powdertang05 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 i lost power for 5 hours lost all my tangs and shrimp and also a pump exploded in my sump for my skimmer so all in all pretty pissed and to top it off my apt smells like burnt coffee from the pump yummy. sorry forgot to menton i had the pumps on surge protectors the really heavy duty ones too everything else lasted o well. anyone else have problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Man sorry to hear that. A pump exploded because of the power outage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdertang05 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 dont know but it was fine and working before the power went out but i also had 4 times it went on and off like within minutes so surges but it cam on at 510 this morning was working and then went to bed woke up at 9 to the smell of burnt coffee so dont know but im pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Dang that sucks, sorry to hear it. How are the corals and everything this morning? Power didn't go out here, in fact we hardly got much wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Well I lost power just before 9 and it came back on about 1am at the house. We got some nasty winds that took down a big tree up the road from me and of course it fell right on the power lines. The funny thing is that the shop that is practically falling down around me didn't loose power. Thank goodness one less thing to mess with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csrdph Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Battery operated pumps I have these in all my tanks. They are plugged into the outlets and when the power goes off these turn on and run off of batteries. They're called: Silent Air B11 Air Pump (Penn Plax) I ordered them online for only $12.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Just keep in mind as bourneman tested and proved, air pumps don't add oxygen, they create flow and the flow creates oxygen. Your better off adding a UPS to a maxi jet and running that, that will provide WAY more flow and is automatic when the power goes out. If you want to get fancy run a low wattage bulb and some cheato in your main display during power outages. The cheato will produce enough oxygen to supply a decent size tank via photosynthesis but you will need flow to move the oxygen rich water around. Bourneman will be here to talk about it more but you can also listen to it on reefvideos.com Good info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 If you have a small tank though, a bubbler would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I have these in all my tanks. They are plugged into the outlets and when the power goes off these turn on and run off of batteries. They're called: Silent Air B11 Air Pump (Penn Plax) I ordered them online for only $12.99 It's much better than having nothing! Did you have any battery backup in your tank Powder? I know our cable/phone went out during the night until 9am because recordings didn't go and wife was trying to kill time this morning since school was 2 hrs late. I don't know if power went out while I slept, just too many surges before bed and blue flashing in the sky for 4 hours. Xmas lights are a mess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I know the feeling ,I was scrambling last night after a couple of hours of no power. I ended up going to fred meyer and buying a cigarette plug inverter($15.99) . ran a 100 foot extention cord from the car to the tank it powered a 250 gph powerhead all night with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I know the feeling ' date='I was scrambling last night after a couple of hours of no power. I ended up going to fred meyer and buying a cigarette plug inverter($15.99) . ran a 100 foot extention cord from the car to the tank it powered a 250 gph powerhead all night with no problems.[/quote'] Good thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcsdlszr Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Our power went out just before 8pm and came on finally about 8ish this morning, we lost our linneatus wrasse and foxface in our smaller tank,(sad) and we might be losing another clam, but the big tank seems to have faired ok....... so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Hmmm so is everyone losing stuff because of flow? Just wondering cause I was off line for about 5-6 hours 9ish to 3:30. I just stirred the water every 15 minutes with a wooden spoon and till about 2 when I finally passed out. Never drink and stir!! Sorry to hear about everyones losses. Im glad to say I think everything is okay. They just got done removing the tree that fell across the street and now they are working on a telephone pole that snapped about 4' up. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Hmmm so is everyone losing stuff because of flow? Just wondering cause I was off line for about 5-6 hours 9ish to 3:30. I just stirred the water every 15 minutes with a wooden spoon and till about 2 when I finally passed out. Never drink and stir!! One of the books I've got from the library recomended something like that or filling a pitcher of water and dump back into tank to help with aeration. Keep doing every 15 minutes or so, more if stress or faster gill movement is recognized. Glad it worked for you. My thought is the fish are dying due to lack of oxygen before any low heat issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I also lost power last night at 9:30pm and it just came back on about 15mins ago. I had 1 of my Tunze streams on a UPS and that ran for around 5 hrs on the lowest setting (1000gph). Then this morning I looked at the tank temp and it was down to 73F, so I sucked it up and went to Home Depot and dropped $500 on a generator and extension cords. They did not have a large selection of generators but this one will handle up to 3800 watts so that is more then enough for my 2 tanks and even the TV and Sat. It really messes up Christmas though but I knew I needed one and I'm glad I got it, my tank would have crashed completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I was out of power at the store for about 5 hours. Not sure when it happened but it was before I went to bed at 11ish and power was back up when I got here at about 10am. Only real reason I know it went out was all my timers where about 5 hours behind. I lost 2-3 SPS, I had just brought in 9 boxes of fish but I only had "typical" losses after a day of incoming fish, maybe 3-4 dead this AM. I have an octopus tank at home, I ran an extention cord from my truck, it has a 400w power supply in the truck bed. I ran a PH for about 30 min this AM. I ran to some of my servicing accounts and did the same thing. The front show tank was out of power even longer because it tripped a breaker. Everything seems fine, there is like 1/8" RTN on a frag laying in the sand bed but thats all. Those Plenn Plax deals