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02/18/2008, 09:18 PM
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daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance
What do all of you do on a daily, weekly, monthly (, and yearly?) basis with regards to maintaining your reef tanks. I am mostly concerned with the daily and weekly aspects but I would like to hear about them all.
Anyways, I know the basics; water changes, dosing, the likes, but I'm not really sure about the intervals/specifics and I'm trying to get a good handle on everything that goes into the maintenance of one of these eco-systems. If it helps, I'm planning a 40b reef of mixed corals, mostly lps and some sps when the time comes. Any advice is appreciated, thank you. -Jake Anderson |
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02/18/2008, 09:25 PM
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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02/18/2008, 09:40 PM
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Daily- Inspect tank,coral,fish,& equiptment.
Weekly- Mag Float glass,turkey baste rock,WC.Change filter socks,& full test all water params.Including make-up water. Monthly- Remove skimmer pump (clean),vaccume sump,clean PH's Every 6 months cahnge DE MH bulbs. Yearly- Replenish clean-up crew.
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We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer. |
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02/18/2008, 09:43 PM
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Only things I do on a schedule is top off every day with rodi (I know ato will be soon), do a weekly 10% water change, and change my phosban and carbon every month. Everything else I deal with as it comes.
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$35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return. |
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02/18/2008, 09:43 PM
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very nice bkltang
I would add to rinse out the skimmer cup every other day and I am a fan of either not running the filter sock at all or changing it every other day
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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02/18/2008, 09:44 PM
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I would also add for water parameter stability use a 2 part b-ionic system. It takes less then 2 min every night to dose and do top ups from evaporation
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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02/18/2008, 09:47 PM
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O yeah forgot about skimmer cup,i skim super wet so that goes under daily,& filter socks,my sump has 4 socks,& they go about 5 days then 4 clean ones.
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We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer. |
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02/18/2008, 09:59 PM
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Thanks everybody.
If theres anything else keep it coming. |
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