Marc Levenson wrote:

Adding new water that has evaporated.
Feeding my fish.
Cleaning the glass.
Checking that all equipment is running as it should.
Verifying any readings (temp, pH).
Checking lighting.
Checking livestock and adjusting when necessary so things don't touch each other
/ put them back if toppled.

I do all the same as Marc. Daily for 1 sw 29, 1 55 cichlid, 1 38
community, 1 120 turtles + fish, 1 75 toads + fish, 2 ponds, 1 cricket
tank, = maximum 15 minutes per day + 1 hour per week for water change in
1, often 2 of the tanks. Staring at all the above, mostly during
mealtimes, takes at least one hour, sometimes two or even more. To feed
fish and glance at the equipment doesn't take a minute. Pushing the
mag-float around a couple tanks is only another minute or two.
Eyeballing the lights takes no time. Even topping all the tanks is only
a few minutes. Getting a tank started and established, visiting the lfs
a hundred times, reading a dozen books and checking a thousand websites,
however, is an obsession that took all my time and left me without a
moment to sit back and just enjoy what I had done. I'm glad that stage
is over although I know I'm susceptible to starting again.

rtk