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Titus77
04/04/2006, 09:12 PM
I'm going to be going on vacation over Spring Break and was wondering how long my tank can go without being fed. I have five fish (look below my signiture<I dont really have a sig!>) and a sum of coral (colt,hairy mushrooms,red mushrooms,pulsing zenia).

rustybucket145
04/04/2006, 09:24 PM
I personally think you would be fine if you could get someone to come in half way through the week to drop some frozen food in and just kinda check on everything. But it has alot to do with how healthy your tank is and if you have a good biodiversity. For instance some tanks with established refugiums could go for weeks/months without being fed and still be in great shape. One thing that I worry about more than anything while I'm on trips is top off water. 7 days of evaporation can increase the salinity of a tank drastically.

Titus77
04/04/2006, 10:11 PM
I'm going to be away for no more than 4 days

OnTheReef
04/04/2006, 11:26 PM
When I have a tank sitter, I leave a little daily pill box in the freezer, so all they have to do is open the right day and drop the food in the tank.

Titus77
04/05/2006, 07:03 PM
good idea! But would my fish and everything else be good for a maximum of 2 days without food?

ste6168
04/05/2006, 07:30 PM
man, some people only feed once a week on a regular basis... your fish will be fine