[greenfish4]

Just wanted to see what people's thoughts are on power outages. I know that a lot of reef aquarists go to great lengths to have backup power. Any of the planted tank guys have back up?

 

[theloneplant]

I never have in the past, I just make sure to have check valves if necessary to prevent water from overflowing on a sump, canisters you don't need to worry about since they're enclosed. Usually power outages don't last more than a day so for me I never really care too much about it. I would worry more about earthquakes than anything really.

 

[DogFish]

Clean healthy Aquarium should not have problems.

Over 24 hrs., prior to start-up, I would do a water change and clean my filter sponges/media.

 

[msjinkzd]

I have an 10,500 W generator: http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/Equipment/Pages/product.aspx?product=K2857-1

 

[tetra73]

Maybe getting a battery operated air pump...???

 

[fresh.salty]

I have a 3k generator that I can use if needed. Chances are that a major outage will be caused by an earthquake. I'll be boiling the tank water and frying the fish to survive. lol

 

[deeda]

I have a 12K whole house generator that automatically switches over during power outages so that both the fish and humans are happy.