Punkymom
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Hi ya'll long time no chat...anyway...I'm going on vacation tomorrow through Wednesday and I'm really worried about trusting the care of my fish and plants to the neighbor boy. He's not going to feed them, they're going to fast for the couple of days (really it'll only be Sunday through Tuesday and they'll be fed Wednesday night when I get back). But I don't have a timer for the lights (live plants, ya know) and so I've hired the boy next door to take care of all my animals including turning the tank lights on and off every day. But I'm freaking out thinking what if he forgets to turn them on? Or what's worse? What if he forgets to turn them off??? I don't want to come home to either senerio...dead plants or over growing algae...EEEEEK. I guess I just need some words of comfort...or some advise even...I know my fish will be fine. I fast them once a week anyway...although sometimes by mistake...I plan on feeding them very well today and then tomorrow morning before I leave...I'm so scared...I've never left my fish on vacation before and I wanted to buy a timer, but never had the chance because I don't have a car and I have to go to work as soon as my mom gets home from work so there's no time to go and buy one. Oh the misery...