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12/28/2015, 04:27 PM
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How to keep on top of things
Hey all weird question this
Iv been seeing posts pop up about people shutting their ranks down due to not having time for them and gpt me thinking how long really does a tank need So I have a 110 liter What should be involved in my daily tank maintenance? |
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12/28/2015, 04:40 PM
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Location: Naas
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I have a 450 litre. I do 10 to 20 minutes a day just checking on things, feeding, checking skimmer, dosing, checking auto top off etc. Every weekend I do an hour or so and every second weekend I do a water change and scrub any algae on the rocks etc. that takes a good 4 or 5 hours. I kinda find any excuse to do a bit of work on the tank!
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12/28/2015, 04:46 PM
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I can leave my tank for a month: lps reef, on autofeeder, with large ATO reservoir on kalk.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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12/29/2015, 11:23 AM
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Great thanks guys. I probably spend about 20 mins a day looking and fiddling with it also
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12/29/2015, 11:28 AM
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Location: KY
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My idea is to never t mess with it. I work for a week at a time so automation is key.
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12/29/2015, 11:42 AM
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I do probably 10 minutes a day, adding water, cleaning etc. Only thing that annoys me is topping off 2 gals or so a day of evaporation. Need to get an ATO
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12/30/2015, 07:44 AM
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Glad to read that your system is in recovery and your lasses were small. James, I have 4 tanks, 180g reef, 75g coral only, 65g shallow reef and 25g frag tank. On average I spend about a hour a day. I can go days without doing much of anything. But there are days I spend hours getting thing back in line. Like the dosing pump failure I discovered last night! Not sure how long that will take to fix today.
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12/30/2015, 08:31 AM
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Location: Virginia
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I have a very good habitat of checking the aquarium before and after work. Other things like reminders for water changes, maintenance, I all have on an aquarium app on my phone (very helpful). For example, I have a reminder up there to check GFO after 4 weeks.
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12/30/2015, 10:47 AM
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Wow you lot are in in check.
That app sounds pretty good.. my tank has always been the first think I say hello to hahaa |
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12/30/2015, 10:47 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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I really need a man cave I can have a few tanks in
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