Lost a few last night..

[focus]

Ok, I'm gonna get a couple of them thar pumps. You're right, it's very cheap insurance with all things considered.

Someone mentioned pouring water back into the tank to oxygenate the water. I used to do that to keep shiners alive in a bucket while fishing as a little kid. Then, one day, I saw these little metal, pill shaped containers at the tackle shop. You take the lid off, drop them in water and they produce oxygen bubbles for quite a while. I'm sure the D battery powered pumps are a better option. Just wondering if these would be a good idea to have on hand in a bind.



Does your tank have an overflow box? How high up the water column do you keep the pump?

Yes it has an overflow box, pump is about 4 inches from the top. During a power failure, or when I shut the main off the water back siphons to the sump and the vortech draws in air via a mini whirlpool.

The BB just came in from icecap. Currently charging it, we have snow in the forecast and a lot of ice still on the trees!!!

 

[paulthomas]

I haven't set up anything, so I have no clue how strong that pump really is. I can't wait.

What size tank is yours? Do you use additional pumps/powerheads for flow?