I know it's too late now but since the power outage is big news, I wanted
to remind some people about my tips on aquariums and ponds during power
outages. Here are the links. Where I live, we used to get the power out
all the time so I think it's funny how dependant people are on power and
don't know what to do without it. We have flashlights all over the house,
battery operated fluorescent lights, like 5 battery air pumps for the
aquariums, and a generator we got a few years ago. Of course, since we
got it, the power's stopped going out for long periods (I'm not
complaining). Years ago, I lost a batch of wild turkey eggs that died
when the power went out and they were in the incubator for a day. Back in
the 70's and 80's, we had a few outages that lasted 3 days. Why? We used
to be rural so no one gave a pleco turd about us. Now, they've built it
up and those new people count I guess so no more long periods without
power.

Aquariums during power outages:
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/fcare2.htm#power
Ponds during power outages:
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/pcare.htm#power


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