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View Poll Results: What day of the week is aquarium maintenance day? | |
Monday
|    | 9 | 23.68% | |
Tuesday
|    | 7 | 18.42% | |
Wednesday
|    | 11 | 28.95% | |
Thursday
|    | 7 | 18.42% | |
Friday
|    | 10 | 26.32% | |
Saturday
|    | 15 | 39.47% | |
Sunday
| | 27 | 71.05% | 
07-24-2007, 11:35 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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Well, I usually do everything that is done weekly on saturday...ie coral food, supps...etc Usually I feel like I am lazy so I also clean the tank hah... _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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07-25-2007, 12:27 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 366
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Sat and sundays for me when I have school! I wish the excuse of "I have to go home and clean my skimmer, etc." would work! jk! But durring the summer I do it when ever. _________   | |
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07-25-2007, 05:18 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 336
Karma: 62
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I make my water on Friday and Change it on Saturday. | |
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07-25-2007, 05:58 AM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
Posts: 3,526
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I do things on wed. and sat. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide  | 
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07-25-2007, 07:18 AM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30
Posts: 1,008
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sunday is the day of relaxing and cleaning both tanks ..to some really loud metal!!!  _________ 4x24w T5ho 135ltr/35gal marine cube 15kg of liverock 2 yellowtail damsels.. more to come  Got Questions? Need Answers?
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07-25-2007, 07:22 AM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft. Bliss, TX
Posts: 69
Karma: 11
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I had to vote everyday of the week. My husband used crushed coral for his substrate and, attempting to keep nitrates low, I get to clean twice a week. The I clean my son's tank and then the QT. That doesn't always account for equipment cleaning, I do that as the spirit moves me. | |
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07-25-2007, 07:29 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
Posts: 4,598
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Wednesday AM is my regular maintenance day...and I don't miss it.
Mix water on Sunday...put in both heater and air stone so all is ready by Wed.
First drain water, clean skimmer, clean sump, go after any algae that was getting past my mag float, replace water. Takes about 15-20 minutes if that.
(every other week I replace filter bags with clean ones and add new carbon) _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (Davis Family Reef Aquarium - Home Page/Reef Log) (Best Photos of 2008!) | |
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07-25-2007, 07:30 AM
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#9 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 5,945
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Where's the "I watch Roger do it from time to time" option?  | |
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07-25-2007, 12:45 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,339
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Quote:
Originally Posted by omard  Mix water on Sunday...put in both heater and air stone so all is ready by Wed. | Nice method Omard! Quote:
Originally Posted by amcarrig Where's the "I watch Roger do it from time to time" option? |
How do I get a Roger? | |
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