What is your cleaning/water change routine and how long does it take you?

[predatorkeeper87]

About 8 hrs every week. 600, 300, 265, 125, 125, 75, 75, 55, 40, & 29 gallon tanks.

8 hours...good god lol.

 

[predatorkeeper87]

I will do a small manual water change once every couple months to get the debris off the sand....most of it gets picked up from the powerheads, catfish and rays but theres always some there .....i like to get it before it piles up

But if your tank is bare i wouldnt see why u would have to do this

mines a pfs substrate but I don't syphon anyhow so that won't matter for me.

 

[Def Leppard Hysteria]

8 hours...good god lol.

Well, I don't actively have to participate when the big tanks are refilling, so that number is kind of inflated when looking at actual "work hours."

 

[SandNukka15]

I couldnt do 8 hours a week as much as a love fish.....im always trying to find ways to make maintenance easier lol

 

[predatorkeeper87]

Well, I don't actively have to participate when the big tanks are refilling, so that number is kind of inflated when looking at actual "work hours."

I count that as work hours haha because you can't forget youre filling a tank...like I do at least once every couple months lol. Still that's a crazy amount of time haha

I couldnt do 8 hours a week as much as a love fish.....im always trying to find ways to make maintenance easier lol

this. I love my fish, not enough to put in a work days worth of time though haha.

 

[SandNukka15]

mines a pfs substrate but I don't syphon anyhow so that won't matter for me.

Yea drip is def the way to go

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

I couldnt do 8 hours a week as much as a love fish.....im always trying to find ways to make maintenance easier lol

*You can hire a professional aquarium services to take care that issue
*I love fish too but if I have money to get those tank up and running then I'm more than likely capable to pay for a services, it's my way to keep thing at minimal work hahaha

 

[predatorkeeper87]

*You can hire a professional aquarium services to take care that issue
*I love fish too but if I have money to get those tank up and running then I'm more than likely capable to pay for a services, it's my way to keep thing at minimal work hahaha

B.S. lol I have money to buy some big tanks, not wasting it on a tank maid when I can automate the entire process with a drip system hahaha.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

B.S. lol I have money to buy some big tanks, not wasting it on a tank maid when I can automate the entire process with a drip system hahaha.

I know! It's just some options there if someone don't want to do the maintain part but still love to have fish.

 

[SandNukka15]

Honestly i dont think i could pay someone to do maintenance for my tanks....if they are huge tanks then maybe hire some help but i believe part of the hobby is caring for ur own fish...