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11-20-2009, 03:19 AM
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Feed fish once Inspect tank Weekly Clean glass change filter sock perform 10% water change Test Ca, Alk, Mg and Salinity then adjust if needed Dose Lugols Solution Iodine Feed coral powdered coral food Clean skimmer Harvest macro algae Frag Monthly Test PO4 and NO3 Change carbon and GFO Top off Kalkwasser reactor Semi annually Calibrate pH probes Service Ca Reactor Annually Change bulbs Change RO/DI filters Calibrate Refractometer Repair/service pumps if needed The rest is automated
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11-20-2009, 03:33 AM
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morning: test CA followed by dose of CA dose zeostart nightly: top up water manually dose zeostart test KH followed by dose of KH dose zeo supplements prime zeo reactor 12 times clean glass every 3 days same time clean skimmer cup same time clean arcylic cover on light and well, give a dusting, all around the tank, vaccum up rouge snails, alot of small snails make that leap of faith outta the tank. every two weeks: 10% water change, mixed 15min before water change replace carbon 30min after water change, check salinity, test CA and test KH replace filter sock monthly: test MG, K+, P04 replace zeolites replace blubs, every 3months Last edited by lobsterboy; 11-20-2009 at 03:37 AM. Reason: typo
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11-20-2009, 03:42 AM
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Look at tanks, count fish (glad to hear I'm not the only one), look to see if any of my SPS have turned into the "rare and elusive white solomon island acropora" overnight Feed nori Feed mysis or whatever other frozen "flavor of the month" food I've bought Inspect rock/corals/fish for various cooties. Look at controller to see that temperature is in range. Right any turned over or fallen frags. Watch fish to make sure they're all behaving relatively "normal" If tank is doing well and decent looking, spend more time looking at tank and admiring progress. If tank is sucking hard, walk away and check internet for possible solutions/look at pictures of better tanks/corals. Look at coral websites and lament not having won the lottery. Weekly: Fill up top-off tote Clean skimmer cup, spend 30 mins trying to get skimmer restarted (impeller is old and crusty) Waterchange (volume varies with enthusiasm/state of tank levels 10-40%) Change carbon Clean glass Monthly: Make up new Mg, Ca, Alk solutions for dosing pump Check Mg, Ca, Alk to make sure its in line Check various other parameters just because I bought the tests and I should be using them Clean Tunze powerheads Every couple months: Change phosban and wonder why I still have algae growth Take skimmer completely out and clean with vinegar Yearly: Change out bulbs (Yeah boxing day sales!)
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11-20-2009, 07:29 AM
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Lobsterboy - why so much testing of Ca and Alk?
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11-20-2009, 03:05 PM
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Morning- Prime Zeo reactor and dose zeo products before I go to work Look at the tank in the dark Evening- Feed frozen soaked in selcon/garlic Look at tank Dose zeo/prime reactor Weekly: Empty skimmer collection container Turn RO unit on to fill resevoir 35 gallon water change (I will probably change this to every 2 weeks) Monthly: Clean skimmer neck Siphon crap out of sump and other areas Every 8- 10 months Change lights? (haven't gotten to this point yet)
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11-21-2009, 02:06 AM
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11-21-2009, 02:31 AM
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Stare at tank Feed once Dose: Ca, Alk & 4 misc Zeo products Clean glass Stare at tank more Fill ATO Res. (every 3 days) Weekly: 16% Water change Manually remove GHA Monthly: Replace Rowaphos Test Ca, Alk, Mag Scrape Coraline
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11-21-2009, 03:40 PM
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feed dose vodka check tank make sure all fish are still in tank not in overflows,sump ect every couple days test Ca alk mag dose as required (just started adding sps so not sure about consumption rates thats why testing is done so often clean skimmer cup top off sump weekly 20G water change more if i feel like it and its mixed up monthly change out carbon and GFO every couple months clean out skimmer clean out ruturn pump clean out CL pump
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11-22-2009, 02:28 AM
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-Observe heavily, noting changes in coral and macroalgae growth, anything up with the fishes, all livestock still accounted for, etc. -Top off with distilled water -Dose according to schedule -Clean off rocks with turkey baster -Check temperature throughout the day Every 2-3 days: -Feed Trachyphyllia and Purple Firefish -Clean glass -'Prune' macroalgaes if needed Weekly: -Stir the top layer of sand a bit if it's not getting turned over enough -Attempt to ID all the wierd things I've been seeing around my tank (Hmm, sundial or collonista snails? And what is this red macro?) -Test all parameters, I really need to start doing this again Biweekly: -25% water change -Change polyester filter floss -Suck air out of the non-breaking siphon There are a few changes that I will be making to this schedule soon, now that I can see a few problems with my husbandry 
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