Help... marine tank without power for hours

[chkltcow]

I got home today to find the light on my little mini-bow 5 marine tank off. I thought it was odd and perhaps the cheap mechanical timer had missed turning on, so I went over to check it. The power strip it was on was turned off. That power strip has the heater, lights, and filter/water circulation on it.... so none of them were on today. I turned it back on and the heater immediately kicked on. The tank is typically at 78F.... it was down to 70F just now. The lights are on, the water is coming back up to temp, but the Xenia and two zoanthid rocks are clamped shut tight. My snails are motionless and one is clamped into its shell. I haven't seen my shrimp, but I can tell he's molted since this morning because his old shell is lying on the ground.

So help me guys. What should I watch for, what should I do? The temperature was down a full 8 degrees over what it normally is and god only knows how long it was without circulation/filtration. There's no ammonia or nitrite, so that's a good sign... but will the temperature swing hurt my inverts?

 

[Fishy411]

i dont think it will hurt any of them too bad. they should survive. most inverts molt when stressed

 

[RamJet]

You should be fine. Temp change was gradual so should not be a problem.
Try rubbing the snial shell in your hand to warm them. You can also put them in the microwave for a few seconds. Just kidding, getting every thing back on was the right thing to do, your heater will bring the temp back up slowly and you should see every thing start moving again. If your shrimp molted it might be a wile before you see him, his shell needs to harden. Well, I am off to have some fun on the Schizophrenia forums.

 

[RamJet]

Woooo.... Just found this, poor girl has some problems.


"They're wrong, I'm not bipolar. There isn't anything wrong with me. Meds. don't do anything at all. So how can I be?

I'm really scared though, the people who are watching me are getting bolder and bolder. They put a little girl infront of my car the other night. They must have pulled her away just to mess with me because I felt no bump.They keep making loud noises but they have everyone else fooled and making them not listen to the noises. They're giving me messages which half the time make no sense... The other times they're telling me to get. get out of the house, town, country, earth. The voice that apparently only I hear (right) is telling me they're going to put me back in the hospital... but I can't go back there. They have spies everywhere even one of the dogs is a robot. He's really dumb and dull and follows me everywhere. No one will believe me... and no I'm not 'manic' I have no energy I feel slow and tired from all the sleep I can't get because I'm too scared of what they do to me when I sleep. and no I'm not 'psychotically depressed'. just scared. People just need to be more attuned and aware like me and then they will know. If everyone teams together we can over take the government because right now we can't do anything safe. Even the computer is dangerous but you guys need warning. Don't watch TV it drones you out so they can manipulate you. Becareful of radio, internet, and music too. Even the music you listen to the equipment to record is tampered by the government subliminal messages to make you the legs of their plans. Just like that tsunami they don't have the people as controlled as they want so they had to hide the fact that it was a nuclear bomb that america shot off. They're taking us to disaster. I think maybe people thought I was bipolar because sometimes I have to speak fast to throw off the agents - but heed my warning people. You've been warned.

be aware stay safe"

Ouch, hard to belive that the mind can go so far left of center. I think she needs to have her meds changed. I often wonder what effect having a reef to gaze at would help persons with challenges of this nature. Granted I know that someone like this would never beable to care for one. I guess what I am asking is how much would a reef help as a calming effect wile this person enters mania?

 

[chkltcow]

Well everything seems to have returned to normal now. The Xenia are back open, the zoanthids are mostly open, the shrimp is out, the snails are active. The only thing I've noticed.... or rather, haven't noticed, is a little red duster worm that was in a piece of LR. It only stuck out about 1/4"... but it was nice. Not there since the little incident

Oh well... at least everything else is fine.