I was thinking about this the other day, but what about during hurricanes??

So I was just thinking about this the other day (hence the title lol) but I'm not sure at all what I would do during a hurricane, and I really want to not be caught in a bad situation and play catch up. This past hurricane season we had one really bad hurricane that wiped out a bunch of our coastal resident's houses, while another wasn't as bad and went quicker but still knocked out the power for a couple of hours. During the really bad one, we lost power for over 48 hours, more like 3 days and my area were still one of the first to get it back, there were a lot a people who went without power for a week and a half to two weeks, it was insane!! Should I try and invest in battery-powered filters? And if so, does anyone have any recommendations for brands? I haven't really researched it but was scrolling through some threads, and all the horror stories of cycles stopping and fish dying just have me worried. Also, I can't be at the house during the whole time to monitor the tanks even, this past hurricane we were never at the house, the only time I was truly just sitting at home was when it was pitch dark outside. We used a generator to power the fridge so our food wouldn't go bad, and connected one extension cord for electronic charging, I'm just not sure what my game plan would be. Any advice would be appreciated, and thank you in advance!!

 

Here is a start:

Prepare Your Aquarium For Power Outages | General Discussion Forum | 55586

 

Here is a start:

Prepare Your Aquarium For Power Outages | General Discussion Forum | 55586

Oh thank you, I didn't see that post!!

 

Cory also sells a nano usb air upump. You can use a battery to run it.

 

Cory also sells a nano usb air upump. You can use a battery to run it.

Oh nice thank you, and it's reasonably priced as well!! I will definitely be ordering that

 

Probably won't have to worry about keeping the water warm enough in hurricane season i am guessing. Cool enough may be more of a problem of you lose power for a few days

 

Probably won't have to worry about keeping the water warm enough in hurricane season i am guessing. Cool enough may be more of a problem of you lose power for a few days

Definitely, we were burning up during the hurricane! Do you think that the frozen water bottles would work well and safely for the fish if I needed to cool down the tank? Also, this just occurred to me but would water changes be ok or lethal for the fish? The water was still running in my house, but it wasn't safe to drink. With water conditioner would it be ok for the fish? Sorry for all the questions lol

 

Definitely, we were burning up during the hurricane! Do you think that the frozen water bottles would work well and safely for the fish if I needed to cool down the tank? Also, this just occurred to me but would water changes be ok or lethal for the fish? The water was still running in my house, but it wasn't safe to drink. With water conditioner would it be ok for the fish? Sorry for all the questions lol

I am not sure. Best bet is if you know a hurricane is coming, change water before it hits. Will buy you time at least. And one nice thing, if you change your water weekly, missing a week here and there usually won't have a lot of effect. Least thats how my tanks work.

 

I am not sure. Best bet is if you know a hurricane is coming, change water before it hits. Will buy you time at least. And one nice thing, if you change your water weekly, missing a week here and there usually won't have a lot of effect. Least thats how my tanks work.

That makes me feel a lot better, thank you! I do a 30-25% water change every week, and my parameters stay good so I hope that those couple of days wouldn't mess it up. It is nice to be able to prep for hurricanes for like a week or so in advance unlike tornadoes and such

 

That makes me feel a lot better, thank you! I do a 30-25% water change every week, and my parameters stay good so I hope that those couple of days wouldn't mess it up. It is nice to be able to prep for hurricanes for like a week or so in advance unlike tornadoes and such

Honestly i rather be in a hurricane. Tornadoes are far more unpredictable and crazy amount of forces in a small area, whereas hurricanes are easier to predict their track and the force is spread out.

 

Honestly i rather be in a hurricane. Tornadoes are far more unpredictable and crazy amount of forces in a small area, whereas hurricanes are easier to predict their track and the force is spread out.

Yessss, I totally agree!! I used to live in Northern Alabama and we would get tornados all the time, I absolutely hate them. There was one I remember 10 years or so ago that was less than a mile away from my house, destroyed everything in its path but thankfully barely missed us. The hurricanes definitely are longer, but like you said you can prepare for them, and even evacuate if you wanted to, but tornadoes you have to cross your fingers and hope your pre-set plans are good enough