college tank

bjc7487 · 05/25/2006, 09:03 PM

i love my tank, but i am going to school in south carolina, and i was wondering if it would be a good idea to maintain one down there, i'll be staying in an apartment, but id have to go home for xmas and such (i live in ohio). is there any way for it to work????

Blown 346 · 05/25/2006, 09:06 PM

It can work, but if you will be gone for a week or so, you might have to rely on on a buddy to take care of it for you until you get back. I have seen alot of tanks crash and everything dies in these situations. Unless the guy is into the reef thing I would be hesitant.

bjc7487 · 05/25/2006, 09:19 PM

would an LFS have a service where they can care for the tank while im gone?

Cole2k3 · 05/25/2006, 09:25 PM

where are you going to school? Might want to check with the local club.

sloshes · 05/25/2006, 09:43 PM

It sounds like risky business, but's hard to kick the habit. I have a friend who does tank maintenance, but he's not cheap. There's a lot of very rich, part-time residents around here.

gfk · 05/25/2006, 10:36 PM

ive had one the last year at college. i stayed here for breaks, but when i went on vacation i had a friend watch it, then my ex gf watched it for 2 weeks.

just teach acouple of your friends about it and itll work out.

plus chicks dig reef tanks in college

Jamescoop · 05/25/2006, 10:38 PM

I have a tank in college--luckily my roomate loves it so he takes care of it wen im gone (every weekend). I do the water changes myself and stuff tho-he just feeds and refills the h2o.

Girls love it too. Nothing more impressive than a pair of clowns when you bring one back for the night....

affan · 05/25/2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by Jamescoop
Nothing more impressive than a pair of clowns when you bring one back for the night....

What? Bring back a clown for the night?

zemuron114 · 05/26/2006, 01:25 AM

i live in Mass, but go to school in Hawaii and im going to be a senior. I left my 2 tanks (55 and 110) at home and my dad takes care of them. I missed my tanks so i bought a few fish here (2 dwarf eels). Realized the market was insane for hawaiian fish, started collecting. Met some collectors, so i started shipping hawaiian fish to petstores, now I import... in other words, i miss my tanks.. So to answer your question more bluntly... I thought of the idea of keeping a full fish tank, but i go home ever so often. So now i get rid of everything before i go home, then start back up again when i return (im here for 9-11 months out of the year)

05/25/2006, 09:03 PM	#1
bjc7487 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 55	college tank i love my tank, but i am going to school in south carolina, and i was wondering if it would be a good idea to maintain one down there, i'll be staying in an apartment, but id have to go home for xmas and such (i live in ohio). is there any way for it to work????

05/25/2006, 09:06 PM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	It can work, but if you will be gone for a week or so, you might have to rely on on a buddy to take care of it for you until you get back. I have seen alot of tanks crash and everything dies in these situations. Unless the guy is into the reef thing I would be hesitant.

05/25/2006, 09:19 PM	#3
bjc7487 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 55	would an LFS have a service where they can care for the tank while im gone?

05/25/2006, 09:25 PM	#4
Cole2k3 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 44	where are you going to school? Might want to check with the local club.

05/25/2006, 09:43 PM	#5
sloshes Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 268	It sounds like risky business, but's hard to kick the habit. I have a friend who does tank maintenance, but he's not cheap. There's a lot of very rich, part-time residents around here.

05/25/2006, 10:36 PM	#6
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	ive had one the last year at college. i stayed here for breaks, but when i went on vacation i had a friend watch it, then my ex gf watched it for 2 weeks. just teach acouple of your friends about it and itll work out. plus chicks dig reef tanks in college

05/25/2006, 10:38 PM	#7
Jamescoop Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 55	I have a tank in college--luckily my roomate loves it so he takes care of it wen im gone (every weekend). I do the water changes myself and stuff tho-he just feeds and refills the h2o. Girls love it too. Nothing more impressive than a pair of clowns when you bring one back for the night....

05/26/2006, 01:25 AM	#9
zemuron114 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pilgrim State (Mass) Posts: 4,039	i live in Mass, but go to school in Hawaii and im going to be a senior. I left my 2 tanks (55 and 110) at home and my dad takes care of them. I missed my tanks so i bought a few fish here (2 dwarf eels). Realized the market was insane for hawaiian fish, started collecting. Met some collectors, so i started shipping hawaiian fish to petstores, now I import... in other words, i miss my tanks.. So to answer your question more bluntly... I thought of the idea of keeping a full fish tank, but i go home ever so often. So now i get rid of everything before i go home, then start back up again when i return (im here for 9-11 months out of the year)