How much time do you spend on your own tank?

[digital-audiophile]

Maybe 1/2 an hour a day topping off, feeding, cleaning the glass inside and out, water changes etc.

[Pier Pressure]

We spend about fifteen minutes per day feeding, and about two to three hours on the weekend on water changes and cleaning.

Now if you want to count staring into the tanks just checking things out, well, at least two hours per day!

[untamed]

My old tank was at about 1 hour per week, and 1 minute per day for feeding.

Now...I've got the new tank and typical new tank problems (multiplied by 500 gallons)...so I'm easily 1 hour per day, plus 6+ hours on the weekend.

There is a lot of good designing in the new tank that should make my tasks much easier and quicker than the old tank...eventually.

[Chin_Lee]

I sacrifice sleep to maintain my tanks. usually about 1 hour per day and 3-4 on the weekends or when I need to do a water change.

[michika]

My time has increased with a smaller tank. I used to spend 5 minutes per day feeding, and about 1 hours on weekends when I had the 230g. Now I spend about 20 minutes a day, and 2 hours on weekends.

[danny zubot]

About 3-5 hours per week for me. Depending on how busy I am with Life. This winter I'm sure that will double though.

[Canadbis]

I spend about 4-5 hours a week.
Depends on the week, I offset my tanks, do half one weekend other half following weekend.

[Chaloupa]

I spend an hour or so a day just scraping glass, picking up fallen frags, blowing off rock, topping up (our house is dreadfully hot) feeding and making up new food, and weekends a few hours doing water changes etc

How to balance life with reefing? Hmmm it just works out, I have 2 kids (15yr old and 3yr old) full time job and husband plus 5 of my own tanks, 2 at my Moms and 1 at work....My husband is a big help though with maintenance and is supportive of my addiction errr... hobby! I think it keeps my stress level down (which in turn makes his life MUCH easier!)

[bv_reefer]

20 minutes in the morning feeding the fish and inverts,an hour a week doing simple testing, an hour a day just simply nit-picking at detritus and cleaning up and vaccuming the sand,20 minute feeding them in the evening and an hour or two in the evening just watching them before the halides go off, in other words...alot lol

[Tyson]

i spend some ware around 3 to 4 hours a week on my tank, checking water quality, feeding, water changes,doseing and just plain staring.