If you filters are large enough and well cycled they should always keep ammonia and nitrites at 0. Its only the Nitrates that go up. There are also auto feeders, I am not too sure on the cost cause I never have a real need (yet) for something like that. But I suppose it is filled with flakes and/or pellets and a timer drops them as you program it to. I would use it for a while before letting it go on its own. I read one guys disaster story here how the feeder dumped everything the first day.
Filtration for holiday (2 weeks leaving fish)
- Thread starter Twicksisted
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im going to do a run for 2 weeks with no food... sounds a bit drastic but i think theyll make it... been seriously overfeeding for the last 2 weeks....
They did one week before fine... but 2 weeks is another story i guess
I really hope it works out... ill post up comments if it dosent believe me!!!
They did one week before fine... but 2 weeks is another story i guess
I really hope it works out... ill post up comments if it dosent believe me!!!
Why don't you want to use an automatic feeder http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/TPautofeeders.htm for minimal feeding?
Or you could train them to feed themselves (seriously, look up videos on the net it's kinda cool).
Dr Joe
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Or you could train them to feed themselves (seriously, look up videos on the net it's kinda cool).
Dr Joe
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alright... well I have my neighbor coming in to feed on a wednesday / saterday for the two weeks so they should be fine...
Have pre set in bags the food so he dosent overfeed
Heres a clip i took yesterday of their last powerfeed
rivershrimps hehehe
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcnbuCmu7-k)
you will have to copy and paste that into your browser as for some reason it wont directly link from this page... gives an error???
I hope they ok when i get back... will be seriously pissed if they die for some or other reason
Have pre set in bags the food so he dosent overfeed
Heres a clip i took yesterday of their last powerfeed
rivershrimps hehehe(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcnbuCmu7-k)
you will have to copy and paste that into your browser as for some reason it wont directly link from this page... gives an error???
I hope they ok when i get back... will be seriously pissed if they die for some or other reason
Remove all the food from under your tank just in case the neighbour is tempted to feed extra. Where do you get the live shrimp from?
DasArab;1589386; said:
I got the shrimps from my nearest fish shop... really cheap... was like £3 for 50 of the little things.
Pity they have to get eaten though as they quite sweet
Twicksisted;1589398; said:I got the shrimps from my nearest fish shop... really cheap... was like £3 for 50 of the little things.
Pity they have to get eaten though as they quite sweet
how much??? FFS they are about £1 each up here 
