Whats in your "OH SH*T!" kit?

[mrsjoannh13]

Fellow gulf coaster here.... does a whole house generator count as part of the oh S#@t kit???

 

[Slaphppy7]

Fellow gulf coaster here.... does a whole house generator count as part of the oh S#@t kit???

Indeed, it does....lucky you!

 

[Back in the fold]

Exactly what everyone noted. A spare heater and a spare air pump definitely, especially the air pump. Air pump parts are handy. You can acquire these things gradually. One other thing. A new 10 gallon tank. Leak test it and then put it away somewhere safely protected while you resist the urge to set it up. This is going to be my next emergency kit purchase. Someday one of your tanks will start to leak and you will be glad to have this $20 dollar item.
Edit: what @Fishmanic said is better. A plastic tub. That glass tank will surely get broken.

 

[itiwhetu]

Exactly what everyone noted. A spare heater and a spare air pump definitely, especially the air pump. Air pump parts are handy. You can acquire these things gradually. One other thing. A new 10 gallon tank. Leak test it and then put it away somewhere safely protected while you resist the urge to set it up. This is going to be my next emergency kit purchase. Someday one of your tanks will start to leak and you will be glad to have this $20 dollar item.
Edit: what @Fishmanic said is better. A plastic tub. That glass tank will surely get broken.

The plastic tub will go brittle over time, I prefer the glass tank.

 

[Fishmanic]

@itiwhetu
my plastic tub is well over 20 years old and is still flexible

 

[itiwhetu]

@itiwhetu
my plastic tub is well over 20 years old and is still flexible

You have high quality plastics in the USA, in New Zealand no plastic container would last more than ten years, they always go brittle and wouldn't hold water.

 

[Fishmanic]

My tub is very flexible and strong.. i have even stood on the upturned tub

 

[Trop65]

Flex tape. The type you put on cracked glass to stop leaks.
Could be a lifesaver!
Also a spare heater,filter.