Midwest People! Start Your Generators!

[eaglephot]

There's a bad storm comin'. Get your generators ready. There are 600,000 people without power in Missouri and Oklahoma from the storm that is headed right for us in IL! Check the weather, see if it might affect you. It may do nothing. Can't hurt to be cautious with the little fishies!

 

[briand7878]

How long can fish survive w/o electricity?

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by BRIAND7878
How long can fish survive w/o electricity?
hehe,
That is a funny question, ummm thousands if not millions of year depending on your point of view.

It really depends on alot of different factors, stocking levels, I'll bet in this case tempurature plays a roll in it too. Probably the biggest factor. There are alot of different things you can do to limp your tank along like repouring water into your tank with a pitcher. And using small powerheads powered by car batteries ect. But those are just stop gap measures. You really will end up needing a generator to keep them alive for extended periods of time without power.

 

[keith burn]

Originally Posted by stdreb27
hehe,
That is a funny question, ummm thousands if not millions of year depending on your point of view.

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good one

 

[topfins-mj]

This happened to me last year, my power went out the whole night. After 3 hours, my fish looked pale and wobbly. The temps went down by two degrees.
You definitely need the heater and some powerheahds to work after that time.

 

[kingfish8302]

Another reason i'm happy to live in Az. The only problem is in the summer, you can have boiled fish if you dont watch your tank everyday.
Good one stdreb27

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by TopFins-MJ
This happened to me last year, my power went out the whole night. After 3 hours, my fish looked pale and wobbly. The temps went down by two degrees.
You definitely need the heater and some powerheahds to work after that time.
my temp swings by 3-4 degrees that from day to night during the summer.

 

[kjr_trig]

I was without power close to 12 hours when Hurricane Gaston hit Charleston a few years back....All fish survived, but they were breathing heavy.

 

[matt b]

any1 remember the huge icestorm like 2 yrs ago i was out of power for 2 weeks

 

[fishissues]

Originally Posted by Eaglephot
There's a bad storm comin'. Get your generators ready. There are 600,000 people without power in Missouri and Oklahoma from the storm that is headed right for us in IL! Check the weather, see if it might affect you. It may do nothing. Can't hurt to be cautious with the little fishies!
bad for ohio??? i wanna know i lost a pink tailed trigger, 3 inch tomatoe, 4 in blue eyed puffer from the 2002 black out for 5 days or however long it was

 

[fishissues]

Originally Posted by MaTT B
any1 remember the huge icestorm like 2 yrs ago i was out of power for 2 weeks
not me i didnt get hit but i remember it was like 5 inches of snow then 1 inch of ice over it...i had to shuvel the driveway with a gardening shovel