Frankenstorm!!!!!!!!!!

[YSS]

Urghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Not looking forward to it. Hope everyone weathers the storm. Completely unprepared for it not that I ever was during other storms.

[mchambers]

I'm hoping that we'll fare better, especially since a lot of the leaves are off the trees and more will be off before the storm gets here. I'm hoping I can coax some of my corydoras to spawn during the pressure drop, with some water changes.

And, if the power goes out again, at least we won't be hot or bitterly cold. Filtration will be an issue, but I've got more battery powered pumps, and I'll lower the water levels.

View it as an opportunity to simulate the dry season in your tanks!

[chriscoli]

We just got our generator installed...goes on automatically when the power goes out.

I think our friends to the North are going to get hit harder than us....Folks like Bill and Rachel.

[hollyfish2000]

Pepco decided to break me in gently for next week by giving me a power outage this morning. Third one in six weeks -- none weather related. Now that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy . . . I did go online last night and order another powerpac. I have two and they did a good job of keeping air stones going during the big derecho outage.

[Tony]

Buttoning the house tonight, cleaning out the carport and gutters.

Will pull out the generator and run it for a minute to make sure everything's kosher. Planning on filling up the gas tanks as well tonight.

Big water changes would probably be a good idea tonight as well.

[hollyfish2000]

Yup. water changes in order. Looks like we have time. bad stuff won't start until Sunday night . . .

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Originally Posted by hollyfish2000

Yup. water changes in order. Looks like we have time. bad stuff won't start until Sunday night . . .

Well, at least we won't be at work (or most of us) when the sh!t hits the fan.

I wonder whether or not my son's soccer game on Sunday afternoon will be cancelled...

[Frank Cowherd]

You can also quit feeding the fish. That will help keep the water quality up.

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I really like heavy weather both for it's own sake but also for its impact on and disruption to our opulent privileged lifestyle. Be interesting to see what this anticipated convergence of storm systems produces - not hoping that anyone comes to harm, I just love storms and have yet to meet a frog-stranglng downpour that didn't suit.

[mchambers]

And, as I learned at the end of June, having a headlamp is a big help, especially if some of your aquariums are in your basement.