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What does your husbandry consist of?
« on: March 08, 2010, 05:02:48 PM »
What and how often do you do those "chores" that help keep your tank beautiful?
Water changes?
Filter media changes?
Skimmer dumping?
etc
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 05:05:44 PM »
I personally have been trying to do 2 water changes a month. My water stays pretty clean so I only have to empty my skimmer every few weeks, during which I toothbrush the collection cup. (no I dont use my wifes toothbrush hehe). I also tend to go about 2 weeks before really cleaning the side glass real well and run a mag float every other day or so. I havent had my NextReef media reactor for long so I havent had to change anything in it yet. and about every 2 months I pull the bubble trap sponge and rinse it thoroughly.
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 08:37:44 PM »
- 5 gal water change once a week
- change carbon in my media reactor every second week
- clean skimmer cup every couple days (even if there isn't much in it)
- clean glass daily
- clean T5 bulbs and reflectors every 2 weeks
- check for and leaks and make sure aqua lifter pump is working.....every hour or so......LOL
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 11:59:39 AM »
I do 25-30g water changes a week with my 150g.  I've been using Reef Crystals but I have some Oceanic salt that I'm going to try next.  I go through a lot of salt, all things considered.

I don't run carbon on my big tank, but I do on the nano.  I change that out once every 2 weeks.  I also do 4g water changes (it's a biocube 8) every week with water from my big tank.  Working good so far... as in... no dead corals. LOL!

I've never cleaned my reflectors off... I may want to check into that. (Thanks Chris!) :)
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 05:41:06 PM »
umm...
water changes, only once cus i leaked 20 gals out on the floor.
i have no filter media, so never
i dont have a skimmer so again...never....and it seems my tank is doing quite well. lol.
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2010, 07:26:40 PM »
Quote from: ls1fst98 on March 11, 2010, 05:41:06 PM
umm...
water changes, only once cus i leaked 20 gals out on the floor.
i have no filter media, so never
i dont have a skimmer so again...never....and it seems my tank is doing quite well. lol.

  Seriously?    you have never done an official water change? and no skimmer!!!?
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 12:04:08 AM »
Chris, Josh tends to set a new tank up every few weeks so his water changes come from when he spills or needs to fill more tank haha
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 07:19:29 AM »
I envy you guys that do little or no water changes or maintenance. I've always had to do a lot. Also, schedule it out and keep it posted by the phone in the kitchen so I don't forget anything. lol
Here's mine.
Sun: Change filter socks
Mon: Water Change, Check Sal., Add kalk, fill ro/di, Change filter socks, clean glass & skimmer cup
Tue: test-Alk,Ca
Wed: Change filter socks
Thurs: nothing
Fri: Water change, check sal., change filter sock, clean glass
Sat: Clean bulbs, reflectors
1st: change GAC, GFO, test po4, no3, mg, clean skimmer body & pwr heads
15th: change GFO test po4, no3
6 months: remove & clean main pump
10 months: change T5/vho bulbs
12 months: change MH bulbs

In between all that I find time to enjoy the tank....lol
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2010, 07:39:46 PM »
Quote from: chris121277 on March 13, 2010, 07:26:40 PM
Quote from: ls1fst98 on March 11, 2010, 05:41:06 PM
umm...
water changes, only once cus i leaked 20 gals out on the floor.
i have no filter media, so never
i dont have a skimmer so again...never....and it seems my tank is doing quite well. lol.

  Seriously?    you have never done an official water change? and no skimmer!!!?

seriously its true...i dont know how ive gotten away with it but i have. all my stuff is growin like mad and i dont lose anything unless i do something to lose it. idk how its working but it is. of course it is a 125gal tank so idk if that much water volume has anything to do with it. i do topoffs once every 3 days, and i add iodide, strontium and molybenium every now and then...thats it. i feed rarely both coral and fish, but i dont have a lot of fish.
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Re: What does your husbandry consist of?
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2010, 08:43:33 AM »
Here is my husbandry list.

Weekly:

Flush skimmer airline
Remove and clean skimmer cup
20 litre water change
replace phos remover weeks 2 and 4
replace carbon weeks 1 and 3
Clean top up sensor
Clean lighting unit fan/acrylic cover
Clean MP20 weeks 2 and 4
Change filte floss for new
Check balling mix levels
Test tank prior to water change
Test change water
Test tank 24 hours after water change
Rinse out external filter
Dose KZ Coral snow 3 x weekly
Dose 30ml phyto 3 x weekly
Dose pod culutre 10ml phyto 3 x weekly, partial water change on pod culture every 2 weeks, full water change every 2 months
Dose 2ml Vodka daily
Dose 2ml Oyster relish twice a week
Dose 1/4 spoon cyclopezee twice a week
Feed fish twice a day#
Fill top up container when required
Produce 50 litres of RO for next water change/tops/cleaning of equipment

Monthly
Remove skimmer and clean pump/airline
Clean koralia 3 from behind rockwork
Clean koralia nano

Every 2 months
Change Seachem Purigen
Calibrate ph monitor
Calibrate in line TDS meter

6 Monthly
Change UV bulb

9 Monthly
Change T5 tubes for new

Yearly
Remove 2/3 of old sand and add new
« Last Edit: April 03, 2010, 08:45:42 AM by cav »
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