spawning, just don't want to mess with my tank!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishkabod Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 If it's construction not involveing your property then i'd let them know and see if they can provide a generator. Usually construction companies have some allready that you can use for free. Check and see. Good luck L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Hi Robin... How did the power outage go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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