Power outtage

We just lost power in our apartment due to a stupid billing mix up - ELECTRIC COMPANY'S FAULT

Our 55 gallon currently has 2 clowns and 1 pink/blue spotted shrimp goby. There are also a bunch of snails and a few hermits. We have almost 50 lbs of rock in there so i'm not terribly worried about an ammonia spike, but I am worried about the temperature of the water. We live in a very cold area (boston) and the apartment only gets to about 75 degrees. The problem is that the tank is near a window, and I have a feeling its going to drop down to the 70 range. How long will the fish be able to survive?

THANK YOU!!

 

when did the power go out? and when did they say it would be back on? im going to dig up a thread and post the link here to help you.. give me a min

 

here.. this topic was just covered.. hope it helps

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/uh-oh-power-might-go-out-tonight-help-77971.html

 

most water heaters run on natural gas- get a few water bottles and fill them with hot water- then place them in your sump, or wherever else.

 

You can also wrap your tank in a blanket to keep the heat in longer.

 

Thank you all for the help! I'm thinking it will be out for a total of about 30 hours.

 

Definitely wrap the tank in some blankets and towels to help keep the heat in.

 

30 hrs... You better find someone with a generator quickly.