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11/16/2016, 12:26 PM
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Tank unattended for a week and a half
So I have a new tank that finished its cycle. The only things in it it are 6 snails 2 peppermint shrimps and some hermit crabs a mini brittle star that survived the cycle that was a hitchhiker in the live rock. so have decided to wait for fish until January because I will be out of town for ten days. My question is do you think my tank and its inhabitants be ok for that long?
Tank info: Biocube 32 No skimmer yet Will have an ATO before I leave Running Chemi pure elite, purigan , and filter floss Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate under 5ppm Doing water changes every two weeks. My concerns are: I have been ghost feeding which the shrimp and hermits have been enjoying... not sure if the shrimp will starve or if the hermits will turn on the snails/shrimp if they don't have the pellets I have been feeding with. Any insight would be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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11/16/2016, 12:29 PM
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I wouldn't worry too much as long as you have some live rock in there for them to pick at. Just make sure your auto top off is set with enough water.
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11/16/2016, 12:39 PM
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Thanks. I know things die, and they will, but trying to not cause them too
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11/16/2016, 01:15 PM
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You could get a 2 x 2 piece of Nori and rubberband it to a piece of rock and place it on the sandbed. I doubt there is going to be much for them to feed on just finishing the cycle.
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11/16/2016, 01:58 PM
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For nori can you just get the kind at the supermarket for sushi? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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11/16/2016, 02:00 PM
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I believe you can. I have always used Ocean Nutrition brand.
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11/16/2016, 04:11 PM
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ATO for salinity.
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11/16/2016, 05:43 PM
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Make sure you have some sort of fail safe for your auto top off so it doesn't flood your house. Some people use a timer so it can only come on for a few minutes a day etc.
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11/16/2016, 06:46 PM
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Good advice.... thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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11/17/2016, 01:41 PM
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11/17/2016, 06:17 PM
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i would make sure you get the ato (and any light timers etc. ) early enough to run it a week or so before you leave if possible. New equiptment has a way of going sideways unexpectedly so it will be good piece of mind to have a test run before you leave for real
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