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| View Poll Results: Longest time ignoring tank before cleaning | |||
| Less than a week |
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2 | 5.56% |
| 2 weeks |
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4 | 11.11% |
| 3 weeks |
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5 | 13.89% |
| 4 weeks |
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10 | 27.78% |
| 5 weeks |
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4 | 11.11% |
| Other |
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11 | 30.56% |
| Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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As the title states what is the longest you let your tank go before cleaning it (The glass, equipment and so on)
Outside of feeding my fish I recently ignored my tank for 24 days as I was working 19 twelve hour nightshifts and spent a few days recuperating before I went about doing maintenance on my tank. Nothing died but damn some of my corals grew and grew quite a bit. So how long did yours go before cleaning it.
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Last edited by Dearth; 10-11-2015 at 07:17 PM. |
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Well, I clean my glass every few days. If I don't I end up with a nasty green/brown tank sitting in the middle of my house. Although, when I'm on vacation it doesn't get cleaned for a week or more.
Aside from the glass, the tank itself (equipment, sand, WC, etc), I haven't done any of that maintenance since this past June. |
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#3
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There's been times in my reefing life where my tanks have gone for 8 or so weeks. Mature tanks in good condition can handle it.
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#4
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Truth! I can vouch for that :-)
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#5
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I've gone 2 months as well |
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i went 1 year and 2 months without cleaning one of my tanks (without water changes), topped of the water, added a bit of calcium, mag, and baking soda from time to time, cleaned the glass with a magnetic scraper, but that was it
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My 12gal at my office has been over 2 years without a water change. I occasionally clean the glass. We won't talk about the algae in it though. I have been meaning to shut it down, just never get to it. There is no livestock in it except for a couple snails.
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