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08-25-2006, 09:07 AM
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RMMAC President
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Byron MN, USA
Posts: 1,498
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Thank goodness for battery powered air pumps!!!
We lost power for about 5 hours last night, I am pretty sure that if it were not for battery powered air pumps I would have had some losses in my tanks. I highly recomend them. They are pretty cheap and can be a real life saver. The ones I bought even have a plug so I can plug them in when I leave and they only turn on if power is lost.
This was Tristan's first really big storm, he took it pretty well. Other than the loss of power we had a snapped tree and there were other trees blown down across the neighborhood and most of my landscaping is pretty flat and missing a lot of leaves. I am hopeful that most things will spring back.
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08-25-2006, 09:37 AM
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Why I get nothing done...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beaverton
Posts: 2,943
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You guys just had a bunch of tornados up there didn't you?
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08-25-2006, 10:50 AM
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Thaumoctopus mimicus
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Rochester MN
Posts: 375
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Power was only out for a few minutes at a time last night for me, but a lot of tree branches came down. I am definately investing in a solid automatic battery backup pump for the 125. Unfortunately the ones that are under $20 get terrible reviews for reliability in terms of coming on automatically, so I'll probably spring for one of the $50-80 ones.
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125 gallon & 75 gallon - partially set up saltwater; 45 gallon - peaceful reef, softies & LPS; 29 gallon freshwater; 10 gallon - nano
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08-25-2006, 02:19 PM
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RMMAC President
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Byron MN, USA
Posts: 1,498
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I had a nasty suprise when I stopped home today at lunch. The 90 was running but not the 58. I strung a extention cord from my dining room to my living room to at least run the pump & heater. After a period of freeking out and making phone calls I found out that sometime after I left for work this moring Excel cut half the power to my house. Talk about a nasty suprise. At least I learned something today; Even after the storm when you think you have power the power company may cut some or all of the power to your house.
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08-25-2006, 02:59 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 3,642
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any way to use the AC/ things they sell for the car's?
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08-25-2006, 03:34 PM
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Clown Fish!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 273
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I am bringing home a UPS from work tonight. It should be able to run my pump for over an hour.
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08-25-2006, 03:55 PM
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RMMAC President
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Byron MN, USA
Posts: 1,498
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Did anyone else have any power problems last night or today?
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08-25-2006, 04:09 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
Posts: 3,642
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no 
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08-25-2006, 05:35 PM
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Clown Fish!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 273
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I live in NW rochester our power was out for about 15-20 minutes. I was sleeping,however I did wake up to make sure my sump was not overflowing, but it wasn't.
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08-25-2006, 05:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Pukalani, Maui, HI
Posts: 473
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Originally Posted by mjsandbe
Did anyone else have any power problems last night or today?
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Nope, no problems here! 
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Since I moved to God's reef, I don't have an aquarium any more!
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08-26-2006, 10:09 AM
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RMMAC President
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Byron MN, USA
Posts: 1,498
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Well I am happy to say that after more plot twists than a soap opera I am back a full power, and it should stay that way.
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08-26-2006, 12:14 PM
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Clown Fish!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 273
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Are the tanks doing okay Michael?
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08-26-2006, 01:21 PM
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RMMAC President
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Byron MN, USA
Posts: 1,498
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Suprisingly they seem to be in pretty good shape. The 58 went a total of 8 hours with out power and another 6 of pumt + heater only. The 90 got by with only 5 hours of no power. Lucky I guess.
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08-26-2006, 10:57 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Pukalani, Maui, HI
Posts: 473
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When one considers the length of a flight in a plastic bag that many fish & corals make from say, Fiji, 5 hours in a large box of water without circulation, filtration, etc. would be a cake-walk!
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