Quetion: What to do if power goese out?

I Live in Florida and hurricane season has recently begun. what do I do if the power goes out for hours/days. Is there anything I can do? I am spending hundreds of dollars and i dont want anything dying causing me to loose my money.

 

Hello,

There are a few things you can do. How long are the outages typically last for ?
I think one of the most important items is a heater, I guess depending on the tempertature anyway. Last time I had an outage the temp dropped 6' I have a UPS on each tank now that lasts 30 minutes, enough time to get the generator running.

I would recommend a APC UPS system witht he battery addon. Should last up to and hour if you dont add all the parts, just the heater and maybe one pump.



Good luck

 

i just lost one of my favorite coral last week during the heat wave no one home house has no power for 3.5 hrs tank goes to 89 deg i have a generator but its no ghood if your not there

 

If you want to be a badass like Otty you can put your entire house on a generator! Still haven't heard what the bill will be for that one!!

 

If you want the whole system(tank) to run like normal, get a small generator. If thats not in the budget, then you need some Batt. operated fans, air pump and if possible, a PH. When Hurricane Katrina hit, all I had was 2 batt. operated air pumps. Thats it and I lost nothing. Luna

 

5500 watt honda generator. you can run a tank, fridge and 1 light...possible a fan too. it's a really smart investment, I know I went thru Charlie, Frances & Jeanne. We worked for a company that rented Big generators during that time, so I had ac and dryer and everything during the hurricane's..... Also, My tank was without power this past mother's day because of the tornado, and my boss had a gen I used. Oh yeah one note.....If anyone here(who doesn't know) ever uses a generator, make sure you don't run it inside your house or garage. If it's turned on, it needs to be outside.......

 

Outside? Even if you like CO and exhaust gases?

 

yep LOL you'd be surprised how many people die after hurricane's because they use them indoors. research about the guys who stole one from a traffic light then died after one of the 3 hurricane's I mentioned........ "Stupid is forever!".......


Carbon monoxide poisoning from hurricane-associated use of portable generators—Florida, 2004 | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Find Articles at BNET.com

 

That's right, Linda. Like I always used to say, "you can't fix stupid."

 

Maybe Nunch will know since he lives in weston which is like 25 minutes away from me

NUNCH can give me some advicee pleaseee