What’s everyone’s tank size and weekly maintenance schedule?

[Cpage101]

I’m kind of a lazy reefer I check the tank every day I don’t change water very often and i just check major parameters and check all equipment is running properly weekly. Just cleans all sump equipment today which it has been 6 months since the last cleaning.

 

[Ttran102]

200g system and I do 20g water change every week and that's about it. Pumps I only clean them when I see coraline algae encrusted on it. Carbon clean out every month or two if I'm lazy.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

100 and 80 gallon tanks, common sump, so I'm thinking 175 or so that's what size system I've been dosing for.
Siphon detritus every time it builds up, sometime weekly, sometime monthly. Always checking operation of skimmer, tunze's, heaters and CaRX multiple times per day.

 

[PSU4ME]

I have about 160G of water between the tank and sump. Weekly change of carbon and gfo, skimmer cup dump and testing. Carx runs on autopilot and will make adjustments as needed. 20G water changes every 7-10 days

 

[kgstei]

120g soft coral tank. Weekly maintenance clean glass, change socks, empty skimmer. And fresh to refill ATO 2-3 times a week (PITA). Don't test my water other than I'll check salinity once in a blue moon with a plastic hydrometer. Been running for years. It doesn't have to be complicated and it doesn't have to be expensive

 

[Drichards]

I have a 35g, 50g, and 15g. Each tank is an all-in-one. No fuge or skimmer running on any of them. I seldom do water changes anymore unless something's completely out of whack. I test nutrients and alk twice a week. I pretty much just clean the glass. Don't vacuum the sand bed, I change carbon and puregen out when I remember. Most of the time goes months though. I try to keep it simple paying attention to the essentials. Coral compatability, stability, and health of the tank

 

[wdebenedettojr]

I have 3 different tanks

90 gallon reef with probably 20 gallon sump: auto water change of 2 gallons a day from my apex dos. I’ll gravel vac my sand every other month taking about 5 gallons out when I do. I have a trident for testing along with the controlled dosing so everything stays stable. Change gfo and carbon once a month.

180 gallon aggressive fish only with 30 gallon sump: 45 gallon water change every month. Change the filter pads every week. Carbon once a month. Every few months I may have to add some ph buffer but since it’s aggressive fish I don’t do to much with it.

30 gallon QT: when there is a fish in qt I generally don’t change the water unless I accidentally overdose copper. Prior to a fish entering qt and after entering qt I do a 10 gallon water change and clean the filter pads. If nothing is in qt I’ll change 5 gallons a month just to keep it clean in case I need it. If I have fish in qt I’ll check copper levels every other day.

All the tanks run independent from each other.

 

[Groot]

30 gallon 5 gallon once a week wc vacuum sand with wc and change out filter and empty protein change out carbon.

 

[Seapets]

I’m kind of a lazy reefer I check the tank every day I don’t change water very often and i just check major parameters and check all equipment is running properly weekly. Just cleans all sump equipment today which it has been 6 months since the last cleaning.
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Wow amazing

 

[Duds]

10 gallon tank, blow off rocks before 10% water change, empty/clean skimmer collection cup, clean glass as needed

Daily manual alk test and dose, dose Red Sea reef energy plus

 

[Seapets]

I have a 35g, 50g, and 15g. Each tank is an all-in-one. No fuge or skimmer running on any of them. I seldom do water changes anymore unless something's completely out of whack. I test nutrients and alk twice a week. I pretty much just clean the glass. Don't vacuum the sand bed, I change carbon and puregen out when I remember. Most of the time goes months though. I try to keep it simple paying attention to the essentials. Coral compatability, stability, and health of the tank

Oh wow that’s amazing no protein skimmer. I don’t even test my water. Your tanks are amazing. I have a 53 gallon cube. I do run a protein skimmer I haven’t done water changes are humans were planning to do one soon.