glennn Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hi peeps, I have a 8 hour power cut coming up in the next couple of weeks Is there anything i can do to help save the bacteria in the filters? Any Ideas please Cheers Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 A battery powered air pump will let you keep it aerated, may want to get back up batteries first though just in case. What sort of filter is it though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 :dunno: Take the media out and place in a shallow container, deep enough to cover it all though, and cover with tank water. This should allow the bacteria to breath. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennn Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Cool thanks I was thinking about a battery powered air pump I have 2 canister filters a ehiem 2080 and a via aqua something or other I was thinking about running a converter off of a car battery but i have no knowledge of how long it would last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I did the converter off a car battery (not actually a car battery, but very similar) during the earthquake, it lasted for about 10 hoursish? So might be a bit hit and miss - I'd go with the filter media in a container - the fish will be fine for that period of time, just do a water change when the power comes back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 you could just do a slow siphon through the filter to a bucket, just enough flow to keep it ticking, airline tubing? or just a flow through every hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennn Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 you could just do a slow siphon through the filter to a bucket, just enough flow to keep it ticking, airline tubing? or just a flow through every hour Alas I shall be at work while it is going on, else that sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennn Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 :dunno: Take the media out and place in a shallow container, deep enough to cover it all though, and cover with tank water. This should allow the bacteria to breath. :dunno: This is looking like the option Would it be better to run a battery powered airline for the media aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I wouldn't stress it personally. 8 hours is not that long a period, the water in teh filter should be well oxygenated prior to cut-off, and not all bacteria are in the filter. They grow EVERYWHERE, substrate, glass, rocks, etc. Even if there is a slight lossof numbers, an extra 20% water change in the next week will help, and they will quickly re-generate. Bacteria are some of the hardiest organisms on the planet. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 +1 to the Cricket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennn Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thank you all for your help :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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