Power Loss

[TF Keeper UK]

I've got a temp power loss.

How long can my fish survive without the heater or pump?

Del

 

[Tolak]

If they are the fish in your sig, the temp shouldn't bother them unless it starts to get below 72F. It may start to affect the platys, cats do ok in cooler water.

If it looks like a long, more than a couple hours, without power, you could wrap the tank with a blanket to conserve heat. If it starts to drop severely, fill some clean water bottles with warm water from the tap, cap them & float them in the tank.

For the filter, as long as the media is wet it should be fine for a couple hours. If it's out longer than that, float the media in the tank.

To insure proper aeration of the water, take a large clean (no soap residue!) container or cup, & pour some of the water from the tank into the tank.

Tolak

 

[TF Keeper UK]

The filter is still in the tank, and the temp has only dropped .1 degrees in the last half hour. It was 27.7 degrees when power went out.

Del

 

[rdd1952]

What kind of filter do you have? If it is a power/HOB filter, I would pour a few cups of water through it every 10 or 15 minutes just to keep come circulation going. That will also provide some surface disturbance to help with the aeration.

 

[TF Keeper UK]

It's a fluval 3plus.

Del

 

[rdd1952]

I guess there's no way to pour water through it then. Hopefully the power won't be off long. Just dip out and pour water into the tank every so often to keep the oxygen levels up.