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02-22-2005, 10:09 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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|  POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
Hello, at around 4am the power went out and it is now 10, it has droped from about 76.5 to 74...i wraped the tank with towels and put the house heat on high...how low can it go before it will be fatal...  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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02-22-2005, 12:59 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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   | Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
From personal experience, I've had my old hex go into the 60's and things pulled through. I didn't have a lot of livestock though. I'd think you'd be fine for a day or so.
This always reminds me that I haven't ordered a battery operated air pump yet.  | |
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02-22-2005, 08:12 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
well powers up again and i have 3 death and 1 missing...my sunburst anthias, my old cleanershrimp... 1.5 years old and 1 new small cleaner shrimp...one that is missing is my new barnacle blenny...hes not in his barnacle but i hope hes just hiding...i did get a generator and it was on for about 4 hours...and i know my guys would have not survived much longer...just take a moment to remember the men or women that gave their lives today | |
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02-22-2005, 08:14 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
Hey Bruce! Hope you and yours are OK...I've been watching the news..... 
Can you heat water? (gas stove?) Maybe you could mildly heat a few pots...take some tank water out, and heat it slightly and slowly add back to tank?
If your house heat is up, it should not go much lower that the air temp. I would take off any tops if you have them, to help with aeration tho. _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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02-22-2005, 08:16 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
Hmm. . . posted together... 
Sorry about your critters... :'( | |
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02-22-2005, 08:19 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
im just very relieved that my blenny did not die...he was the first fish i ever got | |
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02-22-2005, 09:47 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
rent from ametron | |
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02-23-2005, 04:35 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
Update:
Found Barnacle Blenny dead 4:30 pm
Wow...my nano is getting hurt the water is cloudy and smells...i better look for the fish...5 min later boom...had to mess up the whole aquascape and my anemone moved too...now hes in the back...hope he moves back...and wow was i scared i saw some crazy big worms when the power was out | |
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02-23-2005, 10:04 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: POWER DOWN Temp Going Down Too
Sorry to hear it Bruce :-(
Same thing happened to me a few years back, no power, no circulation, no oxygen, white water and stunk, :-( Wasn't happy at all
John
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