Vacation feeding

[Tom Rhindress]

I would like to go on a short 7-10 day vacation. What should I do about
feeding? Normally I feed once or twice a day with flake or once a day
with a small cube of frozen mysid shrimp. My fish always have healthy
appetites and actually come to the top or front glass anytime I approach
the tank in hopes of feeding. I can probably get someone responsible to
feed them once or twice while I'm gone, but will that be often enough
given their normal feeding regimen?

I have a 40 gallon tank (breeder style)
3 blue-green chromis
2 false percula clowns
1 3 stripe damsel
1 bi-color blenny
1 peppermint shrimp
Assorted ghost shrimp, snails, and hermits in the cleanup crew
Approxiamtely 8 small soft corals from GARF (all doing well and growing)
Sand, mud, and coral gravel base
Lights, powerhead, and protein skimmer are all on timers so they're not
an issue

The tank is well established and extremely stable, haven't had an algal
bloom in ages. All inhabitants are seemingly healthy and quite active.



Thanks in advance.
Tom Rhindress



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[Simon O'Keeffe]

7 days will be OK but for 10 days it'd be best to have someone come in .
Just get them to feed a block of frozen or whatever you'd usually feed
in a day.
Make sure they know about the dangers of overfeeding.
You'll be surprised how well your tank looks after a few days of no food.
Simon


Tom Rhindress wrote:

> I would like to go on a short 7-10 day vacation. What should I do
> about feeding? Normally I feed once or twice a day with flake or once
> a day with a small cube of frozen mysid shrimp. My fish always have
> healthy appetites and actually come to the top or front glass anytime
> I approach the tank in hopes of feeding. I can probably get someone
> responsible to feed them once or twice while I'm gone, but will that
> be often enough given their normal feeding regimen?
>
> I have a 40 gallon tank (breeder style)
> 3 blue-green chromis
> 2 false percula clowns
> 1 3 stripe damsel
> 1 bi-color blenny
> 1 peppermint shrimp
> Assorted ghost shrimp, snails, and hermits in the cleanup crew
> Approxiamtely 8 small soft corals from GARF (all doing well and growing)
> Sand, mud, and coral gravel base
> Lights, powerhead, and protein skimmer are all on timers so they're
> not an issue
>
> The tank is well established and extremely stable, haven't had an
> algal bloom in ages. All inhabitants are seemingly healthy and quite
> active.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Tom Rhindress
>
>
>
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[Phil]

I'm in the same boat. I'll be gone for 12 days. I've got someone
available to come in every 2 or 3 days. So you're saying they can
totally skip meals every other day while I'm gone, and I neednt worry in
the slightest? Thats totally sufficient? (Naso Tang, humu trigger,
damsels)

TIA
Phil


Simon O'Keeffe > wrote in news:1091155460.645139
@p617gjap.gjames.com.au:

> 7 days will be OK but for 10 days it'd be best to have someone come in
..
> Just get them to feed a block of frozen or whatever you'd usually feed
> in a day.
> Make sure they know about the dangers of overfeeding.
> You'll be surprised how well your tank looks after a few days of no
food.
> Simon
>
>
> Tom Rhindress wrote:
>
>> I would like to go on a short 7-10 day vacation. What should I do
>> about feeding? Normally I feed once or twice a day with flake or once
>> a day with a small cube of frozen mysid shrimp. My fish always have
>> healthy appetites and actually come to the top or front glass anytime
>> I approach the tank in hopes of feeding. I can probably get someone
>> responsible to feed them once or twice while I'm gone, but will that
>> be often enough given their normal feeding regimen?
>>
>> I have a 40 gallon tank (breeder style)
>> 3 blue-green chromis
>> 2 false percula clowns
>> 1 3 stripe damsel
>> 1 bi-color blenny
>> 1 peppermint shrimp
>> Assorted ghost shrimp, snails, and hermits in the cleanup crew
>> Approxiamtely 8 small soft corals from GARF (all doing well and
growing)
>> Sand, mud, and coral gravel base
>> Lights, powerhead, and protein skimmer are all on timers so they're
>> not an issue
>>
>> The tank is well established and extremely stable, haven't had an
>> algal bloom in ages. All inhabitants are seemingly healthy and quite
>> active.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Tom Rhindress
>>
>>
>>
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"Phil" > wrote in message
.. .
> I'm in the same boat. I'll be gone for 12 days. I've got someone
> available to come in every 2 or 3 days. So you're saying they can
> totally skip meals every other day while I'm gone, and I neednt worry in
> the slightest? Thats totally sufficient? (Naso Tang, humu trigger,
> damsels)

Should be fine without food for atleast a week.
Otherwise, try autofood feeder. Or prepare some food in a cup for that
person to feed your tank by dumping in.

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