question for marc...

Marc,I,as well as lots of other folks I'm sure,LOVE your tanks....I'm pretty
much a novice at this still and was just wondering what a typical day/week
was like for regarding all the maintenance and supplements etc etc?

it seems the more involved in this "hobby" (I prefer the term obsession<G>)
I get ,the more difficult thing become.I was hoping to "sneak a peek" at
what a pro like you does to keep such amazing tanks


Possum

[Marc Levenson]

I really keep it simple, to be honest. Btw, I did add a log to my site
recently, to give people a "peek at the mundane" of my reefkeeping. It is
available right from the main page, dead center on the webpage.

I really don't like to do water changes, and as long as the water parameters are
good I avoid them.

What I do daily is feed the tank, every evening. Not too much, to avoid algae
issues.
I dose B-Ionic daily, well after lights are out.

I clean the glass every two days, so nothing can build up and become a problem.

Every three days, I clean the skimmer collection cup and the riser tube. I do
tend to overskim my tanks, with quality skimmers. (Aqua C)

I top off water as needed, depending on the season. Currently every 3 days on
the 55g, every 5 days on the 29g. Always RO/DI.

I do the water tests every two weeks it seems. I used to do them every week
religiously, but real life gets busy. :)

The only other thing I do is check the tanks often to make sure the corals are
still in place and not touching one another.

When things get out of control, I focus a lot of my attention on that problem
until it is resolved. Like when I was battling Green Hair Algae, you have to be
very proactive to beat that stuff. Sitting back and hoping it will cease won't
cut it. Picking it off by hand is mandatory, and placing snails on the stuff
every time they aren't consuming it is important.

In a nutshell, be observant, use quality equipment and quality test kits, and
avoid dosing stuff you can't test for.

Marc


wrote:

> Marc,I,as well as lots of other folks I'm sure,LOVE your tanks....I'm pretty
> much a novice at this still and was just wondering what a typical day/week
> was like for regarding all the maintenance and supplements etc etc?
>
> it seems the more involved in this "hobby" (I prefer the term obsession<G>)
> I get ,the more difficult thing become.I was hoping to "sneak a peek" at
> what a pro like you does to keep such amazing tanks
>
> Possum

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