What's your Nano maintenance routine?

[madmazda86]

Pretty much what it says in the title, I'm curious what other folks are doing on a weekly basis for their nano other than water changes? What nutrients do you test for weekly vs less often? Are you adding anything else? What do you go at with a toothbrush?

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Our 25G AIO tank is still very new (<4 weeks) and we only have a few corals and a snail rn but we do:
Visual inspection for any new things
10L water change
Test various parameters eg nitrate, alkalinity, salinity (I'm still not sure when we need to start adding some of the other parameters we have testers for like phosphate)
Scrape off various things from the glass
Wash filter sock with warm tap water and rinse with RODI water
Dose with phytoplankton (for the next few weeks at any rate)

 

[Tahoe61]

I typically check SG 3 times a week with a refractometer. I do have a Tunze ATO

Test alkalinity every other day while adjusting value.
Dose AFR daily.

Empty skimmer cup every other day, Bubble Magus Skimmer.

Clean glass every three days.

Test Nitrate a couple times a week because the nitrates run too low.

Water change 2 to 4 gallons weekly.

Feed fish 3 to 4 times a day.


One of my tanks is an IM 25 lagoon.

:-)

 

[fishywishy]

Water change every few weeks to a month and change filter floss every week.

 

[X-37B]

On my 15g actual 9.5g's of water I do a 20%, 2g WC twice a month
Floss, carbon, clean front glass every few days.
Check powerhead weekly.
Fill ato when needed.
Check 2 part doser level.
Check alk and sg weekly.
That's about it.

 

[Project1004]

On my 24LPS nano tank (2fishes):
-5Gal WC every 2 weeks (water from 48G)
-ATO (5Gal) topped off every 2weeks
-Test Alk every 1-2weeks
-test no3/po4 every 2 weeks
-Topoff AFR (800ml) every few months
-replace klir filter roller every 3months
-Activated carbon sometimes, feed twice+ a day

On my 48Gal SPS nano tank (9fishes):
-Topoff Kalk/ATO every week (10Gal)
-Skimmer cleaned once a week
-Test no3/po4 once a week
-Water change 5Gal every two weeks
-CO2 scrubber media replace every 2weeks
-Cleanout powerheads/return every 4 weeks
-Topoff additives Every 4 weeks
-Replace filter roller every 3 months
-Topoff Alkatronic solution every 3 months
-Activated carbon sometimes, feed 2+ day

 

[madmazda86]

Been so interesting hearing about what everyone does! We're in the height of summer here so my manual top off is about 4L per week. I'm going away for 6 days in early March so it'll be the first real test of the routine!