Going out of town for 5 days, should I use a weekend feeder?

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  1. texanjordan

    texanjordan Peppermint Shrimp

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    Like the title says, I am going out of town for 5 days and im worried about feeding my fish, I will feed the fish tomorrow, and friday night when i get home. But they will go mon, tue, wed, and thur without food. I feed every other day, but im still concerned with leaving them that long without eating. Has anyone used a weekend feeder with their reef tanks? I used to use them often when I kept fresh water fish, but never with my saltwater fish.
     
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  2. benbabcock

    benbabcock Bubble Tip Anemone

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    call in a favor as quick as possible. i really don't trust auto feeders personally, but i do trust my friends and family!
     
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  3. alpha_03

    alpha_03 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    if you have no f/f/ to help you, call your LFS and ask them- many times for a few bucks they will make sure your tank is taken care of. Whom better could you ask?
     
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  4. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    WoW, I'm pretty sure we dont have the same LFS then. lol.
     
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  5. BlueWaters10

    BlueWaters10 Skunk Shrimp

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    Lol. I all my Lfs can't even take care of their own tanks. No less mine! You must have a good one if you could trust them to do that!
     
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  6. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    your fish will be fine for 5 days, they can live up to two weeks without being ed without any major repercussions, stay away from the weekend feeder. you would be better off just dropping a slab of tuna in the tank. its basically overfeeding
     
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