Hope the power comes back soon

[Delphinus]

I would assume that a solar panel or a small turbine could at best only supply a tank partially. It's still an idea that has me intrigued though.

I would assume the priorities for a "damage control" mode would be minimal water turnover, perhaps aeration for combat O2 depletion. Would you want a heater still? I suppose if it was winter, but would you want the temperature to go down a bit perhaps? If a lower temperature equated into slower metabolism.

What I would want is to keep my sump pump running. Irony there, of course, is that that is probably the single biggest consumer of electriciyty second to the lighting. But if you're running refugiums, multiple tanks off one sump, that would sure be the way to go. Makes me wonder what a suitable replacement pump would be for the long term when it's time to upgrade from the ol' LG4.

I am so, so sorry to hear about people's losses. From what I'm hearing on some of the other boards ... if it was me in that situation, I'd probably be packing it in.

What can you do in something like this? As I had breakfast this morning, I overheard the comment: "what the hell are you supposed to do? Practically everything you touch nowadays needs electricity." Yeah, it's just nuts.