We have 2 tanks, a 90 gallon and a 29 gallon biocube. We are going on a 2 week trip in June. I'll have people checking on both tanks, automatic feeders and ATO ready to go, but I have a question on preparation in case of a power outage. In the biocube I have 3 small fish and in the 90 gallon I have 5. No tangs or large angels. Only wrasse, goby, firefish, and a cherub angel.
Fish and corals can handle slowly falling temps (in my case since my tanks are in my basement and the ambient temp is 65*F) much better than rising temps, so in my situation, oxygen level is the primary issue I would face during a power outage.
What is more important, water movement via the powerheads or oxygenation via air stones on battery-backup? Said another way, I don't have much ripple at the surface of my tank from my gyre 130, so if I ran that off of the ice cap and battery back-up, would the small amount of ripple motion at the surface be enough to oxygenate the water during a power outage?
OR...
Is it better to use my azoo battery backup pump that kicks on when the power goes out to run 3 air stones?
Fish and corals can handle slowly falling temps (in my case since my tanks are in my basement and the ambient temp is 65*F) much better than rising temps, so in my situation, oxygen level is the primary issue I would face during a power outage.
What is more important, water movement via the powerheads or oxygenation via air stones on battery-backup? Said another way, I don't have much ripple at the surface of my tank from my gyre 130, so if I ran that off of the ice cap and battery back-up, would the small amount of ripple motion at the surface be enough to oxygenate the water during a power outage?
OR...
Is it better to use my azoo battery backup pump that kicks on when the power goes out to run 3 air stones?
