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Re: [APD] Hurricane Help



Some thoughts:

Since press board/particle board turns to butter when
soaked, you might try draining the tank and moving it to a
firmer foundation temporarily or at least place some wood
studs under the horizontal supporting panel/frame.

I would think that you want to keep a a water flow in the
tanks as long as possible just to keep the water
oxygenated.

Turn off the lights and blanket the tanks -- might as well
benefit from a black-out while you're at it.

If you think the filters might shut down for a prolonged
period and then restart after fouling, then disconnect them
from the system(s) now and ease up or stop feeding the fish
until you get back. I'd also do a large water change.

Good luck to all,
sh
--- Billionzz at aol_com wrote:

> I live in the Houston area about 1 1/2 blocks off the
> bay. If we get hit  
> real hard I may not be concerned with my tanks and discus
> but I'm hoping it  
> won't come to that.
>  
> I'm leaving my house around 4 am Friday morning, and at
> that time I was  
> planning on turning off my tank because at the least will
> probably lose power  for 
> awhile. If I leave it on and it comes back on I'm afraid
> of the bacteria  
> that died harming my fish.
>  
> I also have a stand that was a bad Idea for my 120g tank,
> it is like cheap  
> furniture (pressed board that is covered). I'm afraid
> that it will just 
> collapse  if I get any water in my house. 
>  
> I hope to be back late Saturday or Sunday if I can get in
> but we may not  
> have water for a few days also. 
>  
> Any suggestions or ideas on how to about all of this
> would be appreciated. 
>  
> Thanks for your help,
> Bill
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