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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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I have just been given 10 minutes notice that the power will be cut for at least 2 hours. I am completely unprepared for this and dont have a generator.

Need advise please? What measures do I need to take?

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KiwiBigD Shrimp Breeder

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Remove lids from tanks for starters, evaporation I find helps, as much air movement as possible.

Others wrap their tanks but the water temp won't drop that much in a few hours, absolutely negligible.

If its only a couple of hours don't worry. Clean any filters for when the power does come back on but they should be right, had a six hour one only a few weeks ago, no losses.

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shrimpstan Shrimp Breeder

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I had no power once for 12 hrs no losses.. power was out the next day too so I went to bunnings and grabbed a small generator.. all was good and now I no my back up sits in the garage ready for whenever.

Goodluck mate!

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BlueBolts Shrimp Guru

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2 hours isn't critical.... To be pedantic, you can turn the filter off at the switch, and when the power is back on, flush the filter (presuming its a canister) to a bucket, before directing it back to the tanks ?

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Wraithie Shrimp Breeder

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2hrs should be okay, after all the blackouts and floods we have had in brisbane i went and bought a spare battery powered air pump for desperate times.

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fishmosy Shrimp Guru

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Bacteria in filters only begin to die after 6-8hours with no flow (oxygen). 2 hours isn't even worth worrying about.

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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Thanks for all the advice given.

I have removed the lids, replaced the oxydator solution with a slightly stronger one and am waiting. If it drags on then I will do what you said BB and drain the first water from my canisters.

F@#$ing strata!

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shrimpstan Shrimp Breeder

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Tell me about it mate.. I hate my strata people!!!

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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Ok, power was only off for 1.5 hours. Everything should be ok from that time frame. I added Mosura BT-9 just in case as a bacteria booster.

Lucky for me I had done some tank maintainence yesterday, so most tanks had a water change/top-up.

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ninja Shrimp Master

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You should be fine mate, over here we get big storms that cause so much damage that sometime the power can be out for days, up to a week sometimes. We had one of those last winter, all the supermarkets had to throw out all their cold and frozen food. The supermarket I go to had buckets in the aisles to catch drips.

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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Thanks :)

Just goes to show how much I love the little shrimpies lol

If I could justify the cost at home, I would buy a generator.

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ninja Shrimp Master

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A lot of people I know in koi, keep a small generator in the garage to plug into in case of power failure. $600 from Bunnings on special. Even a guy in Sydney that keeps tropicals has one. Get one big enuf to plug in the fridge/freezer. Imagine if the power went off during a heat wave. Dead shrimp and hot beer, lol.

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Wraithie Shrimp Breeder

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We will be getting one to run the marine tank and fridge in an emergency :)

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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UPS would be great, as would a generator. The only problem is that I would be worried about buying one of the cheaper brands of generator.

Unless of course someone could recommend one that is reliable. Then there's the issue if you're not at home to turn it on when the power goes out.

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shrimpstan Shrimp Breeder

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UPS would be great' date=' as would a generator. The only problem is that I would be worried about buying one of the cheaper brands of generator.

Unless of course someone could recommend one that is reliable. Then there's the issue if you're not at home to turn it on when the power goes out.[/quote']

I just grabbed a simple one from bunnings for around 400 and works well and has low fuel consumption. Cant remember the brand but remember its blue :p

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zuuutoootuuu Shrimp Enthusiast

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I use:

Car battery + car 12v to 240v inverter

when I don't need the spare battery it's on a trickle charger so that it doesn't stuff up.

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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I use:

Car battery + car 12v to 240v inverter

when I don't need the spare battery it's on a trickle charger so that it doesn't stuff up.

How much can you run off a car battery? And for how long?

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I know this is a little obtuse but you would get about double the time than from a small UPS as they are often half or quarter of one.

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