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  1. tracyp

    tracyp Lotus

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    :smile1: eishkom is having a fine time playing with my head...

    Monday night, no power from 12 till 8 am...

    Last night, out from 1 till 5.

    Thank goodness I have Microbelift SpecialBlend in my box of tank goodies! (and a brain trained to wake me when the filters stop or start running)

    THANKS @Henk Hugo!!!
     
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    We were without power the whole weekend - 39hrs! Luckily we have a generator. It saved my fish :)
     
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    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    My UPS is good to run all tanks + TV + puters for bout 8 hours..... After that is quick and easy to switch to battery opperated air pumps to run my sponge filters....not laughing now at my old skool ways you lot that question my respect for the humble sponge filter hey?...
     
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    Love my battery operated air pumps, had no electricity for 5hrs yesterday... In with the air pumps, wrapped the discus tank in a blanket and still had happy fish when they restored the power!
     
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    yup! I'm with you both, @azurekoi and @Barry.M - except when its midnight... then the blankies are easy enough to manage, but fiddling around with my diy filter bucket for all the media is asking a bit much!!! LOL! THAT's when it's really nice to know I have some bottled backup!

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    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    @JP01 - No idea mate.... Im biologically minded,not electrically gifted....FFS - my new toaster trips EVERYTIME I use it....with anybody else it does not do this(Beginning to freak me out no end) - it says 600W on top,Is a Tedelex and about the size of a big suitcase.... Does that help?
     
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    You have a 600W toaster????

    Awesome man I want one!!!
     
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    Are you ever in a rush in the morning? Coz that toaster shouldn't take too long to make you breakfast :D
     
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    oh good - I'm not the only one then...I have a VERY peculiar relationship with a relatives microwave... it shocks me everytime I use it, but only me? Are we unearthed or what??? :dontknow:

    Eish - postscript - can a person be OVER-earthed? :smiley-laughing024:
     
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    Oh gosh tracyp, I don't know... My wife says I've been unearthed for years...
     
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    I think my wife wants to put me IN the earth sometimes...

    Our power was out for 8 hours the other night and all the fish were fine. Even the new apistos... Very glad about that. Been looking into a genny for a while though...
     
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    LOL - remember to butter the toast only AFTER you've taken it out the toaster :wink:
     
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