Mistakes to avoid during winter

[zert11797]

Winter is right around the corner, I was wondering what I should be careful of so my reef tank will be ok. Also, how do you ship coral in the winter?

 

[New&no clue]

Welcome to the Reef. I live in Maine so that means lots of power outages in winter due to snow/ice storms. I have a backup generator and I have battery backups for powerhead. Also I usually use two heaters in the winter to keep temp consistent and have a backup. I've bought and received fish and corals in the winter. The biggest thing is buying from a reputable place. If you want to ship your own, heat packs are a must.

 

[fishface NJ]

For shipping: cardboard box with insulted foam box inside. must place heat pack inside foam box

This is the Meet & Greet forum made to introduce yourself. When asking questions, it would be best to place thread in correct forum. Again welcome to R2R

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[Cell]

Welcome to R2R! Evaporation increases in the winter and ambient temp can decrease. Watch your reservoir levels and make sure your heaters are working properly and ideally on a controller.

 

[WIReefer]

Welcome to R2R!!! Having an extra heater laying around wouldn’t be a bad thing!

 

[Ippyroy]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! Power outages, heaters!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

Heat pads and more water is always a good idea ;)

 

[vetteguy53081]

Prepare for storms which bring outages and temperature drops
Harbor freight sells moving blankets for $8
- moving blankets to wrap the tank
- heat packs to tape to tank for warmth
- battery operated lantern for ambient lighting
- battery operated air pump with air stone for water movement and oxygen
- generator if affordable

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Welcome to R2R. Battery air pumps, battery backups, generators and similar are all pretty critical if you live in a snowy area. Keeping an eye on the weather to plan for issues with power and live stock orders.

 

[Alanna102499]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[WVNed]

Not having a generator is a mistake.

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[SPR1968]

Make sure your heaters are working, and Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[92Miata]

Run only as much heater as you need.

 

[BaysEndReef]

Welcome to R2R!! :) Always here to help!!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[fishface NJ]

Wow you have 3 welcome threads in one day! That’s a record lol. Welcome to r2r for a third time

 

[Miguel Negron]

Welcome :D