Win Aquarium Software This Week at 3reef!

This week you can win some cool aquarium software by simply posting your monthly aquarium maintenance routine below. Friday we will pick a few winners to receive a free copy of HealthyTanks aquarium software. Maybe others can learn from your routine and maybe you will learn something from this cool software. A win/win from 3reef and sponsor HealthyTanks!





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Healthy Tanks - Record, plan, and perfect your aquarium's performance

 

· Daily:
o Feed
o Wipe glass
o Inspect inhabitants
o Inspect skimmer cup, clean at half full

· Weekly: (Every Sunday)
o Refill auto W/C water
o Blow excess detritus off rock structure
o Inspect all equipment for proper operation

· Biweekly: (10 days… check every few days)
o Clean Algae Scrubber
o Test water for Cal/Alk/Mag, adjust as necessary

· Monthly: (1st Sunday of month)
o Do 20% W/C and clean sump
o Empty and refill GFO / GAC
o Check bottles for dosing: refill if necessary
o Check CaRx equipment

· Quarterly: (1st Sunday in July, October, January and April)
o Replace bulbs in Algae Scrubber
o Clean all pumps
§ Skimmer
§ Return
§ Vortech wet sides

· 6-9 Months
o Fully service CaRx system

· Annually: (1st Sunday in July)
o Replace UV bulb
o Replace any T5 bulbs
o Replace Probes
§ 2x PH
§ 1x conductivity
§ 1x temp

 

I just post what I do in terms of maintenance on here? Mine is...
Dose Calcium and "fuel" by hand & pipette every 3 days - every 3 days
results- Great Coralline algae growth and healthy crabs/snails
10-15% water change weekly - weekly
results- healthy corals, fish, and system, less nutrients replaced chemicals etc in water
change filter media monthly - monthly
results- healthy corals, fish, and system, less nutrients replaced chemicals etc in water
external clean up every few weeks - every 2 weeks
results- looking clean & organised
wipe glass every week - weekly
results- less algae on the glass, easier to see into the tank
feed the tank once a day w/ Spectrum pellets and sometimes a mix of prepared foods - daily
results- healthy fish/corals/inverts without over-feeding
inspect tank, look for anything unusual - daily
results- being able to fix a problem before it starts
test monthly/whenever there's a problem - monthly/whenever there's a problem
results- knowing what my water chemistry

 

Daily:feed fish morning and night

Every other day: top off evaporated water, clean glass, clean skimmer cup, clean filter bag, feed rbta

Weekly: test for ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, feed corals

Bi-weekly: 20% water change

Monthly: disassemble and clean return pump, skimmer, and power heads

Thanks for the opportunity!!

 

Monthly people's not daily

2x 25% WC
Vinegar bath all power heads.
Reseed copepods.
Fill RO/DI ATO bucket.
Test all parameters.

 

Daily: feed fish Mysis Shrimp, stopped feeding flake food. inspect Corals, fish for health, inspect daily skimmer mate to check if skimming proper, check temp in tank.

Every other day or so: clean and empty skimmer skimmate, clean inside and outside glass, top off from evaporation.

Weekly: Feed Corals, dose Cal, trace elements etc. clean micro-bubble diffuser box, replace sponges inside diffuser box, check water parameters using my cheap API reef master text kit. hahaha! about 10% water change.

Monthly: break down skimmer and clean, break down eheim canistor filter, replace phosphate remover pad, replace media and clean.

I haven't gotten that far yet in my hobby, but I figure I would change the bulbs like every 6 months or so.

You know I don't blow off my rock and stuff for pooh pooh removal, I wonder if I should include that as part of my maintenance? :/

 

What does the Vinegar do?

 

Daydream about a new fish or coral
Check coral growth/overall health
Inspect fish for any illness or odd behavior
Look up at the skimmer and ponder if I should clean it or not?
Feed fish
Watch tank for a few hours
Lightly clean salt creep
Rub off any water marks
Top off the tank with DI water
Pull powerheads to clean off the hair algae
Test parameters
Watch tank for a few hours
10% water change every other weekend.
Decide skimmer cup is in need of cleaning.
Procrastinate on cleaning skimmer cup
Watch tank for a few hours
Notice skimmer cup is too full and finally clean it.

 

Cleans them of carbonate build up and keeps them running at peak efficiency.

 

daily:
clean glass
feed
inspect coral
check temp

Weekly:
check water parameters

Biweekly:
change filter cartridge
clean protien skimmer, light, filter
20%water change

every 6 months:
change t5 bulbs