Karen Steffa Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I'm experiencing a PG&E power outage for a minimum 48 hours here in California. We can't have generators at my apartment complex I can bundle up to keep warm, but what do my fish do with no heater for their tank. Tanks a lot, Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Pearl Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Well, you may be lucky given that you are in California and you are not in the dead of winter. If there are only a few degrees between the air temp and the temp you keep your tank at you should be okay for a good while. I wouldn't worry about it with a spread of up to 7deg F. If you think about what happens in nature, from day to night, and from season to season, fish experience a wide array of temps. They are more robust than you realize. Water has alot of something called "Thermal Mass". This means the tank will loose heat gradually due to the amount of heat it already has. The below slows this process. If you really want to manage the temp., try one of these ideas. These following ideas came from @Cory from one of his videos: Keep the tank hood on and closed. If you don't have one, fabricate a crude one with whatever materials you have at hand. Use a blanket or other form of similar 'non messy' insulation to drape over the tank. Keep any fans or other sources of moving air away from the tank. Moving air will cause the tank to lose heat faster. The technical name for this effect is 'forced air convection'. It's the same idea as blowing on your coffee or a piece of food to cool it off before you take a sip/bite. I hope I've given you some ideas and thoughts to help you out in your particular situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 what is your outdoor day temp? Also what fish to you keep? Most fish should be just fine with a 2 day cooler temp. Also, depending where you live in California maybe you can leave the windows open during the warmest parts of the day to get some hot air on the tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I agree with conserving the heat you have the best you can. But if your building still has hot water, warm water changes are an option if you have to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Pearl Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 How did you make out? Is everyone okay??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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