The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread

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I think given the discussion so far I should remind any casual readers to keep in mind one major thing.
FOR DECADES, I could never BE anywhere but here for more than about three-four days. If I went out of
town for Christmas, I had to be quick about it. You CAN BUY 'automation' but you can't force it to work
the way it is supposed to by sheer will. There remains a very expensive element of LUCK that goes into it,
and that is important to stress. You have to fill up your tanks and sumps and hope evaporation is
slow. Even then, the drastic evaporation levels can affect animal health if they go too far. Some people trust
others to enter their homes and handle it for them, but that is also a crap shoot and open only to those who
can really trust these surrogates. it is a great hobby with a ton of rewards, but it is not for everyone.
if you are gone a lot, fresh might better, and that is also a bit of a ball and chain.