No power!

Scribe · Feb 7, 2014

What shall I find? Blessed with another snow storm here in Philadelphia the fish have been more or less without electric. The neighbors generator is powering the tank minus lights. Due to now heat and 20 degree temps the tank isn't going above 61. Finally had to bail..no power until Sunday. Should be interesting to see what I return too. My BRS order was delivered today too. Good thing.

rogersb · Feb 7, 2014

That sucks. We lost power for 24 hours last winter and I went out and bought a generator the next week for the tank. My tank went to around 60 and I lost 2 fish but no corals. It might not be a total loss for you, hopefully most will pull through.

turbo21 · Feb 7, 2014

I had my tank drop to 64 degrees for 3 days and lost not one fish or coral
Keep your head up and think positive

Good luck!!

JMSKI333 · Feb 7, 2014

Good luck! Is your neighbor going to keep powering your tank while you're away?

RalphsReef · Feb 7, 2014

If you still have power running to it, at least wrap the tank with towels to keep some of the heat in.

ReeferBen · Feb 8, 2014

I am outside Philly in Poali. I lost power for a day but a lot of my neighbors are still out of power, good luck to you!

Scribe · Feb 8, 2014

Got power back today. Tank temperature still trying to raise. Think I may have to add another heater to help, but don't know what is to fast. Lost at least 3 chromis, possibly 4. Yellow Wrasse m.i.a. As of now. Probably still to cold to come out. Tank is at 65 degrees.

JMSKI333 · Feb 9, 2014

Glad to hear you have power back! I would take it slow with the temp. Think acclimating fish x5. So maybe over the course of a day or two.

Scribe · Feb 24, 2014

Well I've been to bummed out to post recently. Lost 6 fish out of 8, and probably about 75% of my coral. Trying to suck it up and move forward....but talk about a kick to the ***....and wallet.

shrimplet · Feb 24, 2014

Wow I'm so sry to hear about your losses. Rebuild my Freind

ReeferBen · Feb 24, 2014

Wow Scribe sorry to hear. Small world I am not to far from you, but got lucky and was only out for a day.

Scribe · Feb 24, 2014

Yeah I'm going to keep going. To much time in to quit at this point. Glad you weren't affected Ben. It really was neighborhood to neighborhood. Just way too long and temps in the teens were apparently too much for most.