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Originally Posted by Mudbeaver
I agree on a lot of point but the solution is a bit drastic isn't , and it works? I have friends that could come every second day put a bit of food just to keep some sort of level of nutrient to my pets no problem for a couple of weeks. A good skimmer will take care of the rest. I'm sure we all have friends and family that can come over hell the paper boy could do it for $ 25 a week.....and peace of mind......just a thought.
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It all depends on how one defines drastic. I have left the tank for a week for work, and instructed the wife and kids to feed the fish. No brainier there. The paper boy we have I believe is a nice kid, but I don't know anything about him and would at most trust him to let him know not to deliver the paper while we're all gone but I would not trust him enough to give him access to the house and the alarms. That, IMO, would be drastic.
Dogs and cats go to a kennel. No brainier there, too.
Anyhow, not feeding a reef tank for a week is not drastic, IMO. Have been doing it multiple times over more than 3 years. All the fish (see sig) are healthy and have not lost any fish in that time.
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