Hurricane irma

[nvolkern]

Okay so I'm in florida and if this hurricane hits in worried about my tank. It's about 10 months old so I'm still new to this hobby and was curious what rigs you guys use to keep your tank on in case of power loss.

Thanks for any help!

 

[tdileo]

If Irma ends up being as bad as it can be a lot of people will likely be without power and supplies for quite a while. Make sure you prepare for yourself first.
Personally we have a house generator and I unplug just about everything, as for the tank everything gets unplugged except for the LEDs over my display and the return pump since we want to conserve as much energy as possible. You need some flow and some light for your tank to live and with such a big storm you could be on generator power for a pronlonged period. Make sure you have some water available for an emergency water change if anything starts to go downhill.

 

[nvolkern]

If Irma ends up being as bad as it can be a lot of people will likely be without power and supplies for quite a while. Make sure you prepare for yourself first.
Personally we have a house generator and I unplug just about everything, as for the tank everything gets unplugged except for the LEDs over my display and the return pump since we want to conserve as much energy as possible. You need some flow and some light for your tank to live and with such a big storm you could be on generator power for a pronlonged period. Make sure you have some water available for an emergency water change if anything starts to go downhill.

Thank you so much! What about keeping oxygen in the water? Such as a bubbler for the back up water. Is that necessary? Or will the water be fine to sit?

 

[tdileo]

Thank you so much! What about keeping oxygen in the water? Such as a bubbler for the back up water. Is that necessary? Or will the water be fine to sit?

Assuming you have a sump, the return pump should be enough, however if the fish start to seem lethargic you can plug one of your powerheads in and face it up to agitate the surface. You can use a bubbler if you would like but I don't really like them for saltwater because they stay together and will irritate corals instead of bursting at the surface like in freshwater

 

[flsalty]

I have a generator. Fortunately I haven't had to use it since Wilma.

 

[Ranjib]

Test the generator . Corals can live without light for days. Air pump, return or power head, pre mixed salt water will be my priority . Have a good understanding of what and how long you can run your equipments with backup or generator . Knowing the priority of equipments will help when you have to make a choice

 

[Velcro]

If you don't have a generator go to the pet store and buy some battery air pumps and stones.