Best Tank Tasks for the Weekend?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

TGIF!

The weekend is upon us and with the weekend comes relaxation, time spent with family, enjoying your tank and .................TANK TASKS??

Well if you have a full time job you might find it hard during the week to complete tank maintenance tasks so weekends are the best time to get them done. So today let's talk about what you do for your tank on the weekends and how your time is best utilized.

What are the best tank tasks to take on during the weekends and why? What do you do?

image via @|sCRIBe|

 

[andrecr]

I save the weekend for those task that take more time, testing water, water changes, maintenance equipment...

Actually I made a schedule so everything goes exactly on the same day every week.

Trying to be more consistent this year!

 

[fade2black]

I have always done water changes on the weekend. I'll mix the water earlier in the week and let it age a few days before doing the change on the weekend. It like a Sat morning ritual for me - clean tank, change water, give everything a good look. All that with a cup of coffee and it's a good Sat morning.

 

[Steve Erekson]

Another weekend water changer. I've got the bucket almost full of RODI right now. I'll add salt tonight and change water sometime tomorrow.

 

[Fezbearer]

I do my water changes on the weekend. I usually start mixing saltwater on Friday and let it mix Friday night and most of Saturday.
I do my testing on Sunday mornings while I'm having my coffee.

 

[mattgsa]

I try not to spend too much time all at once on the tank because that leaves the wife along with 4 kids. So I try to break it up throughout the week. Now if the kids are with grandparents, and the wife is doing her own thing. It's all about the tank. LOL

 

[Clownfish_Boy]

I also do my water changes on the weekend. It takes a couple of hours to make up 15 gallons of RODI NSW, then about two more to heat it to the temperature of the aquarium.

 

[southerntnreefer]

Weekends start early usually. I get up, check skimmer, clean neck if i need to, ATO usually needs a refill, so if my apex alarm goes off, i do that. Bi weekly i change the carbon in the reactor, and check if i have to harvest the cheato from its reactor. Then i do a round of tests for alk, cal, phos, and nitrate. After that i may check the glass for any hard algae and scrape if needed. I pass a magnet cleaner each morning, so it usually doesnt get too bad.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Typically, I do a water change on Saturday morning.

 

[725196]

Friday is my aquarium maintenance day. I try to do everything I need to do Friday afternoons. However Monday afternoons are my fall back time. Saturday and Sunday belongs to the beautiful wife!

 

[Mical]

My weekend "ritual" started when I was working (11 months ago - sigh) but I dedicate about an hour or so on Sunday AM to testing both tanks, cleaning skimmers, cleaning ATO sensors & topping off ATOs. Both tanks are pretty much on cruise control (to the point of almost scary) but during the week I check on auto feeder levels, dosing pump levels.

Heck I spend more time on R2R with you guys than I do with my tanks... and that's OK

 

[Ntimm]

Sunday is my tank maintenance day. I started my tank on a Sunday, and at the time, I never worked on sundays. I know I'm not going to have an appointment, any important phone calls, or other weekday interruptions. So I can just focus on my tank.

 

[zanthian]

Saturday ATO top up, refill RODI Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning water change.

 

[Sajacobs]

I am disabled so have to get help with all my tanks so my son does lots. He does a bit every day so we don't end up with him doing tank after tank after tank!

 

[Mkus]

Yes sometimes I just did my weekly water change today Friday!

 

[bigjgmac]

TGIF!

The weekend is upon us and with the weekend comes relaxation, time spent with family, enjoying your tank and .................TANK TASKS??

Well if you have a full time job you might find it hard during the week to complete tank maintenance tasks so weekends are the best time to get them done. So today let's talk about what you do for your tank on the weekends and how your time is best utilized.

What are the best tank tasks to take on during the weekends and why? What do you do?

image via @|sCRIBe|

10% water change
Glass cleaning where my Vortech’s mount
Vac sand (not necessarily every weekend)
Clean skimmer cup
Monthly carbon & gfo change
Think that’s about it.

 

[jmichaelh7]

Fridays is refill brute bin full of RODI

Saturday is 15% water change. Including Filter socks, sponge, scraping back glass of algae before water change, Skimmer cup

 

[RoweReef]

Water change and testing on the weekends.

 

[N1Husker]

I’m retired, I don’t have a day specific to my tank. I usually do maintenance every day. I like to tinker with everything, everyday.

 

[mike550]

Another weekend water changer. 10-15% water changes on Saturdays on my 120G. I also use weekends for any “big“ changes such as adding lights, powerheada, changing Neptune coding, etc so I have time to monitor it.

Weekdays are water testing and just eyeballing the tank for things I might need to do over the weekend.