seem pretty sweet, I dug one out of the back and ran it home for the octopus, seems like a champ. I didnt know if it always runs or ONLY runs when the power is out, sounds like its the latter which is perfect. Hope everyone still fairs well, so far doesnt sound like we have had any huge crashes or anything, last I heard there was still close to 200,000 people out of power. joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I was out of power at the store for about 5 hours. Not sure when it happened but it was before I went to bed at 11ish and power was back up when I got here at about 10am. Only real reason I know it went out was all my timers where about 5 hours behind. I lost 2-3 SPS, I had just brought in 9 boxes of fish but I only had "typical" losses after a day of incoming fish, maybe 3-4 dead this AM. I have an octopus tank at home, I ran an extention cord from my truck, it has a 400w power supply in the truck bed. I ran a PH for about 30 min this AM. I ran to some of my servicing accounts and did the same thing. The front show tank was out of power even longer because it tripped a breaker. Everything seems fine, there is like 1/8" RTN on a frag laying in the sand bed but thats all. Those Plenn Plax deals seem pretty sweet, I dug one out of the back and ran it home for the octopus, seems like a champ. I didnt know if it always runs or ONLY runs when the power is out, sounds like its the latter which is perfect. Hope everyone still fairs well, so far doesnt sound like we have had any huge crashes or anything, last I heard there was still close to 200,000 people out of power. joel Seeing as how dead the site seems to be today, there may be more members with tired arms from stirring up the water. I was eying one of those Penn Plax's just last week at Petsmart and was thinking it would be a good stocking stuffer. What I read on the box, they only run when power is out. I may have to stuff one in myself . I have no clue where it came from honey, Santa must have bought it http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441779314&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030044&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1166229652199&itemNo=0&Ntt=penn+plax&In=All&previousText=penn+plax&N=2030044&Ne=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drock59 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I lost power for over 12 hours. My tank would have been toast except a few years ago i bought a power inverter. 400 watts, hook it up to the car battery and run an extension cord. I had the care idling all night long. I was able to run two heaters, return pump, and my Tunze 6100. Everything seems fine now. For the small investment, this little guy is worth every penny. I highly recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdertang05 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 well i did have the battery air pumps but it seems like it just wasnt enough but i was looking into getting a generator but they are sold out everywhere and as for the power inverter thats a good idea but the ones ive seen so far are 150w for like 60 bucks so not sure what ill do but for another question if i run a mj 600 thats like 10 or so watts on a ups that is for 300w does that mean i multiple the time by 30 to get the acual time it will run it or em i wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2R2 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Store power went out about 8pm last night but was back about 4 hrs later, no death. Your pump did not "blow up" because of a power spike, I would guess it came back on when power was restored, had a bubble around the impeller, and burned itself up after running dry for a while. Was the case melted with "bulges" on the sides around the magnet? R2R2 Hope everybody else dodged the bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 well i did have the battery air pumps but it seems like it just wasnt enough but i was looking into getting a generator but they are sold out everywhere and as for the power inverter thats a good idea but the ones ive seen so far are 150w for like 60 bucks so not sure what ill do but for another question if i run a mj 600 thats like 10 or so watts on a ups that is for 300w does that mean i multiple the time by 30 to get the acual time it will run it or em i wrong. Watt you ask? Couldn't resist, cannot remember all the ins and outs of time, but take in mind UPS batteries do wear out quickly and may not hold a full charge. Fry's website has tons of inverters for less than you've seen, check the second page and you'll even find a 500 watt inverter for $49.99 with free shipping. http://shop2.outpost.com/search?search_type=regular&sqxts=1&query_string=inverter&cat=&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 I'm loving this car idea. Does insurance cover it for theft with the engine running? Also, don't attempt to do this in the garage!!! Three people from Gresham were hospitalized from just a regular generator last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I'm so sorry to hear of all the troubles! We've been lucky so far, but the two UPSs I got recently need new batteries and I haven't had a chance doing that yet. Reading about power inverters, I have a question: our newer car has a regular plug-in for a laptop. Could I plug an extension cord into that and run a couple of pumps, having the car idle? And I won't need and inverter in this case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Reading about power inverters, I have a question: our newer car has a regular plug-in for a laptop. Could I plug an extension cord into that and run a couple of pumps, having the car idle? And I won't need and inverter in this case? That is an inverter, it's just built in. Check the maximum wattage you can use so you don't blow the fuse in the car. I stand corrected on those folks, there are 6 in the hospital and they thought they were safe by leaving the garage door open with a generator in there. Don't do it, and the same goes with the car! Keep it outside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 UPS batteries usually last 3 years, thats cheap insurance for thousands invested in livestock. I have 120 invested into my UPS that will run for about 18 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I'm so sorry to hear of all the troubles! We've been lucky so far, but the two UPSs I got recently need new batteries and I haven't had a chance doing that yet. Reading about power inverters, I have a question: our newer car has a regular plug-in for a laptop. Could I plug an extension cord into that and run a couple of pumps, having the car idle? And I won't need and inverter in this case? here is a decent battery MFG for those UPS you have Siskiou http://www.apexbattery.com/ups-batteries.html My barrey order was free ship to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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