They probably did better...

• Jul 29, 2009

• #1

wontonflip

I failed Kobayashi Maru

...while I was away! I went on my 2 week vacation, leaving my 2 tanks in the care of a 12 year old, his mom, and his 9 year old sister. I did a tank maintenance cleaning the day before I left. All he had to do was top off's into the sump of the 45g, and feed the fish.

Of course I was worried because my large mushroom was lookin' ill before I left, so I was expecting it to die and take my 10g along with it. But low and behold, my fish and shrooms were even bigger and fatter than before!

So yay. I think my shroom hates me though. Since I got home, it started to not be as big anymore :) Time for a water change, I guess.

 

• Jul 29, 2009

• #2

Melosu58

Reef enthusiast

Looks like everything went OK while you were gone. That does not happen for everyone.

 

• Jul 29, 2009

• #3

yote

In Memoriam

YOU WENT ON VACATION AND LEFT YOUR TANK :shock: :mrgreen:

 

• Jul 29, 2009

• #4

wontonflip

I failed Kobayashi Maru

yote said:

YOU WENT ON VACATION AND LEFT YOUR TANK :shock: :mrgreen:

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:ugh: Shame on me!!

If it makes you feel better, Yote, the whole time I was away I kept worrying about my tank flooding :mrgreen:

The way I left things for my neighbor was virtually foolproof, especially since I bought a 4-week pill box, prepared and pre-measured each day's feedings, and stuck it in the freezer. So all he had to do was pull out a day's worth, thaw it on the counter, and fill the tank's sump w/ ro/di to the line.

But yes. The flood thing was in my head the whole time.

 

• Jul 29, 2009

• #5

yote

In Memoriam

The wife keeps hitting me up to on a weeks vacation.I keep coming up with excuses not to go because I just dont want to be away from my tank that long:mrgreen:

 

• Jul 29, 2009

• #6

Gdbyrd

life's a beach

yote said:

The wife keeps hitting me up to on a weeks vacation.I keep coming up with excuses not to go because I just dont want to be away from my tank that long:mrgreen:

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That's when you know you a have a problem..Yote, the first part of getting better is admitting you have a problem..we're here for you!

 

• Jul 29, 2009

• #7

yote

In Memoriam

Gdbyrd said:

That's when you know you a have a problem..Yote, the first part of getting better is admitting you have a problem..we're here for you!

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Hi.My names Yote and I'm a reef addict:D

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #8

KidJ57

Struggling Reef Addict

aren't we all?

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #9

dcantucson

Reef pro

I'm on a twelve step program :shock: :grumble:

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #10

KidJ57

Struggling Reef Addict

...I'm not much for stairs (bad knees) so I'm trying the saltwater patch, salt-a-rette

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #11

daugherty

part time reefer

dcantucson said:

I'm on a twelve step program :shock: :grumble:

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i am still stuck on step one

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #12

dcantucson

Reef pro

You could try hypnoses, too though it didn't work for me.

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #13

KidJ57

Struggling Reef Addict

I think that's what got me addicted to reefing in the first place..."Keep your eye on the yellow tang...watch it swim back and forth...back and forth...you are getting sleepy...SLEEEEEEpy....you are now under my trance...you want to spend $20 on a bag of sand your kid/nephew/neighbor could have brought home from the beach in a bucket for freeeeeee..."

Damn my LFS is good, haha

 

• Jul 30, 2009

• #14

yote

In Memoriam

I couldnt handle it.I quit the program after only 2 seconds.Couldnt be away from the tank that long:lol:

 

• Jul 31, 2009

• #15

wontonflip

I failed Kobayashi Maru

I'm on a 3 step program....started out with 1 45g, then got a 10g....and now I'm working on my 125g....after that, I'm sure I'll be cured!

 

• Jul 31, 2009

• #16

motorcyclereefer

I am Graffiti Petey

They say the first step in recovery is admitting you have a problem. Well I am not admitting it because I do not want to recover. My tank would miss me.

 

• Jul 31, 2009

• #17

KidJ57

Struggling Reef Addict

As my father always says, "Recovery is for quitters...you're not a quitter are you?"

 

• Aug 1, 2009

• #18

puttycat

Reefing newb

I was gone for 2 weeks also. after flying for 12 hours I turn on my phone and have a message from my tank sitter. Funny how they think everything is easy when you are explaining it to them, "ya ya I got". You leave and they panic. After flying for 13 hours I turn my phone on and the messages/questions started rolling in lol

 

• Aug 1, 2009

• #19

wontonflip

I failed Kobayashi Maru

I had my LFS (who does home visits) on my speed dial in case of flooding or major tank malfunctions :)

 

• Aug 1, 2009

• #20

dcantucson

Reef pro

Speaking of 12 step programs:

 

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