Marlene327
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Much of the U.S. is now facing further ice and snow storms that will go on through the week. Ours will be starting later tonight with Monday and Tuesday looking the worst. Power outages throughout the South have already happened with 2 storms, and there's at least 1 more storm coming the same way soon.
I'm not asking just for myself, maybe others would like some ideas too. I have a 40 gallon, 20 gallon and 2 - 10's. I know the larger they are, the longer they'll hold their temperature. We do not have a generator (stubborn husband.)
Here's some things I've done and things I'm thinking about. I have saved empty 1 gallon jugs from distilled water I've had in the past, and can put hot water into them and float them in the 2 larger ones (of course will drain some water first!) I can find other plastic containers that are smaller for the 10s and will do that BEFORE trouble happens. I'm lucky because we have a gas stove, we can heat water. In fact when our power goes off, I fill a 5 gallon canner with water and put it on the stove at the very lowest heat. It warms and radiates heat, helps keep the upstairs warm. We can make hot drinks and food with no problem.
The smaller tanks concern me, especially with shrimp. I have 10 or so culls in one tank and I think just 2 or 3 in another. I'm going to move those 2 or 3 over, and if I can, will move fish around tonight and keep one tank empty. The 10s are mostly male guppies, just trying to keep my girls from breeding. I can move the girls into the larger tank and put the boys into the 20 if necessary, with fry. I guess I'm most worried about my shrimp. In different tanks I have amanos, red cherry and blue, and a few ghosts.
Okay, the next thing is to get some blankets gathered and get ready to cover the tanks. I have ONE battery powered pump I've never had to use, will have batteries in it and will rotate it between whatever tanks I have as I can. I hope it's enough, but it's better than none. I have all my tanks in a spare bedroom. I'd love to place an oil lamp in there just to make any heat at all, but besides the floor, there's no place to sit a lamp, and I don't want to do that. We do have a gas heater in the basement that will keep us above freezing but not much.
We lost our power for 3 days about 3 years ago and it was so cold outside. Some went to hotels but we stayed home, bundled up, made soup, etc., and stuck it out. I did not have fish yet at that time.
What other ideas do you all have?
I'm not asking just for myself, maybe others would like some ideas too. I have a 40 gallon, 20 gallon and 2 - 10's. I know the larger they are, the longer they'll hold their temperature. We do not have a generator (stubborn husband.)
Here's some things I've done and things I'm thinking about. I have saved empty 1 gallon jugs from distilled water I've had in the past, and can put hot water into them and float them in the 2 larger ones (of course will drain some water first!) I can find other plastic containers that are smaller for the 10s and will do that BEFORE trouble happens. I'm lucky because we have a gas stove, we can heat water. In fact when our power goes off, I fill a 5 gallon canner with water and put it on the stove at the very lowest heat. It warms and radiates heat, helps keep the upstairs warm. We can make hot drinks and food with no problem.
The smaller tanks concern me, especially with shrimp. I have 10 or so culls in one tank and I think just 2 or 3 in another. I'm going to move those 2 or 3 over, and if I can, will move fish around tonight and keep one tank empty. The 10s are mostly male guppies, just trying to keep my girls from breeding. I can move the girls into the larger tank and put the boys into the 20 if necessary, with fry. I guess I'm most worried about my shrimp. In different tanks I have amanos, red cherry and blue, and a few ghosts.
Okay, the next thing is to get some blankets gathered and get ready to cover the tanks. I have ONE battery powered pump I've never had to use, will have batteries in it and will rotate it between whatever tanks I have as I can. I hope it's enough, but it's better than none. I have all my tanks in a spare bedroom. I'd love to place an oil lamp in there just to make any heat at all, but besides the floor, there's no place to sit a lamp, and I don't want to do that. We do have a gas heater in the basement that will keep us above freezing but not much.
We lost our power for 3 days about 3 years ago and it was so cold outside. Some went to hotels but we stayed home, bundled up, made soup, etc., and stuck it out. I did not have fish yet at that time.
What other ideas do you all have?