Post by georgemygoldfish on Nov 5, 2017 9:54:47 GMT -5
Hope everyone made it through the power outage okay. And you're fish too!
I had a couple of battery operated air pumps and was pretty impressed by them. A set of D batteries kept them running for about 3 days each! I'll never be without these in Maine. My shrimp tanks that run on sponge filters never missed a beat.
Lost a few fish in my 2 - 40 gallon community tanks though, and now I'm getting the cycle back with Safe Start and water changes. Lost most of my school of pseudomugill gertrudae ARU IIs and my cardinal tetras. Just a lack of good water circulation and low heat. It only got down to 60 in the house. Okay for me, but not so hot for them.
My threadfins, pandas and ottos made it through just fine. I saw a baby panda cruising around in fact. Cute little guy.... Don't think my betta who lives in the community tank will pull through though... George and Gracie the goldfish are doing great. Goldfish are tough. Have to re-start the cycle in their refugium too.
I have a generator, but it hasn't been run in over 10 years. Got to see if I can get it running before winter, and see if I can get an electric starter added to it. I can never start anything with those pull cords!
I had a couple of battery operated air pumps and was pretty impressed by them. A set of D batteries kept them running for about 3 days each! I'll never be without these in Maine. My shrimp tanks that run on sponge filters never missed a beat.
Lost a few fish in my 2 - 40 gallon community tanks though, and now I'm getting the cycle back with Safe Start and water changes. Lost most of my school of pseudomugill gertrudae ARU IIs and my cardinal tetras. Just a lack of good water circulation and low heat. It only got down to 60 in the house. Okay for me, but not so hot for them.
My threadfins, pandas and ottos made it through just fine. I saw a baby panda cruising around in fact. Cute little guy.... Don't think my betta who lives in the community tank will pull through though... George and Gracie the goldfish are doing great. Goldfish are tough. Have to re-start the cycle in their refugium too.
I have a generator, but it hasn't been run in over 10 years. Got to see if I can get it running before winter, and see if I can get an electric starter added to it. I can never start anything with those pull cords!
