Self watering wick for 1 week away, what's your method?

Yes, i use bottom feed pots for my mother's, and i use the AC Infinity self watering bases. Here's the advice i can give you based on my experience. Bottom water wick rope systems work really really well, when the connection is made with the moisture in the soil, and the moisture in the rope. If the ropes are going directly into the soil and will be in contact directly, you'll be ok. I don't know how big your plants are but if you have a bushy 2 foot plant in a 3 gallon pot with an established root zone. If you filled a reservoir with 2 gallons of water and put the wicks in, i think you''d be ok. But 3 gal res would be way safer. When you wick water you have to make the connection between the soil moisture and the ropes. If not, it won't work and your plants are dead. I have 8 of the AC bases. The ropes lay across the plastic base, and the fabric pot sits on top. The ropes don't go in the soil but just lay under the pot. I have seen the connection not work enough with the AC bases that i no longer use them as wicking bases. I just top feed and water. So unless you are familiar with a wick water pot already, then i'd say you better be sure that capillary action takes place or you'll come home to dead plants. To make the connection you have to get the entire body of soil wet. Top to bottom, then fill your reservoir and the water will travel up the ropes and make contact with the soil and the connection is made.