Power went out

Fishko · May 7, 2020

My power went out, will my reef be fine for a few hours. I really did not expect it to go out when its sunny outside. What size generator should i look into buying? I plan asking my neighbor to borrow a cord to run my return pump if it doesnt resolve in an hour.

Sdot · May 7, 2020

Fishko said:
My power went out, will my reef be fine for a few hours. I really did not expect it to go out when its sunny outside. What size generator should i look into buying?

Depends on a few things.
The temp of the tank before the power went out, and current temp? (Higher temp, less dissoved o2....more likely you will have issues)
How many animals do you have in your tank? (The more you have the higher the likely hood you will run into problems)

Sorry bud, hope that gets resolved sooner rather than later.

Fishko · May 7, 2020

Sdot said:
Depends on a few things.
The temp of the tank before the power went out, and current temp? (Higher temp, less dissoved o2....more likely you will have issues)
How many animals do you have in your tank? (The more you have the higher the likely hood you will run into problems)

Sorry bud, hope that gets resolved sooner rather than later.

I have maybe 13 small lps frags, tanks temp was no higher than 78 had an inkbird. I have roughly 5 small fish. Its a 29g. With a 7.5g sump

kyleinpdx · May 7, 2020

If you can keep some flow going, more than likely everything will be just fine. Our reefs can handle a surprising range of temperatures and temp fluctuations, its also not uncommon to have a few rainy/cloudy days in nature. Do what you can to keep things moving, agitate the surface of the water for gas exchange and hope things come back on soon.

A few hours, or portion of a day wouldnt worry me much.

Sosuke · May 7, 2020

The corals might survive but the fish need oxygen, do you have any way of creating movement in the water?

Fishko · May 7, 2020

Sosuke said:
The corals might survive but the fish need oxygen, do you have any way of creating movement in the water?

Not right now. My neighbor has a generator, so i will ask him in maybe 30 mins if i can just run a cord and run a small tunze 6015 pump

weelo111 · May 7, 2020

Temp won't be the issue - you will need to create some oxygen within the tank. You can use a turkey baster to blow into the water if it's only for a few hours. That should hold it over until the power is restored.

Sosuke · May 7, 2020

weelo111 said:
Temp won't be the issue - you will need to create so oxygen within the tank. You can use a turkey baster to blow into the water if it's only for a few hours. That should hold it over until the power is restored.

+1

HB AL · May 7, 2020

For just a few hours it will be fine, but some form of oxygenation wouldn't hurt.

Fishko · May 7, 2020

Says estimated restoration on com ed is in 3 hours

weelo111 · May 7, 2020

You should be fine. They ship fish and coral that stay in the bag for up to 24+ hours

Just keep an eye on things and aerate the water periodically.

Fishko said:
Says estimated restoration on com ed is in 3 hours

r20crazy · May 7, 2020

for future issues... get these.... 1 for sump, 1 display. will easily run 40hrs. I replace the batterys every 6 months even if not used. they auto on if power goes out, powers on they are off, battery pumps

Fishko · May 7, 2020

weelo111 said:
You should be fine. They ship fish and coral that stay in the bag for up to 24+ hours

Just keep an eye on things and aerate the water periodically.

I asked my neighbor and he let run a line so my pumps are running and i aimed them up to promote gas exchange

Sdot · May 7, 2020

Fishko said:
I have maybe 13 small lps frags, tanks temp was no higher than 78 had an inkbird. I have roughly 5 small fish. Its a 29g. With a 7.5g sump

Got it...as others have mentioned.... its a good idea to provide some form of oxygenation to the reef. Since water isnt circulating sump volume doesnt really matter.

Fishko · May 7, 2020

Im going to buy a generator, what size in terms of watts should i buy?

Sdot · May 7, 2020

Fishko said:
Im going to buy a generator, what size in terms of watts should i buy?

Again depends on what you are attempting to accomplish. Im no generator master..but are you trying to power your aquarium or your whole house?

Saltyreef · May 7, 2020

This is a fine choice for a generator.
Quiet and will run your tank and powerful enough for some other stuff too.

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Fishko · May 7, 2020

Sdot said:
Again depends on what you are attempting to accomplish. Im no generator master..but are you trying to power your aquarium or your whole house?

I guess run the house. Ie just the fridge and reef. And to charge electronics. I guess its more worth it just for the house