So, I’ve lived in NYC for something like 16 years now and have never experienced a power outage that wasn’t planned maintenance or hurricane sandy. That said, this city has two major citywide blackouts in its past, a superstorm Sandy that we can’t rule out happening again at some point, and a flash flood problem when we get more rain in a short amount of time than infrastructure can handle (which has already happened this year). Just assuming a power outage won’t happen is not a good plan when you have aquariums.
I’m looking for advice on a plan for keeping one 20g saltwater tank and one 10g freshwater tank alive during a power outage. The rub is, of course, I’m in a small space in an apartment building in a major city — a generator is not an option. I’ve considered one of those huge power bricks but don’t have a car to recharge one in the event of an actual emergency, so I’d spend a lot of $ for something I’d only be able to use for a few hours and then couldn’t recharge.
RN I’ve got a couple battery powered bubblers and an oxydator — figured I could drain the back sump on both tanks and place any bio media in the display while running bubblers. But what am I not thinking of? Esp for the SW tank, do battery powered wavemakers exist?
As for temp control, I could manage cooling strategies in summer months, but in winter heating would be an issue. What are ways to keep the water warm during an outage?
I’m looking for advice on a plan for keeping one 20g saltwater tank and one 10g freshwater tank alive during a power outage. The rub is, of course, I’m in a small space in an apartment building in a major city — a generator is not an option. I’ve considered one of those huge power bricks but don’t have a car to recharge one in the event of an actual emergency, so I’d spend a lot of $ for something I’d only be able to use for a few hours and then couldn’t recharge.
RN I’ve got a couple battery powered bubblers and an oxydator — figured I could drain the back sump on both tanks and place any bio media in the display while running bubblers. But what am I not thinking of? Esp for the SW tank, do battery powered wavemakers exist?
As for temp control, I could manage cooling strategies in summer months, but in winter heating would be an issue. What are ways to keep the water warm during an outage?