Ouch

[sountfc]

She was freaking out when she called me, but kudos to her for the quick thinking. The b*stard venustus lived and routinely bites me if I feed him by hand. He's very ornery.

Can you share some info on your setup? I am curious.

I am so paranoid about this happening that I have small backup generators for my tanks. Sorry about the fish that you lost but happy that you did not lose them all. Your wife is a hero! Smart thinking with the airhose.

[sountfc]

That makes two of us! You're right about the beeping, and had I thought about that we wouldn't be having this conversation. So, off to the garage to find that spare UPS from a previous job...

That's a bummer on your loss. I had no idea bala sharks could live that long. My son's is about 5 yrs old right now, and several of his other fish are about the same age. I guess we will have them around for quite a while longer.

If anything, having a UPS hooked up when the power goes out will start it beeping. That would hopefully be enough of an alert. Good luck on it.

[Suelovesfish]

I am so paranoid about this happening that I have small backup generators for my tanks. Sorry about the fish that you lost but happy that you did not lose them all. Your wife is a hero! Smart thinking with the airhose.

[trbkrb]

That's a bummer on your loss. I had no idea bala sharks could live that long. My son's is about 5 yrs old right now, and several of his other fish are about the same age. I guess we will have them around for quite a while longer.

If anything, having a UPS hooked up when the power goes out will start it beeping. That would hopefully be enough of an alert. Good luck on it.

[sountfc]

That's a good idea. I think I may actually have one of those laying around, I just never thought of using it for anything other than PC-related items. I'll need to check the battery to see if it's still good. Thanks for the suggestion.

I have a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), the typical back-up battery used for computer equipment. I have power heads & air pump hooked to it. If the power goes out, at least the fishes can survive for a while. Not sure how long is the run time, perhaps couple hours to few hours. Might be longer if I connect just the air pump. Just an idea to throw out there.

[phaminator]

I have a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), the typical back-up battery used for computer equipment. I have power heads & air pump hooked to it. If the power goes out, at least the fishes can survive for a while. Not sure how long is the run time, perhaps couple hours to few hours. Might be longer if I connect just the air pump. Just an idea to throw out there.

[sountfc]

Wow, that IS lucky!

Man, this happen to me earlier this week too.

I was lucky, didn't lose any fish. Tank had no electricity for two days!

[myjohnson]

Man, this happen to me earlier this week too.

I was lucky, didn't lose any fish. Tank had no electricity for two days!

[sountfc]

Time to get an electrician out here, definitely. I'm happy about the clown loaches, bummed about the bala sharks. 13 years is a long time, that fish survived two moves, the last from Austin to Sugar Land. Oh well.

Aquatic CPR I love that I've put fish in front of the powerhead before and it worked out great. Sorry for the fish you lost bro. Glad it wasn't everything. Had a breaker trip at 2:00am before luckily it was on the same circuit as my phone charger and I heard my phone beep and got up to see what was wrong. I had three tanks on that circuit. Ran a new line and bumped up the gauge to use a 20amp breaker. Problem solved

[electricblue]

I'm just surprised I lost as many as I did in 16 hours or less. Guess I'll go buy some more bala sharks...

I'll be getting rid of a tank pretty soon and have 2 bala sharks you can have.

[jhenry]

Aquatic CPR I love that I've put fish in front of the powerhead before and it worked out great. Sorry for the fish you lost bro. Glad it wasn't everything. Had a breaker trip at 2:00am before luckily it was on the same circuit as my phone charger and I heard my phone beep and got up to see what was wrong. I had three tanks on that circuit. Ran a new line and bumped up the gauge to use a 20amp breaker. Problem solved

[ohmar606]

what happens to the benificial bacteria if this happens?

[fshfrk]

Change out that breaker for shure. I have nightmares about this stuff.:icon_hang:

[cichlid1409]

well, lets cut off your flow of O2 and see how long you survive in a room filled with you and some friends.

[sountfc]

I'm just surprised I lost as many as I did in 16 hours or less. Guess I'll go buy some more bala sharks...