How much time do you spend on your tank each week?

[ZoaFan08]

I spend 1-2 minutes each day running the magfloat over the front glass while I inspect the tank but besides that every other week I do a 20% waterchange. I would say I spend around 45 minutes a week on the tank since my tank is established.

 

[gilmour01]

too much...probably an hour a day or so.

 

[roshi719]

I probably spend 30 minutes to an hour each day in my tank. whether it be cleaning the glass dosing supplements, fragging corals, spot feeding or what-not. Plus I try to do a 20% water change every week.

 

[Paul_N]

I am in the 30 min to 1 hour per day range. If I spend any more time than that, I hear from the Mrs.

 

[ZoaFan08]

Could I ask what you guys are doing that takes 30+ minutes a day? I couldn't spend 30 minutes a day on my tank if I tried. I dose which takes less than a minute, look over tank and equipment which takes a few minutes, and every few days switch out sock which takes less than a minute.

 

[kveille]

My wife says way too much time. Probably about 30 minutes

 

[roshi719]

All of what you said combined with a little drooling and staring. It is my quiet time to myself everyday, so I tend to stretch it out a little.

 

[Stray32]

Watching - 30-45 minutes
Working - 5-10 minutes (feeding, cleaning glass)

 

[ZoaFan08]

All of what you said combined with a little drooling and staring. It is my quiet time to myself everyday, so I tend to stretch it out a little.

Well I don't count the drooling time :). I spend upwards of an hour just staring at my tank since its in my living room.

 

[seascape]

1 1/2 to 2 hrs a day but more than 1 tank

 

[Paul_N]

Could I ask what you guys are doing that takes 30+ minutes a day? I couldn't spend 30 minutes a day on my tank if I tried. I dose which takes less than a minute, look over tank and equipment which takes a few minutes, and every few days switch out sock which takes less than a minute.

Mine is spent dosing, cleaning glass, feeding, blowing sand off the coral that my goby drops it on, replacing/rinsing sock, emptying/cleaning skimmer cup...etc and watching. Now I don't do all of the above every day. I clean the glass every 4 days and the skimmer cup every 4 days or so, the filter sock every 2 to 3 days.

 

[oceanparadise1]

Yea since i work from home LOL probably about 2-3 hours a day on my various tank and tank related stuff im obsessed

 

[scrapz]

i work 9-6. feed & dose which takes 10 mins. then have a smoke, relax and stare at my tank for the next hour or so. as women say, its ME time.

 

[firsttime]

I would say a good 1.5 hrs, I check my corals for health and growth, it gives me great satisfaction. I have my morning tea and evening tea in front of it. of that 1.5 hrs, I would say 10-15 min goes into cleaning and doing stuff around

 

[Yellowtang]

10 mins cleaning, gobs of time staring.

JR,

 

[smallreefdave]

20 -30 minutes a day + weekly maintenance of about 1 - 2 hours on a weekend. This is for a 180 and 72 (shared sump). Daily includes checking temp and ph (probes too), and inhabitants of health, cleaning front glass every other day, mixing kalk water for top off and putting into Kent Aquadoser since there is not auto top off (4 gallons per day evaporation), feeding the fish (and watching them eat). Every 3rd day or so, this includes shutting down the circulation and spot feeding various corals. Filter socks get changed about every 3 days.

Weekly/Bi-weekly includes washing dirty filter socks, cleaning skimmer and aquadoser, cleaning powerheads as needed, changing carbon in reactor if needed, cleaning of lighting fans, mixing new salt water (60 gallon change every 2 weeks, more if needed).

 

[gparr]

I average about 30 min./day. Most days, less than 5 min. dosing and topping off both tanks. Some days a couple of hours doing water changes, cleaning pumps, etc. Averages out to about 30 min.
Gary

 

[roscoe]

Well according to my lovely other half. I spend too much time looking at my tank. If you are talking maintenace wise. I spend a few minutes a day to inspect everything is doing its job. Now me admirieing my tank that can be hours on end a day LOL. This is on a right now 330g system soon to be 450+ once everything is hooked up.

 

[Acezwild]

an easy 1+ hour a day my wife thinks I spend more time with the tank then her:xd:

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

I spend about 7 hours a week on my tanks.