Hope the power comes back soon

[Quinn]

I think the whole blame thing is absurd. The grids are interconnected like threads in a sheet. If you cut one, the whole thing will come apart. When it comes to infrastructure, Canada and the USA are basically one state, it seems to me. Our waterways, roads, railroads, fuel and energy conduits... it's all one big network. The people in New York may as well be blaming the people in Michigan, it makes as much sense. Regardless of where it happened, it happened, and it would have happened the same way anywhere else. Pointing fingers is the wrong way to go about repairing the damage done, especially for us Canadians, considering the damage done to the CA/US relationship by Ottawa in the last few months/years.

[fishnut]

I live in Ontario and my power was off from 4 pm on Thurs to noon on Friday. Luckily, I had 3 Hagen battery operated air pumps which I used to aerate my 3 tanks (100g total) until the power came back on.

I believe that having the tanks very lightly stocked helped a lot in the survival of my corals, fish, inverts, and clam. So far, everything looks to be alright, and I count myself very fortunate.

I did find that the pumps were cheaply made, but they saved the day, and ran for the whole time the hydro was off, with time to spare, so they were a good investment.

There is s company in the US which makes battery unit systems for aquarium hobbyists to use during a power outage. Their name is jehmco (spelling ?). Has anyone heard of them ?

I hope you reef keepers in the west never have to experience a power outage like the one we just had.

Cheers.

[Jack]

What does a store like JL do when the power goes out?