Vacation Options?
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pco1988
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Food - Automatic Feeder
Light - Timers
Water - Aqua Doser
Power Outage - It's warm now so we don't have to worry about that but they make air bubblers that will automaticly kick in when they don't get supplied with electricty.
My buddy does this does this every month or two and works out great. He is usually gone for about a week or so.
Philip
Light - Timers
Water - Aqua Doser
Power Outage - It's warm now so we don't have to worry about that but they make air bubblers that will automaticly kick in when they don't get supplied with electricty.
My buddy does this does this every month or two and works out great. He is usually gone for about a week or so.
Philip
mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by pco1988
Food - Automatic Feeder
Light - Timers
Water - Aqua Doser
Power Outage - It's warm now so we don't have to worry about that but they make air bubblers that will automaticly kick in when they don't get supplied with electricty.
My buddy does this does this every month or two and works out great. He is usually gone for about a week or so.
Philip
For me, those automatic feeder are more for FW fish. Since I feed mine frozen food, those will not work. It all depends on what you feed your fish. Two days isn't gonna hurt as long as you don't have any needy fish like a Tang that needs to eat twice a day. Automatic top off systems are nice to have, which I'm gonna get into one of these days. Light timers are nice if you work long schedules like I do, plus you don't have to turn it on and off on your own. :happyfish
Food - Automatic Feeder
Light - Timers
Water - Aqua Doser
Power Outage - It's warm now so we don't have to worry about that but they make air bubblers that will automaticly kick in when they don't get supplied with electricty.
My buddy does this does this every month or two and works out great. He is usually gone for about a week or so.
Philip
For me, those automatic feeder are more for FW fish. Since I feed mine frozen food, those will not work. It all depends on what you feed your fish. Two days isn't gonna hurt as long as you don't have any needy fish like a Tang that needs to eat twice a day. Automatic top off systems are nice to have, which I'm gonna get into one of these days. Light timers are nice if you work long schedules like I do, plus you don't have to turn it on and off on your own. :happyfish
mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by Denman
what if you dont have timers for your lights? can you just let them live with no light for a couple days or let the light be on day and night?
Leaving the lights off won't hurt, but you'll have PH stability problems. Unless you run a fuge system with lights on all day and night. Fish still needs their lighting, that's the only time my fish comes out for food. I would really suggest in getting some timers, they're not that expensive. $10 for intermedic at Homedepot! :happyfish
what if you dont have timers for your lights? can you just let them live with no light for a couple days or let the light be on day and night?
Leaving the lights off won't hurt, but you'll have PH stability problems. Unless you run a fuge system with lights on all day and night. Fish still needs their lighting, that's the only time my fish comes out for food. I would really suggest in getting some timers, they're not that expensive. $10 for intermedic at Homedepot! :happyfish
pco1988
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Originally Posted by Mikeyjer
For me, those automatic feeder are more for FW fish. Since I feed mine frozen food, those will not work. It all depends on what you feed your fish. Two days isn't gonna hurt as long as you don't have any needy fish like a Tang that needs to eat twice a day. Automatic top off systems are nice to have, which I'm gonna get into one of these days. Light timers are nice if you work long schedules like I do, plus you don't have to turn it on and off on your own. :happyfish
There are some automatic feeders that will except other foods than flake (not frozen) but just as good. You can find them on the Drs. forbidden website.
Philip
For me, those automatic feeder are more for FW fish. Since I feed mine frozen food, those will not work. It all depends on what you feed your fish. Two days isn't gonna hurt as long as you don't have any needy fish like a Tang that needs to eat twice a day. Automatic top off systems are nice to have, which I'm gonna get into one of these days. Light timers are nice if you work long schedules like I do, plus you don't have to turn it on and off on your own. :happyfish
There are some automatic feeders that will except other foods than flake (not frozen) but just as good. You can find them on the Drs. forbidden website.
Philip
mikeyjer
Active Member
Originally Posted by rcmcg
Lights...I had not even thought about them. I will get a timer hooked up to the lights. But, I do have a tang. Will he make it for 2 days or should I get the auto feeder? He prefers frozen shrimp, but will eat pellets, he is always hungry!
Do you not feed algae strips?? You need to if you don't. Yes get a automatic feeder for the tang. I don't worry about the automatic feeder with my Naso Tang, he eats mysis shrimp that lives in my tank and also pods. He also grazes on the LR as well. :happyfish
Lights...I had not even thought about them. I will get a timer hooked up to the lights. But, I do have a tang. Will he make it for 2 days or should I get the auto feeder? He prefers frozen shrimp, but will eat pellets, he is always hungry!
Do you not feed algae strips?? You need to if you don't. Yes get a automatic feeder for the tang. I don't worry about the automatic feeder with my Naso Tang, he eats mysis shrimp that lives in my tank and also pods. He also grazes on the LR as well. :happyfish
