OH NO!!!! What should i do?(florida people)

cartman101

cartman101

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Ok a hurricane is coming right to bradenton,fl! (yay,no school). My fish will die because of the power outages. What do i do? They need oxygen.
 
moraym

moraym

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step 1: buy battery-operated air pump (usually comes with tubing and airstone)
step 2: place cat outside.
 
cartman101

cartman101

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Originally posted by MorayM
step 1: buy battery-operated air pump (usually comes with tubing and airstone)
step 2: place cat outside.
......bad news! No where in my town has them!! They are all sold out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
vyperone

vyperone

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I used the home depot credit card to go buy a generator today. If I don't use it I will return it! Maybe you can do the same?
 
moraym

moraym

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get a bunch of buckets of saltwater ready to go, do water changes on your tanks. This will add O2 back to the tanks.
You can also buy Oxygenex tabs, O2 tabs essentially.
When i went through a hurricane I had the bathtub, trashcan, and 6 5g buckets ready with water. I did water changes, small ones, every hour or so.
 
moraym

moraym

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I did water changes after the power went out. Changing the water, and the process of falling water, adds O2 back in.
 
fishking

fishking

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cant u just occasionally agitae the surface of the water to add oxygen in
if u want ill sell u my air pump for 500 dollars which will include over night shipping.......j/k
 
fishman830

fishman830

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well how many watts is a regular air pump? if it's few enough, couldn't you use a battery pack form a comp
 
ajwaters

ajwaters

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I do not have the proper equipment to handle the storm either. but I have always in the past. grab a clean cup or bowl. swoop up the water from the tank and drop it back in. It has always helped in the past. thats just my two cents. and gl. i'll be doing the same thing in venice
 
moraym

moraym

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agitating the surface does help as well, not as much as completely new water, which is why i did a combo of both.
i even went so far as to blow through airline tubing to agitate the lower portions of the water column as well.
 
condork12

condork12

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you cant forget that the fish's waste is just building up in the tank. so small water changes are important to get some of that out. But if the water is able to be kept moving there is plenty of bacteria in the tank alone that could hold it over for a while.
 
chandler04

chandler04

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u got a hurricane? I dont, and I am sad. I LIKE hurricanes. Hurricanes are very tasty. O, yer talking about "weather". MY bad.
 
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tizzo

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Originally posted by MorayM
i even went so far as to blow through airline tubing to agitate the lower portions of the water column as well.
Don't blow air into your tank!!! You are blowing in carbon dioxide and suffocating your fish!! Your better off with surface agitation on a regular basis. Or, if you want lower water movement, dip a glass (open side down) to the bottom then tip it up to release the trapped air.
Quick question though... isn't your "stored water" as depleted of oxygen as you tank water??
EDIT--Nevermind the question.. I read where falling water puts O2 back in.
 
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