power out :(

[scubamomma]

well it happened ... at 130 am I get a call from the bf saying our transformer burst into flames and we have no power its now 8am and there is no sign of the electric company but i dont think a generator is in our budget. so we have 6 tanks just waiting for power :(

[Skyhigh]

The Trop has battery powered air pumps that run on 2 D battery's that work great.

[jolson10450]

yeah you will need an air pump, you can get them from bait stores or stores like meijers i believe that sell fishing tackle.

you can always use an old car battery and a power inverter if you have one just to plug the heater and return pump into, but you would likely need one for each tank, i would only do this on the one with the most money invested.

[scubamomma]

sounds like a good plan but i cant even get out of my moms house! ill text nick see if hes able to leave

[180wall]

You can also run an inverter from your car, cost about $30.00 to get for 400w can get some heaters to run.

[Rabidgoose]

If you have a gas water heater or stove you should still have warm water. You can put it in an old milk jug or ziplock bag and float them in your tanks to help maintain temperature. Take the propeller and shaft out of an old powerhead and if you have a cordless drill insert it in the chuck and alternate between tanks occasionally for some water movement.

good luck....chuck

[jimsflies]

Chuck = MacGyver!

[scubamomma]

oo i love the drill idea !!! and the water is definatly on the list. it sucks that i cant go home and nick is trying to deal with this for me but i cant take the baby to an unheated dark house

[steve&mari]

The car batt and power inverter works great. I did that for 4 days last year. Ran power head lights for a shorter time then normal also fan for cooling it was summer so that was our issue. Every 5 or 6 hours hook a charger upto the batt n helped keep it charged ran our van while recharging the batt in the house n saved evverything but a kole tang that got beat up by our pinkspot gobie cause they were the 2 pigs in tank lol. Sorry ya lost power but hope its back soon for you.

[scubamomma]

bf just bought an inverter and it didnt work.... UGH

[Mike]

I know how frustrating this is having lost an entire tank to a power outage. Hang in there and good luck.

[scubamomma]

he is going to work on it when he gets off work they are saying no power until tuesday night/wednesday am

[scubamomma]

Its all dead I can't breath so upset 6 tanks ....

[jolson10450]

Its all dead I can't breath so upset 6 tanks ....

....... sorry.... really dont know what else to say....

[BK's Reef]

were here for ya

[scubamomma]

thanks it just sucked walking in to see all Nick's efforts fail i had a baby clown ive been raising over a year looking out the tank sad and frozen lost all 3 lionfish the eel my tangs UGH i left school to come to my moms

[MizTanks]

This is breaking my heart for you Scubamomma~wish there was something I could do to help. Gezzz I don't know what else to say...(((HUGS)))

[scubamomma]

yup this sucks

[Burke]

That really sucks. A winter power outage forced me to buy a generator a couple years ago to keep my tank alive.

When you get things up and running, I can drop off some frags on my way over to PA. Keep us posted if/when you start things up again.

[BK's Reef]

i am planning a road trip with my friends to sandusky in june if i am producing good growth im sure i can always bring some frags to give aswell.

[Sir Patrick]

All dead???? I am so sorry!

Let me know if there is anything I can help out with.

[scubamomma]

ok so a good friend came over and we pulled bodies from the reef and nano... not pretty still no power so i bucketed coral and took to my moms i threw together a 20 gal in hopes of rescue. really bummed im out of the nano contest

[BK's Reef]

Good luck

[CalmSeasQuest]

I'm sorry for your losses Hillary, but knowing you - You'll be back even stronger (once you finally get power restored.)

[steve&mari]

Sorry for your loss and hope that maybe ya have some corals comeback. Are you going to the gr swap if so I can get some zoas for you to get goin again with. Don't forget we are in a great hobby with great people that will help you through this. Best of luck and wishes for you guys.
Big Steve

[thefishgirl]

This is awful. So sorry for your loss! :(

[Rabidgoose]

I'm very sorry scubamomma, it is very hard to read. Saving our tanks during a multi day power outage, especially in winter, is very difficult if not impossible. It is basically a constant vigil with difficulties multiplied by the fact that the hobbiest(s) need to attend to there own safety and needs as well. Please take some comfort in knowing that you did everything you could. Let me know when you're back up and ready.

chuck

[scubamomma]

Thanks everyone its been really crappy and we are still without power. Our house is down to 25 sowe are staying at my moms house. As of right now im thinking I will sell/store my tanks and get 1 nice one im hoping 95 gal with stand and canopy and ill restart my nano as well. I still have 6 tanks to drain and lr to throw out but its too cold to do now I almost froze my arm off getting the corals

[Sir Patrick]

Why throw out the live rock???