How Many Lost Their Tanks?

[zlin0524]

no loss ,actually my sps looks alot better , more polys extension .
more than 50 hrs power loss , was running a maxijet and a 50w heater thru my car power inverter , and boiling tank water to keep the temp at above 72
got power back lastnight .

 

[Thavngr98]

0% as of now. I have enough gas for 1 more day with the generator.

 

[Tykhe]

0% loss in Auburndale. Lights flickered a few times that scared the crap out of me. Will be prepared next year with dedicated generators. My 300 gallon tank would overflow all over my floor if the power went out even for a few minutes while I was sleeping.

 

[duke62]

0% loss in Auburndale. Lights flickered a few times that scared the crap out of me. Will be prepared next year with dedicated generators. My 300 gallon tank would overflow all over my floor if the power went out even for a few minutes while I was sleeping.

Why would it overflow? if you have a sump not big enough to handle the drainage you should really correct that. that would scare the heck out of me

 

[jcurry]

0% loss (very light bioload in a 30 gallon tank)
power out for 24 hrs with no back up
temp dropped to 59 degrees
I would stay even if it was a total loss because I just got back in after 4 years

 

[peteyboyny]

0%.
No Loss
Never lost power (surprisingly. Im a block off the beach on the north shore of LI).

 

[jaa1456]

0% loss, running everything on a generator. Lucky enough to find 3and gas stations lumped together. Gonna stay and do the upgrade once power is back and things are back to normal.

 

[B1N4RY]

0% Loss. Thankfully we never lost power. But I will be investing in a bank of APC UPS units and possibly a small generator as a backup for the backup.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

0% loss, Staying in

I lost power for about 36 hrs total, UPS ran like a champ. 850VA UPS, going to upgrade to a 1500VA UPS before the end of the month. The only thing I ran on the UPS was my return pump to keep water circulating. Everything else was not on a battery backup line. For heat I kept an eye on the tank and if it got too low I opened the door and let heat from the fireplace into the room to warm the whole room along with the tank. Wrapped it at night in a thick bath towel. All seemed to work nicely.

 

[Flipper]

75 percent loss here

 

[Tykhe]

Why would it overflow? if you have a sump not big enough to handle the drainage you should really correct that. that would scare the heck out of me

My tank is custom made and I think there are drainage holes drilled into the base of the overflow canister. So, pretty much, I think if the pump were to shut down, all 300 gallons will drain into the overflow. It is a scary thought. I have no idea why there are drainage holes drilled into the midpoint and the base of the overflow.

 

[Widdy]

90-95% loss. DC battery power pumps kept aeration up. Problem was heating... all electric condo, room temps dropped to 60-61* last night.

 

[PaulEZ]

0% loss as far as I can tell. Lost power on Monday around 6pm and just came back on (thurs) around 7:30pm. I had a battery power airstone running the whole time, along with a marine battery tied to a power inverter for occasional circulation. Had to buy two batteries at $80 a peice ughhh but well worth it.
Fortunately I have a gas stove so I was able to keep temps above 70 degrees. If I wasn't off from work the whole week I think I would have lost a lot.

 

[Flipper]

yea it was a sad day pulling my clowns and melted corals out of my tank....i should have bought the darn UPS.

 

[duke62]

my tank is custom made and i think there are drainage holes drilled into the base of the overflow canister. So, pretty much, i think if the pump were to shut down, all 300 gallons will drain into the overflow. It is a scary thought. I have no idea why there are drainage holes drilled into the midpoint and the base of the overflow.

they make fittings you have to put that stops the water from draining back into the sump. You really need to install that with your type of plumbing

 

[geldof]

Really happy to see all of the 0% losses. Very sorry for all of you who did. I was lucky to sustain power throughout.

 

[wonderballz]

Just got power back tonight, and happy to say that I have zero losses.

Actually, I think I lost the display of my apex. It's still running everything, so I assume it just needs a new display.

 

[PolandSpring]

Really happy to see all of the 0% losses. Very sorry for all of you who did. I was lucky to sustain power throughout.

+1... I want to see more of thiss.. keep posting everyone. I would like to see a number of how many ppl lost more than 75% of their tank and then maybe we could work out a way to help them out.

 

[charliethetuna88]

Im good no loss

 

[XpectNoMercy]

Sad to say I believe I lost it all. I haven't been in my apt. At rockaway beach since the day after and between finding a place to stay with. Wife, son and newborn I couldn't do much to save the tank. Hard to phathom but this might be the last sw tank I setup for a long time. Good news is family is safe And maybe After the smoke clears which looks to be a while in rockaway I will reconsider my position. I wish everyone the best.