We have a new 27 gal tank that has basically completed it's fishless cycle. I have been maintaining the ammonia daily with doses of Dr Tim's while we make plans for our future fish. We have delayed in stocking the tank because we're planning a trip out of town for Memorial Day weekend. We'll be gone from early Friday morning until Monday evening. I thought it would be unwise to buy fish and then leave them alone for 3+ days, so we are waiting until after we get home to go fish shopping.
But that still leaves me the problem of maintaining the tank while we're gone. Is it "safe" to just leave it without adding any ammonia for that long? Can I just give it a little extra Dr Tim's before we leave? Or should I just add some pulverized fish food or a frozen shrimp or something? After working so hard and for such a LONG time to get this thing cycled, I don't want to leave and have all my good anaerobes die off.
So, anyone have any advice for me? Do we have to cancel our family trip so I can stay home and babysit my empty aquarium?
But that still leaves me the problem of maintaining the tank while we're gone. Is it "safe" to just leave it without adding any ammonia for that long? Can I just give it a little extra Dr Tim's before we leave? Or should I just add some pulverized fish food or a frozen shrimp or something? After working so hard and for such a LONG time to get this thing cycled, I don't want to leave and have all my good anaerobes die off.
So, anyone have any advice for me? Do we have to cancel our family trip so I can stay home and babysit my empty aquarium?