Going away for summer-help with maintenance

[Captain326]

I have a 30 gallon marine tank, started in january of this year, but we are going to be going on an extended summer vacation this year, and i need to explore some options with how to either maintain it throughout the summer, or dismantle it and start fresh in the fall. It is possible that i can return from up north about once a week. Also, would it be cheaper to start again in the fall, or keep it maintained? (possibly professionally) Any tips or experience in this matter would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

[tray262]

No friends/neighbors can help with feeding and top offs. And maybe you could do check ups ever two weeks or so ?

[leebca]

Our local 'fish service' LFSs will feed once a day and take care of the system. They charge $65/hour US$) here in So CA.

You could try a combo of the two. A trusted neighbor or reliable person comes in to feed daily and the service comes in twice a week to maintain and check other issues.

I don't know how much it would cost you to have to travel back and forth weekly. So the economics of the matter are your choice.

I travel a lot for work (I'm in Virginia right now) and my trusted neighbor feeds twicie a day, looks everything over and my LFS comes by twice a week to clean skimmer, replenish and check the systems out.

[Captain326]

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of scrapping the tank altogether, but now i might try to keep it going.

[tray262]

Where's there's a will theres a way. Good Luck.