Help Messed Up & Had Filtration Off

tpirovol · May 18, 2022

Hi Everyone,

Every morning I turn the power heads and pumps off for my tanks feed the fish and leave it off for 15min before turning them back on.

Today I forgot to turn them back on till now almost 8hrs.

what harm would I have done? All tanks are AIO, temp did not drop but 0 circulation.

Fixed it by adding a backup routine to turn them on at 10:30

Tha

Beau_B · May 18, 2022

If the fish are fine, no real concern. The biggest issue would be oxygen depletion, but with pumps on again it will be ok now.

I've been guilty of that, so I instituted smart-outlets that have fail-safe routines. Meaning if I shut something off, it automatically comes on later. ATO being the biggy for me. It's set to come on at 8:30P everyday because I turn it off anytime my hand goes in the tank.

I also have a "feed the fish" routine that turns pumps off, delays 10m, turns back on. Really handy!

tpirovol · May 18, 2022

Appreciate it, I actually had no pumps or power heads, nothing.

Everything has a fail safe now, before it was just the ATO with 1min on 3x a day.

Will check for losses

Beau_B · May 18, 2022

Obviously you missed some mechanical filtration time, but doubt that is going to cause any issues. Just a little instability for your coral *maybe* if they are sensitive.

A standard water change wouldn't be a bad idea, just for peace of mind.

Overall, don't worry about it. Good info actually in the event of a power outage, with your current stocking it apparently can stay "still" for 8hrs without crashing.