MTF
At 02:03 PM 9/9/98 -1000, you wrote:
>Some good advice but unless things really get cold a tank at 69 degrees isn't
>going to be a problem for rainbows. Stop feeding everything except perhaps
>some very young fish, say less than 1/2 inch. The others can do fine without
>food for a week. I double recommend that you do immediately what Paul
>suggested that is clean the scum out of those filters. That's the way most
>people kill their fish when the power comes back on. (I imagine what happens
>is that the anerobic conditions start to kill the bacteria which can combined
>with the scum produce a lot of ammonia. As suggested by Jennifer I think
that
>your bacteria should bounce back rather quickly if you haven't left the
scum in
>them for too long). Once the power comes back
>on start doing your ammonia checks, you have an ammonia test kit yes???????
>When things seem ok start doing medium range water changes, 20-25%, do the
>guppies first, just in case the city water supply is now funky :-) You don't
>want
>to give your fish the Sydney scurge or giardia! Good luck & hope your power
>comes on soon.
>
>Gary Lange
>gwlange at STLNET.com
>Rainbowfish Study Group of North America
>http://home.stlnet.com/~gwlange/rainbowfish.index.html
>
>
>
>> Keeping any temperature fluctuations to as slow a rate as
>> possible should be your aim, so if possible insulate your tank with a
>> blanket or any polystyrene pieces (if you have them).
>>
>> But more importantly, after 12 hours the bacteria in your
>> filters will be dead, and you don't want them starting up and polluting
>> your tank. So you should give them a good clean, ready for when the
>> power is restored. On the same idea, don't feed too much now without any
>> filtration, and remember that it will take some time for the filters to
>> recover to normal operating efficiency. Most adult fish can cope without
>> food for a week or so.
>>
>> All the best
>> Paul
>> From autumnal England where we have just had the remnants of two
>> of your hurricanes (Bonny and Danielle)
>
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