Power Outage; what now?

Thanks for all the replies everyone, power was out for about 5 hours. As far as i can tell nothing in the tank died. I put hot water in a zip lock bag and floated it in the tank, manually stirred by hand every once in awhile. It's fortunate that i was home so i could take action immediately; if i had been at work or something i think it would've been a different story here.
Glad the situation is resolved. For the future, battery operated airstones (cheap at Academy-- used for bait) are a must. They will both oxygenate and move water in a tank your size. For heat, glass tops are ideal but if your tank didn't come with them, get a piece of glass, foam, or thick plastic/acrylic cut to the right size to keep for another outage where you need to keep the tank warm. I'm in Texas, so I also worry about keeping things cool most months... Freezing a few water bottles will save you in this scenario.
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