Maintenance Question: Business Trips

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patryuji

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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