41/2 hour power outage

Lance · #1 10-10-2010, 10:01 AM

So, it's 2:50 am and I'm sitting at the computer. Just chillin' a bit after a lengthy power outage. No harm done though. The generator ran like a top.

Started on the first pull and ran for the entire time. I hooked up the Eheim 1262 return pump, and two PH's for the 90g and two MP40's for the 225g. The Barracuda return pump draws too much juice so I left it off, but I put three air stones in the sump so i think it's ok. Lucky it happened on a mild night and not in the middle of January. Tanks only dropped one degree. All in all I'm pretty happy with the way things went. It could have been a lot worse.

christyf5 · #2 10-10-2010, 12:45 PM

Great to hear Lance. I've had my generator for almost 3 years now and have never run it. Every year I think about getting it out of the box and starting it up but never get around to it. This is a good reminder

Mrfish55 · #3 10-10-2010, 02:50 PM

Good to hear things worked out, I had everything ready to go so of course my power didn't go out.

marie · #4 10-10-2010, 03:40 PM

I noticed the power was off below Joyce and I was thinking of you.....I'm happy to see you managed to deal with it

Tom R · #5 10-10-2010, 03:48 PM

Great to here that your DISASTER PLAN worked.

A little planning can save a lot of frustration later.

Tom R

Lance · #6 10-10-2010, 04:13 PM

Thanks everyone. The generator is a cheapie 1300 Watt I got from Canadian Tire a couple of years ago. You have to take the air filter off and inject a little gas into the carb to get it to start.

PoonTang · #7 10-10-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Great to hear Lance. I've had my generator for almost 3 years now and have never run it. Every year I think about getting it out of the box and starting it up but never get around to it. This is a good reminder

Um ya now might be a good time to do that instead of when you really need it lol only to find out its not working. lol

Lance · #8 10-10-2010, 06:32 PM

After checking on all three tank inhabitants I see that a couple of frags in the frag tank are looking pretty sad. This tank is in the basement and I had no access to it with the generator. Just two battery-run air stones. Aiptasia and Majanos came through in good shape though.

NanoHuman · #9 10-10-2010, 07:48 PM

If you are worried about losing heat in the winter if this happens again you could always replace the Eheim with a Quiet One. They can go toe to toe with any heater!

Lance · #10 10-10-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NanoHuman

If you are worried about losing heat in the winter if this happens again you could always replace the Eheim with a Quiet One. They can go toe to toe with any heater!

Yeah I own one: Quiet One 4000HH. It was so terrible I reduced it to using it for pumping freshwater to the salt reservoir. Noisy and runs hot. Not one of my favourite pumps.