gookster Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 what do you do with your tanks during a month long winter break? Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Take care of it. Link to comment
gookster Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 but what if you have go home Link to comment
dharned Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Man, your choices are limited to finding a RA that u can educate and pay to take care of it... or... Figure out how to move the tank (probably impractical) .. or... get a battery operated feeder that can hold enough food and a timer for your lighting... or... Go back daily to feed the fishes and spend most of your time DRIVING on your vay kay! Link to comment
Quash Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Im planning on bringing mine back (3 hours driving), its just a 10G, there are a few threads here about kids doing just that, moving their tanks. a search should cover it. Bag everything up separatly, and pack nicely into a styrofoam box, pretty much. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 do you have a lfs that can take care of it for you for a month? $$$ and you're still hauling it to the lfs but i assume that's still better than taking it all the way back home or giving everything away. btw congratulations! this is your first inkling of what's it's like to have children/responsibility. it gets worst after this. :*( run, run fast, while you can. Link to comment
JIM27 Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 If its a really small nano(like 10g or less) I'd bring it. Or you could get a "tank sitter" to take care of it while you're gone. Personally, I wouldnt trust anyone thats not in the hobby watching my tank for a whole month. Link to comment
ELGORDOINAVW Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 why don't you let us know where you are at and maybe someone will volunteer to watch your tank-although a fat chance Link to comment
bamann345 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I take mine back with me....gone for a month and it will have time to come home and set up again, and then take it right back Link to comment
junglejim83 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 well, i had this problem last year. we were not allowed into the dorm for all of winter break. If you have a small setup and can bring it home with you(break it down and then put it back together) go for it. Otherwise look into finding people around your school who are reefers and might take care of your corals for you. I personally felt more comfortable breaking down my tank and i gave all my stuff to a friend. I then waited till i moved off campus this summer to start back up. Then my friend gave me some of the coral i gave him when i got started again. Just use your better judgment if you feel your tank might be at risk dont take that chance. I put over $400 into my tank(as I'm sure you have) at that point and wasnt going to waste that and all the time and effort i put into keeping my tank healthy just b/c i wanted it to be there when i got back. Jim Link to comment
Twins Guy Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 alot of dorms are gonna require you to unplug everything for that month break which might screw ya-that is assuming you automated top off and feeding and what not! heat might also be an issue...i went to macalester college in st paul (aka the tundra) and i believe they lowered the building heat in addition to requiring that all electrical devices be unplugged. i'd urge you to try to take her home as big a PITA as that might be. tg Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 dude take it home. i do it all the time. its so easy and pretty much pointless not to. my new tank i just put on a piece of wood and drain a little of the water and take it home. i dont take any of the corals out or anything. Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 dude jut throw everything in to two 5 galon buckets and go home. it's way freaking easy all you have to do i leave juat enought water to cover the sand bed. Link to comment
Dingo Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 dude just give your stuff to me. (Did I sound cool enough?) Link to comment
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