I'm going on vacation!

[travelerjp98]

Hi guys,
I will be on vacation from June 19-July 4. I will be in Savannah and Tybee Island, GA.
If anyone has recommendations on these places (things to do, etc,-doesn't have to be fish related!)
Please tell me!
Ok, but that's not the point.
I won't be posting as much as I usually do and the Cuc that I had planned will hold off until after I come back.
Also, any advice to the caregiver of my tank?
I'm worried that I'll come back to a disaster.
My friend is going to be taking care of it for me and he doesn't know a clue about fish.
What I think I will do is take a pill dispenser that has "SMTWTFS" printed on it and put each days food/supplements on it.
I'm also gonna lay out a replacement filter sock for every day the mechanical filtration sock has to be replaced.
Also, I am going to have buckets of treated water that he can use for topping evaporated water.
I'm going to keep my lights of because I don't have corals and want to prevent algae.
Did I miss anything!
Just wanted to let you guys know what I'm up to and why I won't have as many posts as I usually do, and get great advice!
Thanks!

 

[slice]

By all means, HAVE A GREAT TIME!!
Don't worry about the tank, if something is going to go wrong, it will whether you worry or not, so DON'T!!

 

[travelerjp98]

I know! Thanks for your encouraging words!!!
I just kind of get worried about all the things that can go wrong, whether it's that my friend does something wrong or if the heater explodes (I've come home to that one time, even after the heater was working perfectly for 2 months) or if the filter stops working for some reason or if a fish dies (I hope not!!!) and everything takes a spike or what if he forgets to do something one day or if there's too much water in the sump and then the power goes out and then I'm going to have aquarium water all over my floor or if something else stops working or if a fish gets a disease or a fungal infection or something and it's not treated as soon as it should be...
oh I have to relax!!!
I am so excited to get away from everything for 2 weeks and just have fun with family and friends...!!!

 

[travelerjp98]

... Even though I will be in the car with my family for 16 hours (driving from Pa to GA)... It won't be too bad!!!
Now I just have to plan all of the activities we'll be doing... I'm even planning to meet up with a local marine biologist so he can teach me a little bit about the marine life of Georgia!!!

 

[travelerjp98]

well I got back yesterday night and my tank looks really good.
my purple tang was white instead of purple but I think that was just because I kept my lights off for 2 weeks.
after an hour with lights on he regained color.
I saw some very cool marine life there but I think I'll start a new thread for that.

 

[gemmy]

Welcome back!

 

[travelerjp98]

thanks!