Help with scheduleing maintance

[Pensky]

I am curious as to what kind of maintenance schedule others are using to maintain a well balance aquarium. Also I would like to know if I am using the correct products or does someone else have any better suggestions.


I need help setting a maintenance schedule. currently I have a 75gal with 29 gal sump. with a few fish and a piece of toadstool. Plenty of LR and well established tank & sump (year).

I have been adding Kent Marine Turbo Calcium and Seachem reef builder each week and been checking my calcium and Alk every week.

weekly reading range
Calcium 360-400 ppl
Alk 6 - 9

Weekly Dosage range
Calcium 4 - 6 Tsp
Reef Builder 3 - 5 Tsp

[BangkokMatt]

Sound fine for what you have in it at the moment. As you add more stock you may need to increase your maintenance schedule to cope with more cal and Alk being used. You may then decide to start using 2 part.
Its also a good idea to test for magnesium eventually.

[steven_dean17]

I like to test at least two times a week, and dose up or down according to my test. I'm always cleaning something. Water changes once a week. ECT, ect, ect.

[uscharalph]

Water changes also.

[KD9RG]

Change water weekly. Any tanks that I see that look really great usually are doing weekly or and the very least once every 2 weeks water changes.