HELP (kinda urgent) -- Going away

[onlikedonkeykong17]

Merry Christmas everybody!
so here is the deal.... im leaving tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM to go on a vacation.
I get back in exactly one week.
I just recently set up my new 29 gallon planted tank
It is heavily planted... ill include a picture
The lighting isnt very good but i do use an ADA co2 system.
I have a timer for the light... so i think im going to let the light run from 7AM (to check and make sure it works tomorrow morning) until 10PM
should it be longer because the lighting isnt so good?
Also, CO2 wise, I have my co2 system and flourish excel.
Would it be wise to leave my system on for the entire week while im away?
Or just hope the plants live?
I just spent a ton of cash on this new tank and the worst that could happen right now is the plants die.
Any ideas? What do i do?
29 gallon - planted
Thanks, happy holidays

 

[onlikedonkeykong17]

PLEASE... SOMEBODY!!!

 

[Gene0514]

Don't leave the lights on for so long or u'll come back to a forest of algae. I would just dose it with flourish excel one last time right before you leave and leave the lights on for 9-10 hours. It should be fine. The plants should be fine.

 

[onlikedonkeykong17]

you think so? Alright, I really hope they do fine
thanks

 

[Gene0514]

no problem
I left my tank for 10 days and it was fine.
My dad's planted tank was also fine after the 10 days.

 

[onlikedonkeykong17]

altight.. thanks

 

[Gene0514]

np, good luck
and have fun on your vacation!

 

[Gene0514]

I just noticed that the word "fine" was used five times on this thread lol

 

[MDK500]

You can't have a lighting period that long try 10 hours, not 15... With 15 you'll get a ton of algae.