spend the money on a generator Its worth it. Poeple spend a lot of money on equipment for there tanks. so why not dish out the extra cash.You can get one for less than 300 dollars. I work for dominion power and I just got off of work this morning, I was at work since thursday. If you live near trees most of the time its going to take alot longer to restore you power. so spend the extra money am sure most of you have alot invested in your aquarium.