Planned Power Outage

[EBinRI]

Hi Everyone,

This coming Friday, I will have my electricity disconnected for about 5 hours while the electricians install my new standby generator and do some other work on my home's electrical system. All of my equipment is AC powered and my power outage plan is the new generator I am having installed. So, I have no other way to keep the water flowing or the temperature up in my aquarium while the work is being done. I am not too concerned about the temperature rising or falling by a large amount during the install because my house does pretty good at holding a temperature as long as I am diligent about not leaving doors open too long. My concern is flow since my return pump and my gyre pumps are all plugged into the house. Do you think I'll be fine for 5 hours or should I do something manual to keep the water moving at least within the display tank. I have a 75 gallon display tank and have 6 fish and a mix of hard and soft corals. The sump is in the basement. Any suggestions on what I should do during the outage or do you think I'll be fine?

Thanks in advance for your tips.

Evan

 

[JasonK84]

Borrow a small generator from a neighbor or reefer in the area while they get yours up and running. Or buy a cheap $100 one from Harbor Freight. For 5 hours it will probably do OK but if you can get a generator to borrow it would make you feel better.

 

[fishguy242]

hi i think you will be fine,but if install lasts a little longer?? pick up a battery operated air pump,better safe than sorry

 

[HuduVudu]

Hi Everyone,

This coming Friday, I will have my electricity disconnected for about 5 hours while the electricians install my new standby generator and do some other work on my home's electrical system. All of my equipment is AC powered and my power outage plan is the new generator I am having installed. So, I have no other way to keep the water flowing or the temperature up in my aquarium while the work is being done. I am not too concerned about the temperature rising or falling by a large amount during the install because my house does pretty good at holding a temperature as long as I am diligent about not leaving doors open too long. My concern is flow since my return pump and my gyre pumps are all plugged into the house. Do you think I'll be fine for 5 hours or should I do something manual to keep the water moving at least within the display tank. I have a 75 gallon display tank and have 6 fish and a mix of hard and soft corals. The sump is in the basement. Any suggestions on what I should do during the outage or do you think I'll be fine?

Thanks in advance for your tips.

Evan

OMG they always take longer than they say that they will. For your peace of mind have a back up plan. Maybe rent a generator or something. I wouldn't be surprised if they ran into troubles and had to come back the next day.

 

[Dragon52]

+1
Maybe rent a generator or something. I wouldn't be surprised if they ran into troubles and had to come back the next day.
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[92Miata]

This specific one won't be there in time - but these work pretty well and I'm pretty sure plenty of other places sell similar. They plug in and have a battery, and don't turn on until the plug is dead.


Past that, keeping the house cool should be your goal. Maybe a bunch of frozen waterbottles in a cooler to keep tank cold.

 

[Dragon52]

This specific one won't be there in time - but these work pretty well and I'm pretty sure plenty of other places sell similar. They plug in and have a battery, and don't turn on until the plug is dead.


Past that, keeping the house cool should be your goal. Maybe a bunch of frozen waterbottles in a cooler to keep tank cold.

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[dwest]

I would definitely have at least one air pump going and a plan to get a rental generator if needed. My tank would end up bad in 5 hours without electricity for sure. Also agree that having ice water bottles available is a great idea.

 

[Biglew11]

+1 on battery powered air pump and possibly borrow or rent a generator while they install yours. Keep some frozen water bottles to cool tank if it gets too warm.

 

[fishguy242]

see if company installing poss bring portable w them ???worth a shot

 

[EBinRI]

Thanks for the responses everyone. The plumbers were here today to measure everything and it turns out they will be bringing a generator and they agreed to let me plug my return pump into it. As far as temperature I'm pretty confident I'll be able to keep it in range since the predicted temp for the day is close to where I keep my tank.