Going away for a few days

[freshy]

Hi guys,
Thanks to the invaluable advice in these boards I've been keeping my fish alive and kicking (after a few bumps in the road, of course! ) for 6 months now, so my guess is my tank's already mature.
This Saturday I'm leaving on holidays for 1 week and have already instructed people on how to feed them, and tomorrow I'm getting a timer to turn lights on and off. I'm also doing a 25% waterchange on Friday evening.

Is there anything I'm missing?
In case I can't get the timer for the lamp, would it be too much of a problem to leave the lights off for the whole week?

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Ferris]

Looks like you've got everything covered. If you have to leave the lights off for a week, your fish will be fine although any live plants you have may suffer a bit. If i go away for about a week, I leave my lights off and have never had a problem.

The water change before leaving is a good idea and should keep everything balanced while you are away.

Enjoy your holiday!

 

[Shnookina]

I keep my lights of quite a lot because i get plenty of light in the room on a sunny day, turn them on if its cloudy though. And the sun gets directly on the tank for about half hour tops so that helps the plants , when i go away i'm just putting one of those pet sitter food tablets in, that will save people forgetting to feed my fish lol