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View Poll Results: How was your experience with aquarium sitters? | |
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06-21-2006, 02:26 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,427
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie I have a great Tank sitter. his tanks are always cleaner than mine. He has been known to water the gardens too.
J | does he travel? 
I like Bruce's web cam idea.
( Thanks for the welcomes! ) | 
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06-25-2006, 01:01 AM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fall River, MA Age: 26
Posts: 88
Karma: 19
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Well I recently came back from Tampa to find out that my house almost burnt down because of an over flow from my top tank. Not quite sure how it really happened, but I'm just glad that I didnt lose everything especially my house. Everything is settled now, but man is that scary.
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36 Gallon Bow Front
30" Aqualight
-1 True Actinic 03 Blue Power Compact
-1 10,000K Daylight Power Compact
30# Live Rock
40# Aragonite Reef Sand
CPR Bak-Pak 2 with Maxi-jet 1200
20 Gallon Sump/Refugium with Mag 7 pump w/ Pico 300 | |
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06-25-2006, 08:10 AM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
Posts: 506
Karma: 104
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Well I recently came back from Tampa to find out that my house almost burnt down because of an over flow from my top tank. Not quite sure how it really happened, but I'm just glad that I didnt lose everything especially my house. Everything is settled now, but man is that scary.
| That's my biggest fear. I keep all my power strip on the wall and a smoke alarm over my tank. My husband says that I over do it, but from reading what you said, you can never be to careful when there's water next to alot of electrical power.
Karma for your home.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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06-25-2006, 08:24 AM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Troutdale, Oregon
Posts: 38
Karma: 15
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I made my first trip away from my 6 month old reef tank just a short while ago. My sitter did fine and no tragedies. I'm planning a 2 week trip at the end of August out of the country. I'm sweating that one, but will have grown daughter house-sit/tank-sit. Thinking about being away though has made me think about ways to automate the process i.e. timers for lighting, auto top-off etc.. I've read lots of helpful stuff by the rest of you here on 3reefs.
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AG 120 gal, Coralife Super Skimmer(220 gallon),120 lbs. of Live Fiji Rock, Pondmaster 1800 gph pump, 4-48" VHO T12 (2 Artic White, 2 Acitinic Blue)
purple tang, clarkii clowns, flame hawkfish, foxface rabbitfish, naso tang
green star polyps, sun coral, candy cane coral, green zoos, mushrooms, BTA, Brain coral | |
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06-27-2006, 08:35 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
Posts: 3,450
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Lol, well my first update from my tanksitter is all good. He was just relaxing in my yard soakin up the sun...ha! He said all the fish were good though...but then again....i suppose he doesnt really know how many i have....maybe i should told him....o well. >< _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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06-28-2006, 07:56 AM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Age: 31
Posts: 397
Karma: 176
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I am curious what you guys are paying for your sitting services and how often these sitters are visiting your house to check in on your tank. | |
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07-03-2006, 07:24 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
Posts: 492
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I just returned from an overseas trip followed by a few days at the beach with the family. One of my daughter's teen-aged friends dog- and aquarium-sat. The dog survived. Three of my seven fish also survived.
Nonetheless, I paid him $10 per day for 4 days of house-sitting. He stopped by 3 times each day. _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
Decorated Firefish, 2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, 2 Green Chromis damsels, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm.
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