How to prepare your aquarium for when you go on holidays

In this video we are joined by Emily from Gemm Aquatics to discuss some helpful tips and tricks for leaving your fish tanks when you go away on holidays. I have an African Cichlid tank that I water change weekly and a river tank full of rainbowfish (and some plants...), so working out how to care for my tanks while I'm away was a big consideration.
0:10 - Intro
1:24 - Most common mistakes people make when going away
1:54 - Mistake 1
2:50 - Mistake 2
4:16 - Mistake 3
5:22 - Helpful tips for leaving your aquariums
5:28 - Tip 1
6:36 - Tip 2
6:68 - Tip 3
7:46 - Tip 4
9:01 - Gemm Aquatics Information
9:38 - USA Trip Update
Emily owns an aquarium maintenance business and regularly house sits aquariums. She also previously worked at the Brisbane aquarium store, Tech Den (you might remember Emily from my tour there!). Emily was able to run us through how to prepare for going away, and some common pitfalls people make. Hopefully having an idea on these will help the process go as smoothly as possible when you're away!
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[@thekingofdiy]

Kaitys is WAY better in person!!!! just sayin'

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you Joey 🙌 And thank you so much to you and Tamara for being such incredible hosts!

[@ashmullahey3065]

Congrats on the growth of your channel, visiting Joey will hopefully be a massive step toward a huge new audience! Your content is relevant, informative and entertaining and you are relatable and such a natural presenter! (Sorry to sound like a teacher marking an essay!) A++

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so so much!! I'm also shocked at where this channel has ended up taking me, I never would have thought this would be the case! It means a lot to me you taking the time to write that, I really appreciate it 😊🙏

[@noelmangion6316]

Hope you enjoy your holiday and the visit with Joey you will learn a lot from the king of DIY

[@dascudder]

Pill containers for the win. Thought that was me just being clever. I always use them for my hiouse sitter. Your girl right there knows what's up :o)

[@AngusCaleb]

Is Emily taking care of your bird too?

[@tarjekfish]

Tenknya bagus kak. Lanjut terus pokoknya kak

[@ronlafond5288]

That was really helpful, Kaity. Have a fantastic holiday and travel safely.

[@paulrichardson2229]

Sorry off topic but did I hear correctly your tank temperature is only 23 deg, is that your normal tank temperature I’ve always thought they had to kept higher up around the 26 deg mark, might explain my high aggression never thought of keeping temp so low

[@miagee2]

in love with both of you come visit guam just for knowledge alone

[@Matthias.Terboven-Aquaristik]

good info, perfect

[@AlejandroMartinez-tt7tt]

Are you coming to Mexico too? It's pretty close once you are in the USA😊

[@josemac7891]

Un beso para esa rubia hermosa, desde Honduras.

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

awesome video

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😄🙌

[@sgtdolphin01]

How much gallons is the cichlid Tank. Looks nice and I'm looking for a bigger tank.

[@papasmerf6453]

That's awesome. Thanks though I had a hard time understanding what the other young lady was saying.

[@markbaumgardt2868]

For me it's very simple I don't go on holidays I'm paranoid I don't trust anyone looking after my fish and I have traveled extensively early on with work love the videos have to watch the U S trip

[@roystevenson1297]

hi ther great video yah it was did give me some good ideas cuz I just booked my hand 2 days ago this video just gave me some good ideas how to care for the fish now thank you for this great video / big Roy ❤

[@canhobihanem2629]

Çok güzel video olmuş Nazar değmesin maşallah

[@paulrichardson2229]

safe travels Kaity have fun look forward to the overseas videos

[@billmeyer4773]

Quebec Cichlids Aquarium. Is a good idea to go see.

[@Wanfish70]

❤✌️

[@SenorTucano]

A couple of suggestions for your tank. Get yourself a power board from Bunnings and use a couple of screws to mount it high up on the inside of your cabinet. That way your cables are neat an up out of the way without any possibility of water splashing them or running down the cables and blowing the fuses. Also forget the Bluetooth app, put your lights on a simple mechanical timer (about $15 from Bunnings) and you’ll never have to worry about them again.

