I'm not sure if it's ever been discussed on this forum before but backup power in case the lights go out is very important.  I live in southwest Washington state and am a "Lucky" flood victim this week. The photo below is my front porch which sits about 6 feet above ground level and that's the Chahalis river in my yard and pasture! The river is normally across the road about 300 yards away. Not being faced with the situation of moving everything I own up one floor before, the one item I could not move was my 95 gal. reef tank. The flood waters came within 1 INCH of getting in but luckily the river crested!  Owning a generator can pay for itself many times over. The power was out for 3 days this time but on average, I lose power 3 weeks every winter due to snow,wind, and this time flood. If I didn't have my generator during these incidents, I would have lost everything in the tank plus everything in the fridge and freezer  many times over. I guess what I'm trying to get at is a power failure can not only be a inconvenience, it can also destroy a marine setup in no time. No matter where you live, one should consider what to do if the power is out and then reality sets in that your tank could slowly die if pumps and filtration cease. I hope no one ever has to deal with what happened here this week but it doesn't hurt to be prepared for the worst.

JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND KING

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My Fish Tanks:
20 Gallon: 3 Cherry Barbs, 1 Female Betta, 2 Peppered Corydoras', 1 Siamese Algae Eater, 3 Oto Catfish's, and Platies.
5 Gallon Tank: 1 Goldfish (which is moving to a big pond soon!) and 1 very aggressive female betta.

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