Power outage emergency setup

[luluvontepes]

My power went out yesterday at 3pm and wont be back on until Monday night. I scooped up my fish and put them in a plastic bin, and took them to my grandparents house. I don't know how many gallons the bin is, but I put the Marineland penguin 100 filter on it (the filter from their 10gal tank) and a heater. In the bin is: 2 guppies, 3 endlers, 1 platinum halfbeaks, 2 highfin platies, 1 oto cat, 1 nerite snail. I brought my water test kit, and hopefully this will only last until Monday but I was wondering if I should be worried about a water change in between now and then.

 

[Salem]

I wouldn't be too worried about it considering its only about a day. If it lasts longer though I would at least check the water tomorrow for the standard parameters.

 

[FishBoy101]

I would be more surprised if they died then lived. During hurricane season many people had power-outages, for multiple weeks. A water change would be nice, but not required. Good luck.

 

[ForceTen]

I would have never moved one fish.
I would have not worried about any fish dying either.
If I was that worried, I would have went a bought a battery powered air pump instead of moving any fish.

 

[luluvontepes]

I would have never moved one fish.
I would have not worried about any fish dying either.
If I was that worried, I would have went a bought a battery powered air pump instead of moving any fish.

If it was a week or so later I definitely would have. I'm broke. And everything I had read online said I had 9 hours until die out. I didn't know. They seem well enough now tho. They will be going back in their tank tonight. Power will be on at about 8pm pacific time

 

[Dechi]

What you did is fine and shows you care about your fish. The only other thing I would do is put some Prime in the bin, in case there is a little ammonia spike.

Your fish will be good for a while in there. Good job !

 

[ForceTen]

If it was a week or so later I definitely would have. I'm broke. And everything I had read online said I had 9 hours until die out. I didn't know. They seem well enough now tho. They will be going back in their tank tonight. Power will be on at about 8pm pacific time

I lost power for 6 days once after an ice storm took out the utilities.
The only thing we did was put a candle under the tank. Did not lose any fish.

 

[Fisch]

It all depends on the temperature around the house.
Fish are sensitive, and it was good thinking to get them to a different place. Better be safe than sorry.

 

[Guppy777]

Depending on where you live temp could be a bigger concern . Glad you had a place to take your fish.

 

[Megaanemp]

My power went out yesterday at 3pm and wont be back on until Monday night. I scooped up my fish and put them in a plastic bin, and took them to my grandparents house. I don't know how many gallons the bin is, but I put the Marineland penguin 100 filter on it (the filter from their 10gal tank) and a heater. In the bin is: 2 guppies, 3 endlers, 1 platinum halfbeaks, 2 highfin platies, 1 oto cat, 1 nerite snail. I brought my water test kit, and hopefully this will only last until Monday but I was wondering if I should be worried about a water change in between now and then.

As long as you didn’t let the media in the filter dry out during transportation they should be ok for a while you could do a water change if your worried but it’s probably not necessary. If you have seachem prime you could add some to the water just in case you have a little ammonia spike. I think you made a good decision. Those saying you didn’t need to move them may not have the full story maybe it’s very cold where you live and even if it’s not it’s better that they have a working filter and heater at your grandparents. Good work! It’s very cold where I live. I have some of those emergency reflective blankets that you sometimes see in first aid kits that I plan on wrapping around my tank but usually the power only goes out for a few hours at a time if ever. Just though I’d mention as it might be helpful for more short term power outages. Also if this Might be an issue for you again you could buy a good sized sturdy storage bin at Home depot or somewhere similar for around 10$ if you are worried about water changes.

 

[Guppy777]

What would you do in summer when its 100 +F ?

 

[luluvontepes]

im home and fish are back in their tank. the power was out for 18 hours. hind sight i could have left them, although the water would have gotten very cold.

What would you do in summer when its 100 +F ?

im going to be using a air pump (will also be investing in a battery powered one for situations like this) and a dedicated tank fan. itll mostly work by evaporation and topping off with slightly cooler water. also, half the guppies/endlers will be moved to their own 5 gallon tank by then so the bioload will go down and oxygenation up. its not ideal, i will be talking to my apt manager about moving to a unit with a/c when one opens. but that could be next year, so this summer im just going to monitor like crazy. i dont work because i am disabled so i will be home 24/7. in an emergency i have ice cubes to float. i live in san diego so hopefully summer isnt too hot this year.

 

[Megaanemp]

im home and fish are back in their tank. the power was out for 18 hours. hind sight i could have left them, although the water would have gotten very cold.


im going to be using a air pump (will also be investing in a battery powered one for situations like this) and a dedicated tank fan. itll mostly work by evaporation and topping off with slightly cooler water. also, half the guppies/endlers will be moved to their own 5 gallon tank by then so the bioload will go down and oxygenation up. its not ideal, i will be talking to my apt manager about moving to a unit with a/c when one opens. but that could be next year, so this summer im just going to monitor like crazy. i dont work because i am disabled so i will be home 24/7. in an emergency i have ice cubes to float. i live in san diego so hopefully summer isnt too hot this year.

You can also freeze some water bottles to float in the tank.