[@steve-adams]

One thing I prefer about wireless lighting setups is gradual ramp up and down of lighting, so it isn't a sudden flick on/off. I like to think it's a bit more natural for the fish (I sync the lights with sunrise and sunset in my locale, giving them 30m to get to full intensity), and it's nicer for people around the house too. One thing worth looking for is a wireless plug which remembers settings. This way, if networks are down or the power is temporarily lost, they'll hum along using the last settings they got. They'll work a bit like a mechanical timer, using the last settings given in perpetuity.

[@BH369]

cant wait for the US videos ❤❤❤

[@maximusmeridius3253]

💚💚💚

[@26Tackle.reviews]

have a good one! my eyes will be peeled

[@MrRonnydollar]

Hello, i love your channel, I was wondering if you can provide the list of cichlids you have, and the ratio as well. Also what’s the size of your cichlids tanks and the products you use for set and maintenance. Thanks.

[@SenorTucano]

I used to work FIFO and would be away for two weeks at a time. One of the best things I ever bought were a pair of Eheim auto feeders that I could load with dry food and set and forget. As to lights, I had them set up on a $15 mechanical timer from the local hardware store.

[@tommybunk2292]

Looks like you have a great person taking care of your babies while you're away. Good time of the year to go to Canada and the Northern States, I know you'll have a great time !!! Montreal has awesome French bakeries and food. The northern States has insane pizza and sub shops, also my favorite seafood along the New England Coast. I always gained weight whenever I worked up there.

[@Evil_Genius_888]

I use the pill case method for feeding. For equipment I have smart strips so I leave an iPad in the fishroom for lights and water changes. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

[@laurag1076]

Have fun kaity! ❤🎉😊

[@alex46801]

5:35 hi, what is that light bracket holding up the 3 light fixtures? TIA

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hi Alex! That is an Aqua Illumination light fixture with Chihiros lights 😊

[@rikussmit9573]

Save travels. Hope you will enjoy your holiday. Emily seems great!

[@zlamanit]

Having to synchronise lights after they're unpluged is such a bad design. Do you have an idea why it's done this way even on expensive lights? Bluetooth light would need a battery to keep track of the time, but if it has WiFi then there is no excuse.

[@Kaityscichlids]

They're fine most of the time, but I have had times where they've been a pain if I've knocked them out. It could be more an issue with my phone's Bluetooth and my super unreliable wifi though than the lights themselves though 😬

[@zlamanit]

@@Kaityscichlids I'm using Fluval and after unplugging (even for a second) the internal clock resets to midnight. It doesn't really forget any settings - the light will turn on after about 8 hours. It seems like an easy fix, and I'd gladly pay even 10% more for the light to continue working so it's hard for me to understand why this isn't done better. Anyway, enough complaining. Thank you for the video. I'm also leaving for 3 weeks next month but both my tanks are heavily planted and understocked so I can just leave them with an auto feeder.

[@rafaelrecometa8973]

Gorgeous Fish. And Great Info

[@kwa881]

Wish you have a happy and safe vacation. I am sure that your fish will be safe and healthy when you return home.

[@RedicL]

What wavemakers do you use?

[@Ayj517]

Konusuna hakim ve bilgili bir arkadaş sanırım. Her ne kadar konuşulanları anlamasamda.

[@Kaityscichlids]

She really is!! I am looking into my options for getting subtitles on my videos so people who speak other languages can enjoy them too 🙏

[@Ayj517]

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[@dannyaquatics]

Good morning kaity. Great job love your videos.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Good morning!! And it's actually morning me now I'm in the US 🤣 Thank you so much 😊🙏

[@-AndrewR]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@astonekeith1466]

Your next trip come to Kenya, Nairobi. Am your greatest fan we go visit three native homes for African cichlids, that is L. Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi.

[@Kaityscichlids]

That is SO awesome!! I would love to visit there one day. Thank you so much for the support 😊🙏

[@76honda76]

Try to prep a saltwater aquarium for a vacay. A Nightmare

[@Kaityscichlids]

I can imagine!!

[@Tommpll]

great episode :) Regards:*

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you Tom 😊

[@AM-cp9qm]

Living the dream! 😄

[@Kaityscichlids]

I really am!! I'm so grateful 🙏 I never thought my channel would bring me here

[@silver.spec.b8588]

How do you get your fish to not jump out?