Re: [RML] Power outages

Bruce Hansen (bhansen at ozemail.com.au)
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 07:33:02 +1000

I sympathise Larry - have you considered placing a blanket or two over each
tank to help keep the heat in and prevent loss to the surrounds.

Regards,
Bruce.

Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.

Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Stein <lstein at his.com>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Thursday, 21 January 1999 3:53
Subject: [RML] Power outages

>I am not sure if this topic has been discussed but I thought a renewed
>discussion on this important topic might be in order.
>
>In my area we had a bad ice storm and I lost power for 6 days. I have only
>5 tanks set up and the smaller tanks were not as big a problem as the
>larger ones. I live in an area where in the last 20 years I have never
>lost power for more than 12 hours. I was wondering what people do in this
>case?
>
>What I did was float bags of hot water on the tanks in an effort to keep
>the water warm, I was not as concerned about air, but keeping the temp up
>was an effort since the house temp got down to 50 degrees F and lower
>during the day.
>
>Thanks
>Larry
>