Caryl Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Just a thought - you can buy those thin silver blankets that they use for warmth when you go on overnight tramping trips. They would probably make an excellent tank cover in the event of a power cut. Cheap and store as a small bundle so won't take up much room. Yes newspaper also works well but I would still put blankets on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Really sorry to hear about the fish losses. I was lucky, our power stayed on, only one flicker (tree down the road fell). Chaat - depending on what your female looked like I may have one that you can have to replace yours, only young though, just three months but a good size. PM me if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firespook Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I was JUST thinking about power cuts today..... what if I spend all my money on fish and can't pay the power bill!! :lol: Sorry to all of you who lost fishies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Then stick with FW, their power bills are nice and cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Warren Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Sorry to hear about the fish loss. I've been paranoid about power cuts for years. So much so that I have 72 hours UPS backup for my tank. That means a lot of batteries... I'm lucky to be in an industry where I get the batteries at a very good price. I have 72V battery string at 400AH (24 x 12V 100AH), enough for 400W load for 3 days! Obviously very few people can go to this extreme. I've never really considered how you might heat or keep filters alive without power as I've always considered it will be available either from the mains or UPS. Generators aren't all that good as they waste a lot of energy and use a heap of gas for their energy output. The cheapest usually only last a few days on continuous running before they're stuffed. Maybe we'd have to go back to how fish keepers used to heat tanks - candles etc. Having insulation handy would help a lot towards keeping the heat in. May have to reconsider the 72 hour issue as some parts of Northland were recently without power for 6 days. How did their fish survive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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