? for you experienced reefers

[sn4k33y3z]

I'm sure you've all hit this road block a time or two. I'm in the process of building a 60g cube and it just dawned on me, what you guys and girls do when you leave for VACATION :dunce:??? One more paranoid question of the check list

 

[ripped tide]

Easy fix- instead of going on a vaccation, buy more aquariums.

 

[darth reefer]

Got to find yourself a good tank sitter that you trust. Having a controller hooked to a web server so you can check on your tank from the Internet is a great thing as well.

 

[jennm]

No substitute for having somebody check on it at least every other day.

Either hire a service or teach a trusted friend/neighbour or have a fellow club member to check on it.

Never hurts to have a service "on standby" in case your caretaker gets in over their head.

Jenn

 

[gmpolan]

I travel every Monday thru Thursday and with solid equipment, a nice controller and a check up every other day or so, things will be fine

 

[frantz]

I have bonsai as well which need daily watering. I get a friend in the same apartment complex to come down whenever he's walking his dog. I leave gallons of RODI water and have in pour in one a day to my 2 big systems and top off to a sharp line in the nano. I never leave more than a week so it works out fairly well. He works for beer so it's cheap.

 

[elfloyd]

1. Controller.
2. ATO
3. Auto Feeder
4. Tank sitter
5. Do not do ANYTHING to your tank for the 24-48 period before the trip. This is when I screw something up.

 

[jennm]

elFloyd;841792 wrote: 1. Controller.
2. ATO
3. Auto Feeder
4. Tank sitter
5. Do not do ANYTHING to your tank for the 24-48 period before the trip. This is when I screw something up.

Amen to #5. Yet that always seems to be the time that somebody tries out a new gadget... I could write a book...

 

[sn4k33y3z]

Great advise everyone! However, I do miss those apartment days when beer could pay for rendered services LOL... I will look into a few of these automated controllers. However, being new to the game I forced to take babysteps...

Edit:

JennM;841793 wrote: Amen to #5. Yet that always seems to be the time that somebody tries out a new gadget... I could write a book...

Don't have to tell me twice:up:

Edit: Jenn- Next time I'm in the Kennesaw area I'll be sure to stop in your store... Love finding new eyecandy stores!

 

[jennm]

Come on up!

 

[rdnelson]

Ripped Tide;841774 wrote: Easy fix- instead of going on a vaccation, buy more aquariums.

Best advice I have heard all day. :yay::yay:

 

[jdavid]

Stuff like this is why I'm glad my brother is a reefer. He might even trust me to care for his tanks one day LOL

 

[elfloyd]

barrettrhoades;842193 wrote: if you have someone watch your tank when you are out of town, and feed pelleted food, use a weekly pill container to put only the amount to feed everyday. This prevents overfeeding and a subsequent algae outbreak.

+1

 

[rjrgroup]

Being that you're in the Buford area, have Ripped tide, Dylan, maintain it! :thumbs:

 

[markl]

I e alway got some of those plastic Jell-O shot containers put the food for each day I want fed in them marked what day on each container. Make sure my ago container is full and have a friend check on it once a day like a dog and pay them for it with money or beer.

 

[Jaycen B.]

MarkL;842200 wrote: I e alway got some of those plastic Jell-O shot containers put the food for each day I want fed in them marked what day on each container. Make sure my ago container is full and have a friend check on it once a day like a dog and pay them for it with money or beer.

Been hitting those jello shots?