Hurricanes Coming! What to do about the Tanks!

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Hurricanes Coming! What to do about the Tanks!
Topic Started: Sep 5 2008, 11:38 AM (94 Views)
Lucky	Sep 5 2008, 11:38 AM Post #1
15" 3x Champions Posts: 4,228 Group: Global Advisors Member #708 Joined: March 5, 2007	Ok here is a what to do thread for Hurricanes for a fish keeper. Please feel free to add to this list. Generators... well if you have them you are lucky! They are the best for power outages. If not and your power goes out due to a hurricane: Stock up on battery operated pumps (+++ batteries). Most of the pumps can keep running for 48 hours. Remember for larger tanks you want more then one. Place at opposite ends of the tank. There are tablets that can release oxygen, though the water remains stagnant. With the pumps water is still circulating and creating surface agitation from the bubbles, which is better then stagnant water. I see no vad reason for using both... just make sure you have the pumps with airstone if left with only one choice. Emergency tactics... this is when you don't have the supplies above: With a cordless drill you can attach a paint stirrer bit on the drill. You can then use that to stir up the water to bring in oxygen. Laborious, but it works. Prevention: Stop feeding the fish. Do a water change... or test you water to make sure you are in the clear. I already stopped feeding my fish and after this I am going to do some small water changes! *If you have a planted tank it is best to trim back the plants or to move the plants to another tank without fish. If you don't have many plants it is ok, Also, if the tap is still running you can do waterchanges. Just have to keep at it. Another great prevention is to store water. I am sure I missed some here, for I am in a whirlwind of action now... I wish all the best for folks keeping fish in the hurricanes path.



andrew504	Sep 5 2008, 11:46 AM Post #2
3" Frys Posts: 396 Group: Members Member #4,033 Joined: September 8, 2007 Favorite Strain ALL of The ABOVE!	i left for gustav and left for 5 days and my fishes are OK! i didnt feed them b4 i leave and i did a WC and its all good



scotty61	Sep 5 2008, 12:44 PM Post #3
2" Frys Posts: 228 Group: Members Member #11,879 Joined: June 20, 2008 Favorite Strain ALL of The ABOVE!	im getting ready my self. I did all the tank changes. still need to wait see if i have to move tanks to the ground. i live in a trailer home. that is only 5 years old. but i do have a generator 17.5KW that will run every thing for a few days. they put Ike just about str8 to my house. south east florida.



aquanut	Sep 5 2008, 02:52 PM Post #4
10" Masterpieces Posts: 1,011 Group: Global Moderators/ Team RUS Member #3,422 Joined: August 19, 2007	Good info! Also good luck!
	Life is lived moving forwards... and understood looking backwards.


petah	Sep 5 2008, 03:19 PM Post #5
15" 3x Champions Posts: 4,437 Group: Global Moderators/ Team RUS Member #99 Joined: September 12, 2006	great info bro and thanks for sharing well most importantly stay safe..
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