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Old 05-27-2008, 07:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Well now that hurricane season is coming up can someone tell me what is needed to keep my tank safe through a long power outage?
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Old 05-27-2008, 07:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Well now that hurricane season is coming up can someone tell me what is needed to keep my tank safe through a long power outage?
nothing! I did try some stuff back when I can't remember the hurricanes name
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Hurricane??? Whats that? Never had one up here in Oregon. O.o
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All you'll need is good temp. and aeration (maybe current if it's off for more than2-3 days). How long are the power outages usually?


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All you'll need is good temp. and aeration (maybe current if it's off for more than2-3 days). How long are the power outages usually?
They can range anywhere from two days to two weeks or more
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Agree with Mission... I would think in hurricane areas a good battery backup to hold over till you can get a generator running for temp and flow would be best, but we'll let some others that live in hurricane territory post on what they do!!


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I think Hurricane Wilma was a week and a half but I didnt have my tank
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