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This is a great thread on the subject by @dbl
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Vacation Time! Tips for your reef tank.
Photo taken from original post by @OceanRevive As we approach the vacation season once again, your Reef Squad thought it might be a good idea to address some of the questions that keep some reefers up at night prior to the trip. Worse yet, they can keep you from truly enjoying your...
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This is applicable to my tank. Your tank maybe different. I make sure my ATO reservoir is full. Clean ATO sensors and test them. Do a WC 2 or 3 days before departure date. Turn off dosing and skimmer. Turn off white band. I don't feed my fish for the duration of the trip. The longest I have gone is 12 days.
Evan28395950
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Why not feed fish for that long? Even with automatic pellet feeder
Don't do anything significant to the tank for a couple of days before your leave. I do a water change a couple of days before. Fill my dosing containers and ATO reservoir, make up individual frozen food zip lock bags for each day I'm gone (always have a friend come over and feed/check on the tank). I do feed a little more lightly when gone simply because I can't ask a friend to come multiple times a day to feed.
I do not change my lighting while I'm gone. I have to continue my dosing pumps.....I would come home to a disaster if I didn't. My skimmer is very stable and I usually empty the cup the day before I leave. I skim dry so my cup is not usually full when I return.
I do not change my lighting while I'm gone. I have to continue my dosing pumps.....I would come home to a disaster if I didn't. My skimmer is very stable and I usually empty the cup the day before I leave. I skim dry so my cup is not usually full when I return.
Because my skimmer is off and sometimes automatic feeder feeds too much. In an established tank, there is enough algae, pods and other fauna for them to forage. I just got back from a 12 days trip to Alaska. My pig of a fish, the PBT is still as fat as when I left it...lol.
Bill_Moorman
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I usually argue with my wife about whether I need to bring my “lucky fishing hat” or not. 
krash7172
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Make sure you check on the health of your tank several days in advance so you have time to safely correct if needed. For feeding, I bought a couple 7 day pill boxes from CVS. I put flake food in it. Very simple way to help someone feed properly while you are away.
ZoWhat
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Get a $25 Wyze cam setup. It can look at your tank AND has twoway audio.
Get a family member that knows a little about reefing to come over and do minimum maintenance and feed fish. You can schedule a time to interact via with the family member via the Wyze cam to do stuff step by step
Get a family member that knows a little about reefing to come over and do minimum maintenance and feed fish. You can schedule a time to interact via with the family member via the Wyze cam to do stuff step by step
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krash7172
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Hmm. Cam is a good idea. My LFS has a maintenance service. I prefer to do it myself but they will check on it when I am away. That reminds me of another tip. Have a professional who can respond to emergencies while you are gone. I had a leak once when I was on vaca and they saved the day. I leave a call list next to the tank - 1) me 2) wife 3) local reefer friend 4) LFS. I also have instructions for what to do in a power outage.
amazongb
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That’s a great idea, thanks for the tip!
