Pop-up Thunder Storms.

[SteveMM62Reef]

I live in the Mid-Atlantic Region, cheeked the Weather before I went to bed, nothing. About Midnight we got Hammered. Didn’t loose power this time. Several weeks earlier we lost power just shy of 8 hours, 12 volt back-up system saved my tanks. We just spent 3K getting storm damaged trees trimmed with what I couldn’t reach, and it all hauled off. Hope it’s not a repeat.

 

[TheSheff]

I live in the Mid-Atlantic Region, cheeked the Weather before I went to bed, nothing. About Midnight we got Hammered. Didn’t loose power this time. Several weeks earlier we lost power just shy of 8 hours, 12 volt back-up system saved my tanks. We just spent 3K getting storm damaged trees trimmed with what I couldn’t reach, and it all hauled off. Hope it’s not a repeat.

Best of luck to you!! What does your battery backup setup look like?

 

[jkcoral]

I’ve dealt with the same issues over the years being from Florida. I don’t have one of the “fancy” reef batter backups, but my battery backup has come in handy several times.

How do you have your battery backup setup? Mine has surge protected plugs and a separate set of outlets that are fed by the battery if the power is cut. I have a power strip plugged into the backup with “the essentials” like return pumps and wave makers hooked up. The power power draw helps the backup last a few more hours.

 

[TheSheff]

I’ve dealt with the same issues over the years being from Florida. I don’t have one of the “fancy” reef batter backups, but my battery backup has come in handy several times.

How do you have your battery backup setup? Mine has surge protected plugs and a separate set of outlets that are fed by the battery if the power is cut. I have a power strip plugged into the backup with “the essentials” like return pumps and wave makers hooked up. The power power draw helps the backup last a few more hours.

How big is your battery? I setup one recently but was only able to plug in my gyre pump because I wanted it to last a while. With a 35Ah battery, it can last about 26 hours.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I live in the Mid-Atlantic Region, cheeked the Weather before I went to bed, nothing. About Midnight we got Hammered. Didn’t loose power this time. Several weeks earlier we lost power just shy of 8 hours, 12 volt back-up system saved my tanks. We just spent 3K getting storm damaged trees trimmed with what I couldn’t reach, and it all hauled off. Hope it’s not a repeat.

Best of luck to you! Always a concern of mine when I'm out of town, and we have thunderstorms rolling in non-stop haha

 

[vetteguy53081]

I live in the Mid-Atlantic Region, cheeked the Weather before I went to bed, nothing. About Midnight we got Hammered. Didn’t loose power this time. Several weeks earlier we lost power just shy of 8 hours, 12 volt back-up system saved my tanks. We just spent 3K getting storm damaged trees trimmed with what I couldn’t reach, and it all hauled off. Hope it’s not a repeat.

If this is a regular occurrence, consider a portable generator. At minimum, have 1-2 battery operated air pumps with air stone, ice packs to float if weather is warm, a thermal blanket to wrap around tank if temperature cools off and a thermometer to monitor water temp. Water can safely drop to 70 and rise to 83 before reacting

 

[TheSheff]

If this is a regular occurrence, consider a portable generator. At minimum, have 1-2 battery operated air pumps with air stone, ice packs to float if weather is warm, a thermal blanket to wrap around tank if temperature cools off and a thermometer to monitor water temp. Water can safely drop to 70 and rise to 83 before reacting

Yeah true! I have had my tank drop to 68 multiple times because I turned off my heaters and never turned them back on, nothing in the tank seemed off.