U2 Emeegency! Urgent!

[RobberyinCSharp]

Hi
I'm currently in the heart of Hurricane Irene, which is slamming the east coast. We have lost power. I am currently treating my fish for ich by adding salt to the tank and increasing the temp of my tank to 85. I know O2 depletes in hot conditions - now my fish have no air bubbles due to the power outage! It could be an exceptionally long time before we get power again. Please help!!!!

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Wow stay safe for starters!!

I can't help but wishing you and the rest of the East Coast well.

 

[minnnt]

Maybe try and ripple the surface by hand to increase oxygen transfer. Unsure if this would work, but maybe worth a go?!

 

[RobberyinCSharp]

Yeah I've tried. They look like they're holding up okay but I'm very concerned about the ammonia levels as they produce waste, as well as the oxygen depletion...

 

[minnnt]

Nothing wrong with doing partial frequent water changes though, although you may experience a mini cycle if the electricity is off for a fair ammount of time.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Hope you are okay and you can also use a straw and blow into it and that will also increase oxegyn I think

 

[Fintastic!]

Battery powered bubble blower minus the liquid and the nozzle positioned on the water's surface? Just a thought. Hope you're ok over there!

 

[GreenA]

Do you have one of those battery hand fans? You could attach that to a piece of string and dip it slightly into the water (upside down) that'll get some bubbles going?! Macgyver style....

 

[Fishy friend2]

Hope you are okay

 

[Caprichoso]

Someone posted before on here to do water changes by poking holes in a plastic cup and pouring the water into it. It increases the O2 levels if I remember the post correctly. Good luck.

 

[Tizer]

Hope you are okay and you can also use a straw and blow into it and that will also increase oxegyn I think

WHAT?

 

[HayzH]

Hope you are okay and you can also use a straw and blow into it and that will also increase oxegyn I think

wouldnt this be carbon dioxide

 

[fluttermoth]

Hope you are okay and you can also use a straw and blow into it and that will also increase oxegyn I think

WHAT?

Lol; my thoughts exactly! Sorry, but there's no way that's going to work, Fishy friend2!

If you're really worried about oxygen depletion, then you need to get the water circulating somehow. When I used to get a lot of powercuts, I used to syphon out a bucket full from the bottom of the tank and pour it back in from a height. Do that every time you remember, or whenever you can. If you can pour it over the filter media somehow, that might help keep your bacteria alive as well.

 

[Fishy friend2]

sorry it was just a thought

 

[Fishy friend2]

or maybe using a gravel vac and circulating the water by sucking it in the gravel vac and point it back in the aquarium to circulate it