Maintenance Question: Business Trips - Aquarium Advice

patryuji · 02-11-2008, 09:45 PM

Due to the small volume of water in a nano, would I be best off not starting a tank since I go on business trips of 3-4 days at least one time a month?

I don't have any problems with my planted tanks (feed + dose all of them the morning when I leave and then again when I come back).

It seems that you have to do water changes and top offs constantly with a nano (partly because it is best to keep it open top?).

I'd like to hear from anyone else who is travelling 20% or more and how successful they have been with a nano. BTW - there is no one at my place and I would not ask any of my friends to do the maintenance for me while gone because I travel EVERY month, none of my friends have fish, and I'm paranoid that something would go wrong.

fijiwigi · 02-11-2008, 10:24 PM

You could always add an automatic top-off device and a jug of RO/DI water if you have a place that is out of sight to put it.

patryuji · 02-15-2008, 03:44 PM

Okay,
thanks for the tip. I think auto-top off would be great...but I'll just shelve the idea of a salt water tank for now and instead buy a telescope.

02-11-2008, 09:45 PM	#1
patryuji Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 623	Maintenance Question: Business Trips Due to the small volume of water in a nano, would I be best off not starting a tank since I go on business trips of 3-4 days at least one time a month? I don't have any problems with my planted tanks (feed + dose all of them the morning when I leave and then again when I come back). It seems that you have to do water changes and top offs constantly with a nano (partly because it is best to keep it open top?). I'd like to hear from anyone else who is travelling 20% or more and how successful they have been with a nano. BTW - there is no one at my place and I would not ask any of my friends to do the maintenance for me while gone because I travel EVERY month, none of my friends have fish, and I'm paranoid that something would go wrong.

02-11-2008, 10:24 PM	#2
fijiwigi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Yakima, Washington Posts: 1,094 Images: 7	You could always add an automatic top-off device and a jug of RO/DI water if you have a place that is out of sight to put it. __________________ The "experts" are many, but the truths are few. "When we have stopped learning, we have stopped listening"

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02-15-2008, 03:44 PM	#3
patryuji Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 623	Okay, thanks for the tip. I think auto-top off would be great...but I'll just shelve the idea of a salt water tank for now and instead buy a telescope.