Power Outage?

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  1. BobGeorge

    BobGeorge Astrea Snail

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    I have a 125g FOWLR tank & I live in VA & there is a chance my power could go out.

    What can I do for my fish? How long can they survive?

    Thank you for any advice!
     
    BobGeorge, Aug 27, 2011
    BobGeorge, Aug 27, 2011
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  2. Pennstatereefer

    Pennstatereefer Feather Duster

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    go to walmart and get a battery operated air pumps and baterries they should be located in sporting good also freeze some water bottles to put in the tank incase you temp starts to climb hope this helps
     
    Pennstatereefer, Aug 27, 2011
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    I have had fish live for over 2 weeks with out power,

    but it has a lot to do with bioload, what part of your tank does most of the filtration, and oxygen levels in the tank.
     
    sostoudt, Aug 27, 2011
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  4. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    +1 wow 2 weeks? thats reassuring, but what about leathers, sps, lps, cuc's, anemones, pod populations. its a nightmare many are about to face
     
    Ashevillian, Aug 27, 2011
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  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    I had some soft corals and some lps in there, they survived.
     
    sostoudt, Aug 27, 2011
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