I'm closing on three months now. I'm not going to lie, I'm having withdrawal-like symptoms 
Frankly, I'm surprised it took that long.
Frankly, I'm surprised it took that long.
What's the Longest You Have Went Without Seeing Your Tank?
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tall_jason79
Active member
well nick im pretty sure you have everyone beat, But atleast you have someone reliable,and trustworthy to watch over your tank.Do you get any kind of leave anytime soon? i know my brother inlaw has been in kosahavo for a while now and is getting a weeks leave i think. Then again it might have something to do with his wife about to have there first child . Thanks for all you do!
If I get leave, it will likely be for two weeks and would probably be sometime between February and June. It takes 5-7 days just to get to and from this place but luckily travel time doesn't count as part of my leave time.
Oh yeah, and your right, I'm very lucky I have a good tank sitter
Oh yeah, and your right, I'm very lucky I have a good tank sitter
twizzlerman77
Short Bus Rider
I was away from mine for almost 3 months it was like 2 months and 2 weeks.... I took an extended vacation in Florida. Unfortunately i didnt have someone as good as you do to watch over my tank. When i came back i had a HUGE aiptasia problem, and had also lost a couple of fish (rip: potters angel and purple firefish) from the salinity being way to high. Just be glad you have someone as knowledgeable as you do to watch over your tank.
Maybe you can look at it like this...... since you cant see your tank now everyday, when you do finally get to your are gonna be amazed with how much everything has grown. it may just be worth it being away from it for that long just to see how much it has matured when you do finally make it home.
Unfortunately i didnt have someone as good as you do to watch over my tank. When i came back i had a HUGE aiptasia problem, and had also lost a couple of fish (rip: potters angel and purple firefish) from the salinity being way to high. Just be glad you have someone as knowledgeable as you do to watch over your tank. Maybe you can look at it like this...... since you cant see your tank now everyday, when you do finally get to your are gonna be amazed with how much everything has grown. it may just be worth it being away from it for that long just to see how much it has matured when you do finally make it home.
I expect a lot of fragging will be needed in a year
We went to Florida for 11days. The saltwater tank did fine...My freshwater apple snail breeding tanks...not so much. The biowheel got overloaded and started producing a horrible slime. Our tanksitter didn't realize it until it was too late. I lost over 1,000 selectively bred snails. It was absolutely horrible. I cried and threw up for days.
Mrs. Reeferhead
New member
Yes, that is definitely correct. You have so much stuff crammed into the tank right now that it's getting really difficult to maneuver things! The frag tank is getting quite full already (from little 'accidents' I've had....
I'm sorry you miss your tank so much -- I'll have to take more pictures or something.
Hurry home, the tank misses you too.
StupidsReef
Premium Member
I've only left mine for a few days when I went to OR. for my best friends wedding.
Nick, I can understand your point here. Your thousands of miles away man. But your Mrs. is doing a great job and has a large group of reefer's at her side if she needs help.
Nick, I can understand your point here. Your thousands of miles away man. But your Mrs. is doing a great job and has a large group of reefer's at her side if she needs help.
I just had to revive this thread. Its been 6 months now for me and I've got the itch bad. The tank is going good under the care of Mrs. Reeferhead but it doesn't look like I'll be getting any leave now so it will likely be a year in total by the time I see her and the tank again. 
Yeah, it kinda sucks. Since were technically only "scheduled" to be "in-country" for nine months the Army isn't required to send us home on leave. However, my buddies that are doing the same mission in other areas of Afghanistan are all going home for 10 days. We were short on personnel from the start and just have too much going on. Luckily though, since my last deployment was only a few years ago, when I get back I'm getting a lot of bonus leave. The way it looks, if I get back in mid-August as scheduled, I won't have to go back to work until November!
yeah, its pretty much the wild west out here, very remote
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