What to do??!?!?

[Raetak]

ummmm.... Scary thought, lets say your going to work at a summer camp job that requires you to be gone for 8 weeks.... What to do? I hear fish can last awhile without food, right??? JK JK. But seriously, what should I do. I trust my mom to take care of them, cause she's done it in the past without a problem but will the tanks do okay with no water changes for that long and no filter changes or what?


Thank you for your time.

 

[Bazinga]

depends on tank and stock, ive had tanks run perfect for a month or 2 without anything happening to them

 

[iloveoscars702]

IME my fish were fine with me two weeks gone, just the water level dropped. did a WC and fed them before i left too.

 

[Raetak]

Check my tank setup. :] Thank you No fancy equipment just the normal 55 gallon setup you buy at the petsmart, same thing with the other ones just dif sizes.

 

[Raetak]

Not 2 or even 4 weeks EIGHT weeks. Has anyone even done that :O sounds crazy just thinking about it.

 

[BODYDUB]

Anyone can feed them, it's the w/c's I'd be worried about. 8 weeks is a long time without a w/c.........

 

[boldtogether]

Buy an automatic fish feeder and have someone just fill that. No worry about food being dumped in the aquarium.
You could have a friend do your water changes, hire a service for a couple weeks or just white knuckle it and have someone add water to the tank as it evaporates.
You could put nitrate and ammonia absorbing media in your filter/s before you go, they will easily last 8wks, if you get the resin type. Purigen comes to mind. Its made by Seachem and it will last 4-6 months, so 8 weeks shouldnt be a problem.
I'm not a chemical fan myself and I dont even use carbon, but Purigen is definatly an exception I make. Good stuff.