Vacation

Robin316us · Mar 26, 2021

I'm planning to go on vacation for a week or two. I feed my fish nori in the morning and mysis shrimp in the evening. Since I'm going on vacation what should I feed? For corals I'm thinking to dose AB+ everyday in DOS.

Zakery Murray · Mar 26, 2021

Need to know what fish you have in your tank, and do you have an automatic feeder? I might also suggest if you are very worried just have a friend or family member come feed the tank.

Zakery Murray · Mar 26, 2021

AB+ is good, maybe if you have any extra slots available dos some phytofeast or something like it for the corals.

ApoIsland · Mar 26, 2021

Whatever you decide to try I would make sure it works for a few weeks before you go.

I always just go with the friend/neigbor. Have never had an issue with that route and I have taken a lot of trips in 10 years of reef keeping.

Leave em a couple gift cards.

Zakery Murray · Mar 26, 2021

ApoIsland said:
Whatever you decide to try I would make sure it works for a few weeks before you go.

I always just go with the friend/neigbor route. Have never had an issue with that route and I have taken a lot of trips in 10 years of reef keeping.

Leave em a couple gift cards.

Yea I was always too afraid to let it go with an auto feeder, I always just paid my family to come do it. Like you said test the auto feeder and dos before you leave. Make sure not to touch or do anything else when you are doing to auto feeding and dos, just water test a few days to make sure its all good in parameters.

James M · Mar 26, 2021

AB+ needs to be refrigerated. You can leave everything alone for a week no need to worry about feeding

Robin316us · Mar 26, 2021

Zakery Murray said:
Need to know what fish you have in your tank, and do you have an automatic feeder? I might also suggest if you are very worried just have a friend or family member come feed the tank.

I've Blue Hippo, Sailfin, Mimic Tang, 3 clowns , Melanurus and 6 wrasse . Yes I got a feeder..haven't used it yet.