Regarding your tank, what is your daily routine?

[Gumbies R Us]

We all try to have a routine when it comes to our tanks. Maybe we do routine water changes, feed our fish etc. I am wondering what do you do daily with your tank? Curious to see what everyone says!

 

[thomas_neil]

We all try to have a routine when it comes to our tanks. Maybe we do routine water changes, feed our fish etc. I am wondering what do you do daily with your tank? Curious to see what everyone says!

Besides feeding everyday, I test alk almost daily, salinity in my nano, give everything a once over, check equipment that it’s working and water temp to make sure my controller is still accurate. I use an icecap salinity checker so I get temp and salinity at the same time.

 

[jda]

Daily, I look at everything quickly - look for bubbles and drops from my CaRx. Make sure that no new frags were knocked off by my urchins. Feed.

I test alk and salinity once a week, or so. Refill my auto feeders. Maybe empty skimmer cups if they look full.

I make up the rest as I go, or as need dictates. I do change water, but that usually revolves around the human schedule in my home so if I go a while between a few changes, I try and take less time the next go-round.

 

[Digimes]

Drop some brine twice a day and check parameters weekly. Dose twice a week based on results from the prior weekend. 5g w/ 1 fish, 1 shrimp, lots of rocks and frags.

Alk, Ph. and Cal by test kit weekly. Ph, No2 and No3 by test strip intermittently. Salinity and temp manually.

 

[The_Paradox]

Check the dosing nozzles, temperature, and throw in a cube of food twice a day. Test every couple weeks or if something looks off/time to adjust doses.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Check the dosing nozzles, temperature, and throw in a cube of food twice a day. Test every couple weeks or if something looks off/time to adjust doses.

I am the same way with testing my tank haha

 

[sixline]

I look at my tank every day, but don't really do much else.
I feed three or four times a week. Maybe empty the skimmer once or twice.
5% water change about every two weeks.

 

[Waters]

The only thing I do daily is feed and dose aminos.

 

[williamCreery]

Looking at it
Based on coloration or signs of higher sensitive corals not opening, I just run a water change sooner than normal. No need to sweat about parameters. But care for things visually.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Looking at it
Based on coloration or signs of higher sensitive corals not opening, I just run a water change sooner than normal. No need to sweat about parameters. But care for things visually.

Yep, I am the same way, If I notice something off I'll change it

 

[Narideth]

Dose phyto, feed the feeshes, sometimes spot clean as needed.

I check out each tank every day for temp/flow/problem areas. Refill ATO bottles and/or top off fresh water. Daily microbacter7 is also in the cycle lately to bolster the good bacterial colonies against the bad.

 

[LBCBJ]

Not much unless its Saturday (WC day) .

Weekdays
Morning: Check temp, PH and other vitals from my Hydros app before getting out of bed. Visually inspect sump level, filter sock, skimmer cup, and tank to make sure nothing’s looking ‘off’.
Noon: Feed fish
Evening: Enjoy tank after work before lights go off

Misc
Every few days fill ATO
Replace Reef Diapers every 3-4 days

Saturday
Clean glass
Siphon sandbed and blow off rocks
15% water change
Clean sump till it sparkles
Make RODI for the week
Check salinty, alk, nitrate, phosphate
Dose MB7
~ all the above takes around 2 hours

Feed fish brine and mysis treat
Spend time enjoying the tank