Help - away for 1-2 weeks

[Hondace]

Hey anyone here got some experience??

I'll be away for 1-2 weeks in Dec. So how to maintain the calcium, trace element, idodine, & etc in the tank while one is away?

Thanks.

[Morgan]

How big is your tank anyway?

[storm]

Hey anyone here got some experience??

I'll be away for 1-2 weeks in Dec. So how to maintain the calcium, trace element, idodine, & etc in the tank while one is away?

Thanks.

actually we reefers should help one another when we have to leave the country for some reason. hope to get some help to when I go on my vacation next year. We reefers here are all experienced so ask any of us to baby sit your reef tank.

[Dispar_Anthias]

actually we reefers should help one another when we have to leave the country for some reason. hope to get some help to when I go on my vacation next year. We reefers here are all experienced so ask any of us to baby sit your reef tank.

Yup but this will only happen if reefer have mutual trust with one another

[Morgan]

You don't mind stranger going into your house

Maybe you'll come home to an empty place after your holiday.

[storm]

You don't mind stranger going into your house

Maybe you'll come home to an empty place after your holiday.

well....a stranger coming to my home won't be totally alone though.....hehe......he has some company with a bull terrier as a companion. Maybe he might leave without certain clothes on.....hehehe but seriously there will be people at home.

[storm]

Yup but this will only happen if reefer have mutual trust with one another

for me I think I would trust our reefers

[Dispar_Anthias]

Yup, so this ask other reefer to look after our tank thingy should only apply to reefers you are more close with...

[[P]owder Blue]

Coincidentally I am away too ... Hondace, you going for reservist? Maybe same camp ..

[Morgan]

well....a stranger coming to my home won't be totally alone though.....hehe......he has some company with a bull terrier as a companion. Maybe he might leave without certain clothes on.....hehehe but seriously there will be people at home.

Then your problem is solved...get those people at home to do the maintaining of the tank for you.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Yup, so this ask other reefer to look after our tank thingy should only apply to reefers you are more close with...

But then again, some reefer look good and nice outside but inside , you never know

[sjsheng]

i personally think that... u should know other reefer well... before letting him takecare of ur staff...

understand his character... at least know him

another point is... u trust him anot... if u have trust everything will be find... u also donwan any one to screw u rite...

[hsloo]

To build up the mutual trust, we reefer need to have some kind of gathering or experience sharing session... then people staying in the same area can take care the tank while someone is away.

LFS visit is something good to start with.

[Dispar_Anthias]

To build up the mutual trust, we reefer need to have some kind of gathering or experience sharing session... then people staying in the same area can take care the tank while someone is away.

LFS visit is something good to start with.

We have already done that some time ago...... And SEC 1st anniversary is another gathering

[Joe_P]

Hey anyone here got some experience??

I'll be away for 1-2 weeks in Dec. So how to maintain the calcium, trace element, idodine, & etc in the tank while one is away?

Thanks.

Hondace,

I was away from my reef for about 2 weeks...

what I did was prepare small containers with the fixed amount of needed additives and get someone to pour the contents in o9n a daily basis....

And this is also a good place to get a water top up device....

Cookiemunster has some for sale....

[dradttg]

Personally, I dont see much issues with going away for 2 weeks. Additive can be missed.

The only things that need to be taken care of are feeding the fishes and topping up water. The both of these can be taken care of automatically.

The only problem is the feeding of plankton. This I will need my parents' help.

[Hondace]

Thanks bros.

Well, I'm a newbie. So dun know any reefers here. Got a colleague who is in plants tank though.

Food wise, I'm getting an auto timer feeder to feed pellets food to the fish.

But I was wondering if anyone here use the some containers to drip the additives into the tank? Any idea if there's such products or have to DIY?

* BTW, no one at home while away.