EasyBay Newbie
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Hi everyone,
I have my tank up and running with the following livestock:
- 2 small clowns
- 3 hermit crabs (The cheap ones, not blue, not emerald)
- 3 Trochus snails
AAANND I need to go to Japan fo work Mid-April to Mid-May. There will be nobody at home but I have neighbors who can lend a hand if something happens, although they know nothing about fish tanks. I have a description of the equipment I'm using in the link above and I came up with a plan on how to keep everyone alive during this time. No corals so I believe I should be OK.
Water quality: I'm planning on doing a few 50% water change during the 2 weeks before I leave to have nitrates at 0. I'm using HW salt with RO/DI water.
ATO: I go through a 5 gallon bucket every 6 days. I purchased a 44 gal Brute, which I'll setup this weekend. I'll rinse it with TAP and scrub with a new cold-water washed micro-towel. Then wash with vinegar and finally rinse twice with RO/DI. I have an optical level sensor in the ATO reservoir to let me know when I run low and turn off the osmolator
Skimmer: It doesn't produce much with only 2 clowns and small feedings. I have an optical sensor that will shut it off if the cup is full
Heater redundancy: 2 150W heaters on 2 different EB832. In addition to a Max/Min, I have a condition where if the temp probe reads too low, it'll shut them off. The heaters also have internal thermostat set to 79 (slightly higher than the Apex)
Feeding: 1x Eheim feeder. I'm planning on feeding 2x/day and using the time of day feature on the Apex to shut down the return and skimmer during that time. Hikari premium for the fish with a small quantity of Hikari seaweed to help the snails
Remote monitoring: Seneye reef + Apex + 1 Nest Camera
House safety: Apex leak sensors that will shutdown pumps/ATO when triggered, GFCI outlets, Titanium ground probe
Electric outages: Apex setup plugged in the UPS, 12V Apex adaptor plugged in the outlet to detect power outages. If the power goes off, everything but the 2 powerheads stop. Then the UPS is drained, a battery bubbler starts. My panel is on the outside of the house and a neighbor can reset it. I also have a UPS for the wifi/network.
Human access: Remote accessible door locks and alarm system. 2 neighbors agreed to come in and be guided if something needs to happen.
I have my tank up and running with the following livestock:
- 2 small clowns
- 3 hermit crabs (The cheap ones, not blue, not emerald)
- 3 Trochus snails
AAANND I need to go to Japan fo work Mid-April to Mid-May. There will be nobody at home but I have neighbors who can lend a hand if something happens, although they know nothing about fish tanks. I have a description of the equipment I'm using in the link above and I came up with a plan on how to keep everyone alive during this time. No corals so I believe I should be OK.
Water quality: I'm planning on doing a few 50% water change during the 2 weeks before I leave to have nitrates at 0. I'm using HW salt with RO/DI water.
ATO: I go through a 5 gallon bucket every 6 days. I purchased a 44 gal Brute, which I'll setup this weekend. I'll rinse it with TAP and scrub with a new cold-water washed micro-towel. Then wash with vinegar and finally rinse twice with RO/DI. I have an optical level sensor in the ATO reservoir to let me know when I run low and turn off the osmolator
Skimmer: It doesn't produce much with only 2 clowns and small feedings. I have an optical sensor that will shut it off if the cup is full
Heater redundancy: 2 150W heaters on 2 different EB832. In addition to a Max/Min, I have a condition where if the temp probe reads too low, it'll shut them off. The heaters also have internal thermostat set to 79 (slightly higher than the Apex)
Feeding: 1x Eheim feeder. I'm planning on feeding 2x/day and using the time of day feature on the Apex to shut down the return and skimmer during that time. Hikari premium for the fish with a small quantity of Hikari seaweed to help the snails
Remote monitoring: Seneye reef + Apex + 1 Nest Camera
House safety: Apex leak sensors that will shutdown pumps/ATO when triggered, GFCI outlets, Titanium ground probe
Electric outages: Apex setup plugged in the UPS, 12V Apex adaptor plugged in the outlet to detect power outages. If the power goes off, everything but the 2 powerheads stop. Then the UPS is drained, a battery bubbler starts. My panel is on the outside of the house and a neighbor can reset it. I also have a UPS for the wifi/network.
Human access: Remote accessible door locks and alarm system. 2 neighbors agreed to come in and be guided if something needs to happen.
I actually have 2 sensors in there because it used to happen often. 1 will shut it down from the apex, the 2nd one shuts it down from the power dongle I have between the apex and the skimmer power cord.
