10 Hour Power Cut

[stu40]

Hi
so went out most of yesterday, and got back to a house with no electricity. When it eventually came back on, it had been off for 10 hours.The tank temp didn't drop by more than a couple of degs, not worried by that.

Of course all this would happen 24 hours after i'd just added more fish.I'd done a 25% w.change the day before,

Will any of the bacteria remain, or indeed been lost? As i'm planted, i presume the plants will be filtering for me.Don't really know what percentage of the nitrogen cycle is handled by the filter.

Thoughts/suggestions?

Stu

 

[coldcazzie]

the bacteria are quite slow to die off. I believe its in the region of 10% over 24 hours, at the most. So for 10 hours, the amount should be negligible... however with extra fish that's a new dimension - I'd do a couple of water changes today and tomorrow just to be sure... take it you don't have a test kit?

 

[stu40]

the bacteria are quite slow to die off. I believe its in the region of 10% over 24 hours, at the most. So for 10 hours, the amount should be negligible... however with extra fish that's a new dimension - I'd do a couple of water changes today and tomorrow just to be sure... take it you don't have a test kit?

Hi Caz.Only 6 xtra rummys and i haven't fed since they went in. Test kit... think i might have a couple gathering dust at the back of a cupboard

What do you reckon 25% change

 

[coldcazzie]

lol. I'd do 50%. Can't hurt can it? Maybe do 25% tomorrow. Leave off feeding til tomorrow too

 

[stu40]

50% oh man, i thought those days were behind me. You got round to tying down that tiny bit of Anubias yet, or is it still floating around like in the last photo?

 

[coldcazzie]

haha still floating, but its not alone - 2 others floating with it. I ordered ~£38 of plants from planted tanks, they'll be posted out today so I should get them tomorrow or Thursday, that's when I'll be doing em. The bit of wood I wanna tie it to is at the bottom of the pile, so I'm waiting til I gotta take the piece on top of it out before I sort it lol. Might sound daft but what's the point in taking out the wood and tying plants to it, only to have to do the same thing a week later?!

 

[stu40]

Cool.you should def enter TOTM again.There wasn't too much between you and 2docs.plus between me,you and SBS i reckon we split the planted vote.

 

[coldcazzie]

I reckon so lol I'll def enter again, but going to give the new plants time to settle in first, maybe Sept comp. Will see how it goes!