I'm waiting to hear good news, too lol. There's talk that it could take days to get power back for usany luck yet ,ya'know were all waiting to hear good news
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I'm waiting to hear good news, too lol. There's talk that it could take days to get power back for usany luck yet ,ya'know were all waiting to hear good news
I agree with you on the Generators but Inverters are a waste of time!A small suitcase sized 2 kW inverter ($400 Harbor Freight - $1000 Honda). It can run a very long time on a gallon of gas. It is portable and you can also use it for other stuff like camping, etc.. Just be sure to keep it outside in a well ventilated area. With a couple extension cords, you could power both tanks depending on the amount of equipment you are using.
She's busy, I PMed her a solution@Erin O what have you done??
I'll get you a replacement for the zoa. Mine are growing like crazy. don't stress about that.Still no power. I'm doing the "shaken, not stirred" method (shaking tank water in bottles) until my battery air pumps get here. The fish are still alive, but I'm pretty sure my zoas are dying. I'm running out of battery on my phone, so I'm not able to get on R2R very much right now. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and suggestions. Your support means a lot to me
If you're looking for something you can do right now, try going to Walmart and looking for inverters. My store has this one in stock. It's a little expensive for what it is, but it'll work. Start your car, hook up the inverter to the battery terminals, and run a long grounded extension cord to your equipment. As long as you have gas, the car and inverter will keep running. You'll want to make sure your car is far away enough from your house to prevent CO from getting in. You'll also want to make sure you have adequate ventilation to where your engine to prevent overheating.
Long term, battery-powered air pumps are the cheapest option. They're not automatic though, you'll need to be home and set them up unless you have them installed 24/7, which most people don't. I personally run a DIY battery system. It's just a deep cycle battery, a transfer switch and an inverter. If you don't feel up to that, an inverter/charger and battery will do the same thing. Generators are okay, but they require maintenance, sometimes don't work when you need them to, and depending on your power reliability, may only be used once every 10 - 12 months.
These battery air pumps are automatic and turn on when the power goes out. They work great. Helps when you are out of the house, or the middle of the night to get some water movement. You can connect a USB battery pack for longer runtime as well.
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Not sad just stretching for light. I bet they will be fineQuick update: Still no power. The streets on either side of us have power, but my street doesn't. air pumps should be here today. Fish are still alive (YAY!) Zoa is looking pretty sad
Mine hides behind the rocks with black tubing. Since the rocks go near the top of the tank you would be hard pressed to see it.I am aware of these. In general, I don't think they're a very realistic solution for a majority of hobbyists. For better or worse, aesthetics are the most important thing to a lot of reefers. For some people, even running a cord in your display for a powerhead is not acceptable. I don't think these hobbyists would have an airline and airstone sitting in their tank 24/7, especially when it's only going to be useful once every few months (or less). Even reefers who don't mind cords in their tank may not be thrilled with the airline/airstone uglying up things.
I agree with the premise of backups that turn on automatically. I don't think I could ever go without having an automatic solution that keeps my tanks running in the event of an outage. All my tanks have at least one pump on a power source that automatically fails over to battery if the power fails. I just think these are a really hard sell for a lot of hobbyists because of the looks.
It's unfortunate, because I think pumps like this could eliminate power outage deaths in this hobby partially, if not entirely. These pumps have been out for several years though, and there are very few reefers I know of that A) even have them, and B) have them installed in their display 24/7.