Going on vacation

Well iam going to domincan republic for 9 days. And going to leave my freind in charge of taken care of my tank. I already purchased some timers for my lights/fan. i showed him how to feed my lionfish and trigger, i also showed him how to top off the tank/sump. Am i missing anything?

 

Show him how to do the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate tests if **** hits the fan and teach him how to do a water change.

 

Enjoy your holiday Tony

idea - if you have a LFS that you trade with regular, and have a good relationship with them , ask them if its OK of your friend calls them (rather than you) with any problems they have while you are away

another good idea is to give your friend a breif run down on your system, Pheads, return pumps etc - show them clearly what is what and what it should be doing

that way if a PH or a heater fails, your friend can check a thermometer and do a visual check that water is moving etc

Steve

 

ill give him a run down on the test readings, he just starting into getting in the fish hubby...he has a 30 gallon FW tank,that he is working on...i really dont have a good relationship with my LFS i go to alot of different stores...but i just hope my fish are alive when i get back! lol i have nobody else...and thiers a guy where i live thats willing to do the 9 days of maintence for $250..I said ill get back to ya LOL thanx for your help guys ill be leaveing this saturday.

 

Did you show him how to empty your skimmer if you have one?

 

there is no way I would do this. This just has all kinds of opportunity for mishap. I'd rather let the tank ride it out...

Good idea. When I was out, I showed how to empty skimmer, do water top offs, which plugs to unplug in case of emergency, and what to check the thermometer for (i.e.78-81 was the range I gave).

I also introduced my friend to 3reef and how to post accordingly for an emergency.

 

You forgot.. DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE!

 

+1

Also remind him its an eight hour a day job, and if hes not testing your water, he is to be reading 3reef to learn more! ;D

Actually... that sounds like my weekends....

 

I'm getting a specially built self contained crate made so I can take my tank with me.