Cycling and going out of town

[Dirtyd301]

Hi again. My ammonia is finally spiking. It jumped to 0.5 last night. I put some prime in to keep my guys safe. I am leaving Friday afternoon to go out of town and will not be back until late Monday morning. I am worried the ammonia and possibly nitrites could spike while I am gone. I was going to do a water change Friday before I left and have a pet sitter coming to watch the dog and cat. Should I have her do a dose of Prime as well? I don’t want to come home to sick or dead fish. ?

 

[Aiken Drum]

Thats sounds like a good plan. Also dont feed, or at least only feed a little. Turn off the lights if you dont have plants that need the light. Anything to reduce activity and waste.