"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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In a blackout bacteria in cannister filters will quickly suffocate and
rot.
Consider giving them a clean in water drawn from the aquarium and leaving
the filter media in wet in open buckets until you get power and can
re-pack and start the cannister filter.
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I use external Aquaclears and I do the same as I would with my old Fluval
canister. After 10 to 15 minutes if the power doesn't come back on I remove
the inserts and dump the sponges and bio-bead bags in a low pan of tank
water.

We have two battery powered aerators we use both for blackouts and when
delivering fish to stores.
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ZB....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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