Power Outage.....Not Good
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, 08-16-2010 at 01:38 PM (1895 Views)
So, our entire city (pop. 5500) lost power for about 10 hours last Thursday.
Thankfully, it was caused by a storm which lowered the temperature from triple digits down into the 80s. I was out of town for work, so I couldn't tend to my tank (10 gallons). I was quite fearful as bad things happen quickly in small tanks.
I have a battery powered air pump, but it doesn't work well when I'm not there to turn it on. I had my wife stir the tank regularly until I got home Thursday evening.
Everything has survived thus far, but my zoanthid frags are a little worse for ware. Luckily, this tank is in the early stages, and the only livestock in the tank is my 10 zoanthid frags.
It pays to be prepared......Had this have been a more delicate tank, I probably would've lost it all.