Automation?

[Gerryd]

Hi all,

I went away for 4 days recently and asked a neighbor to help care for the cats. When I returned they mentioned that

'I saw the tank lights were off so I turned them on for you'

this of course meant they were ON for 24/7 since the time they did it and they told me about it

Of course this did NOT help with my BBA issue lol

So, I remember telling them before I left that the tank was fully automated and they did not have to do anything with the tank.

I should have been more explicit about the lights and timers..

Will know for next time. They meant well and that is the bigger lesson..

Later!

[Tom Barr]

Hire better help and pay them well.

College kids are good. They are poor and worried enough to get an easy job that pays well.

[Gerryd]

Hire better help and pay them well.

College kids are good. They are poor and worried enough to get an easy job that pays well.

Person selected is a local nursing student at FAU and was paid very well.....

I will try one of the other local apts, as they are filled with college kids...

[Tom Barr]

College kids and $$.............you can ask around and see, most are fairly responsible if $$ is involved, get the nerdy ones.........or the ones desperate for $$.

CL's ad might work..........or the Campus bullitins.

[ShadowMac]

Hi Gerryd, sorry to hear about your lighting issue.

I can relate, I was gone for a week recently and my fiance' called me saying the fish were at the top. So I asked her to turn on the airstone and turn down the CO2 slightly. When I got back the CO2 was WAY down, barely a bubble every 2 seconds. Needless to say many plants stunted, some withered away. I made the mistake of mentioning it was down way too far before giving her a hug and saying it was nice to see her, that was a big no no. woops...

So plants I was planning on using in a rescape need some recovery time before beating up on them. Luckily my light was low or else it would have been a disaster. I need to increase it, i reduced it, but glosso is growing upwards, of course that could be CO2 too right?