"Erin (Eugene)" wrote in message
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Tomorrow, we are going to experience a power outage of 8 hours (9 to
5). I have a ten gallon tank with about three inches of fish, and a
five gallon tank with two apple snails. Hence I am panicking with the
short notice about what to do!

I also have an airstone and we are expecting our house to remain at
about 65 degrees minimum during the outage.

Any advice on what steps to take? What with the airstone and blankets I
am not as concerned about oxygen and heat as I am about filtration,
having read some contradicting advice in the past. There is a biowheel
in the five gal snail tank, and there is an aquaclear filter hanging on
the ten gallon.

I need help ASAP. Thanks to all!

~Erin

How are your water parameters now? (nitrates, etc.)
You could always do a partial water change
before the event, and if fish are looking stressed
while power is out, do a few small water changes.
I've read that using AmQuel (or similar product)
to lock up the ammonia could help. You seem
to have low stocking levels, which is good.

Go to
http://www.thekrib.com/
and search on power outage for lots of info.
This article seems to have most if not all the
information you need:
http://www.thekrib.com/Misc/outage.html

Gail