Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:10 pm Re: Caring for my RES in freezing power outtage??
We have been affected as well. I figured they deal with the cold in the wild, so I didn't want to do too much. We allowed them to settle in the tank. They became less active, but didn't bruminate. The water temps fell to around 50-55 F. We will bring the temps back up as power stays on. I figure rapid temp changes are worse than just cold. I'm more concerned about the filters being off for 36+ hours. I'm afraid that the bacteria are all dead and we need to do a water change & cycle the tank. Keeping our fingers crossed.