http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:23:55 +0000 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 08:41:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=69359 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613869&title=no-power-electricity#613869 Author: evan127
Subject: 69359
Posted: June 05 2016 at 8:41am

Before I invested in back up equipment, I would do everything by hand. I would always open up the window near the tank just a bit to get fresh air into the room, no matter the season. I would use a turkey baster to shoot air into the water of the display and refugium in 3 to 5 minute increments. I would use just a standard thermometer to check the water temperature every half an hour. When it needed to be heated, I would take out a gallon of water at a time and heat it on the stove until it was about 85 degrees. I would keep heating the water until the system's temperature was about 80 degrees. Luckily I have never had the power go out for more than 10 hours. Turkey basting the water and driving as much air into different parts of the tank and heating the water on the stove, I've never lost a fish or coral due to the power being out.]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2016 08:41:38 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613869&title=no-power-electricity#613869 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613636&title=no-power-electricity#613636 Author: scfurse77
Subject: 69359
Posted: May 31 2016 at 2:43pm

Just my 2 cents if anyone cares.

Everyone with a salt water fish tank should own a generator. Of course it's just my opinion but most people i know in the hobby have thousands of dollars in their tanks. It is a little easier for me to say because i own a generator for Tailgaiting/Camping anyways. But still...... Here is one that is on Amazon for $125 and this would be more than enough to run most peoples tanks while even keeping the tank lights on. 

http://www.amazon.com/PowerPro-56101-Starting-Portable-Generator/dp/B00J261PGQ?ie=UTF8&keywords=generator&qid=1464726819&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2


Edited by scfurse77 - May 31 2016 at 2:46pm]]> Tue, 31 May 2016 14:43:34 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613636&title=no-power-electricity#613636 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613629&title=no-power-electricity#613629 Author: Krazie4Acans
Subject: 69359
Posted: May 31 2016 at 12:23pm

The Macro algae in your refugium produces oxygen for the inhabitants of the sump. Light might be more important to your sump than water movement.
]]> Tue, 31 May 2016 12:23:55 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613629&title=no-power-electricity#613629 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613627&title=no-power-electricity#613627 Author: Baghtal
Subject: 69359
Posted: May 31 2016 at 12:15pm

What about water movement in the sump during an extended power outage (2+ Hours). I've got a power head on a battery backup to keep things churning during them, but how do all the critters in my refugium do without the flow?]]> Tue, 31 May 2016 12:15:10 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=613627&title=no-power-electricity#613627 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=553117&title=no-power-electricity#553117 Author: phys
Subject: 69359
Posted: February 01 2014 at 2:12am

Another thing you can do.... Invest in a small solar panel that will charge a small battery to use a power inverter on which will run a small koralia for several hours considering they only require a few watts to run. ]]> Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:12:45 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=553117&title=no-power-electricity#553117 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=553105&title=no-power-electricity#553105 Author: mOnster
Subject: 69359
Posted: January 31 2014 at 10:43pm

Thanks Mark !! It's great to know all that ..]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:43:51 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=553105&title=no-power-electricity#553105 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=553095&title=no-power-electricity#553095 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 69359
Posted: January 31 2014 at 10:00pm

Good to hear that power was restored after ~2 hours. I assume there was no loss?

As the water cools, it holds more O2.
As water cools, metabolism slows so the animals need less O2.
Reduced flow slows the delivery of O2, export of CO2 and waste away from coral.
Coral and fish can usually survive many hours of reduced flow.
Coral and fish can survive temperatures of 65 and sometimes lower for extended periods.

The way I see it, during extended power outages, it's okay to let the water cool but try to keep it moving a little. As usual, water movement is more important, even critical for SPS coral, so having a powerhead or air bubbler on a battery can save lives.

Another solution would be to drop the water level around the SPS so they can shed some waste and get some air like they would when exposed during low tide. Coral are genetically programmed to slime as a protection from drying out during low tide. A little splashing water helps during low tide.

Of course this happened after sundown, but during the day:
Algae in the system produces O2, so moving algae from the Refugium to display can help a lot.
Even in faint indirect sunlight algae produces some O2.

Aloha,
Mark


Edited by Mark Peterson - January 31 2014 at 10:12pm]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:00:51 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=553095&title=no-power-electricity#553095 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=552934&title=no-power-electricity#552934 Author: mOnster
Subject: 69359
Posted: January 30 2014 at 9:52pm

Thanks everybody the power it's back on , appreciate all ur help and time :) ]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:52:32 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=552934&title=no-power-electricity#552934 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=552926&title=no-power-electricity#552926 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 69359
Posted: January 30 2014 at 8:59pm

We went 9 days without power...it can be done. We used a cordless drill and attached an egg beater and rubberized bicycle hook to it to stir the tank. We also used the battery powered airstones. We decided to ensure we would never have another power outage by buying a generator.]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:59:48 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=552926&title=no-power-electricity#552926 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=552924&title=no-power-electricity#552924 Author: Aquarium Creations
Subject: 69359
Posted: January 30 2014 at 8:34pm

I have a generator if you need it]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:34:44 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69359&PID=552924&title=no-power-electricity#552924