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Originally Posted by Reef_Geek
Thanks everyone for your comments. Glad you like the photos.
Method to my madness:
-feed my fish very well in the month leading up to my vacation. I fed frozen mysis & spirulina enriched (lots of HUFAs) brine shrimp. Hikari frozen. Fed 2 to 4 times a day, or whenever I walked by the tank. This built up fat reserves in the fish.
-unplugged my skimmers to reduce chances of complications
-topped up as much freshwater as possible, salinity closer to the lower end of the tolerance range in preparation for evaporation
-battery powered auto fish feeder loaded with freeze-dried mysis. Fish didn't like it but will have no choice but to ween onto this food. Eat it or die, really. Dispensed food twice a day.
-lights on timers
-I also typically have a very simple system so as to avoid complications. Just Berlin system with lots of live rock, two power heads, heater. No sump (and associated plumbing that could go wrong), no auto top off. Relatively stable sized aquarium (65 gal). That's it. No filter either.
-was gone from May 18 to May 27
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Thanks for the steps
But what about water change? You are fairly stocked so aren't you worried about nitrate? Dosing? Etc.?