Reef Schedule

I want to see some reef schedules. Sometimes I feel like my tank is totally nuts and completely dependent on me not taking my eye off it. Maybe I'll find that mine isn't as bad as I think.

Lighting:
11:30am fuge lights off
11:30am acnics on
12:00pm Halide on
8:00pm Halide off
8:30pm actnics off
8:30pm fuge lights on

Feeding:
1 cube cyclops eze fed slowly throughout every day.
1 sheet of dried algae for tang every day.
Monday 1 cube frozen food for the fish (whatever I decide is on the menu that week.)

Dosing:
About 1 gallon top off per day (half in the morning half at nigh.)
5 drops calcium
2 drops coralvite
1 drop iodine
1 drop strontium
2 1/4 teaspoon buffer solution

Once a week I run all water tests.
Once a month I replace carbon.
Once a week I empty the skimmer collection cup.

That is everything. My tank never needs any other maintenance other than that. I havn't even had to touch the glass in about 4 months.

Anyone else with some time to post their schedule is appreciated.

 

Ill join in
5ft mixed reef tank

8am actinics on
9am - 4 other T5s 14 and 15K on
7pm - above 4 off
8pm - actinic off

daily - top up dependent on external temp in relation to tank temp - between 1/2 and 1 litre of RODI on average

daily ( 6 days per week) fish fed pellets, or frozen shrimp, or blood worm or flakes or FD worms most days with a dab of garlic gaurd added

twice weekly - algae scraper on front glass
Monthly - scraper in for side glass and stubborn spots of coralline on front and side glass

twice weekly - coral feeding - Microvert, Accel and cyclopeze ( may increase this provided parameters stay in check)

monthy - small piece of shrimp for Elegance

weekly - parameter checks - Nitrate, Phosphate, Calk, Mag and Alk
weekly - 10% water change
weekly skimmer cup emptied and cup and neck of skimmer cleaned

Monthly - carbon removed discarded and replaced
Bi monthy - GFO removed discarded and replaced (irrespective of test kit results or lack of algae in tank- I dont want to give it a chance to be there!)

4 months - Purigen removed and replaced, original in bleach for 24 hours, rinsed and then soaked for 8 - returned to cupboard and awaiting its turn in another 4 months time


think thats it

Steve

 

4 ft 55 gallon

8am - 8pm actinics
1030-530 daylights (T5's)

I feed a variety of things that I rotate through. Lately, a lot of blood worms. I feed twice a week sometimes 3. I also put in a teaspoon of DT phyto every other day or so for my dusters.

I dose pods every three weeks or so (from my pod farm)

I empty my skimmer probably every 3 weeks.

I clean the glass 2x week.

I have an ATO for my water - no idea how much that goes through in a day.

I auto dose Ca/Alk daily/nightly. I forget the amounts - the pumps run individually for a couple of minutes per element.

I dose Mg probably every other month or so.

I test monthly nowadays.

I replace my carbon every 4 weeks.

Once in a blue moon I'll put in a teaspoon of trace elements...

 

Mine is all automated as much as possible..here is the code:

CO2=CO2 valve
AIR= Incoming air from outside 131 cfm
ACT= Actinics
FUG= Fuge lights
COL= Tradewinds chiller
FN2= fan for exhaust of coil heat on chiller
HET= 800w heater
ATO=Auto top off device
KAL= Kalk mixer
FAN= Fan over tank for air on MH's
EXT= Exhaust fan for fish room
ALM= Alarm module
MON= Moon lights
DAY= 3x400w MH's
OZ3= O3 generator
FN3= exhaust fan over tank hood
MAN= Main pump
CLP= Closed loop pump
PH1= Power head in sump to sir water of a night
HT2= back up heater 500w
TZ1= Tunze 1
TZ2= Tunze 2
TZ3= Tunze 3


If Temp > 82.0 Then DAY OFF
Max Change 090 M Then DAY OFF
If Temp > 83.0 Then ACT OFF
Max Change 060 M Then ACT OFF
If Power 000 Then DAY OFF
Max Change 020 M Then DAY OFF
If Power 000 Then OZ3 OFF
Max Change 015 M Then OZ3 OFF
If Time > 09:00 Then ACT ON
If Time > 01:00 Then ACT OFF
If Time > 15:00 Then DAY ON
If Time > 22:00 Then DAY OFF
If Timer ACT = ON Then MON OFF
If Timer ACT = OFF Then MON ON
If Temp < 79.3 Then COL OFF
If Temp > 79.5 Then COL ON
If Temp > 84.0 Then COL OFF
If Time > 00:00 Then HET OFF
If Temp < 78.8 Then HET ON
If Temp > 79.0 Then HET OFF
If Temp < 68.0 Then HET OFF
If Temp < 78.6 Then HT2 ON
If Temp > 78.9 Then HT2 OFF
If Temp < 67.5 Then HT2 OFF
If Time > 21:00 Then FUG ON
If Time > 09:00 Then FUG OFF
If Time > 10:00 Then ATO OFF
If Time > 13:00 Then ATO ON
If Time > 10:05 Then KAL ON
If Time > 11:05 Then KAL OFF
If Time > 21:40 Then ATO OFF
If Time > 01:30 Then ATO ON
If pH > 08.39 Then ATO OFF
If Time > 21:43 Then KAL ON
If Time > 22:45 Then KAL OFF
If pHA1 > 06.60 Then CO2 ON
If pHA1 < 06.60 Then CO2 OFF
If Timer COL = ON Then FN2 ON
If pH > 08.55 Then ALM ON
If pHA1 < 06.35 Then ALM ON
If Temp < 77.5 Then ALM ON
If Temp > 81.0 Then ALM ON
If Power 000 Then ALM ON
If Time > 00:00 Then ALM OFF
If Time > 11:00 Then AIR ON
If Time > 23:00 Then AIR OFF
If TmpA > 84.0 Then AIR OFF
If Temp < 77.3 Then AIR OFF
Max Change 015 M Then AIR OFF
If Time > 12:00 Then FAN ON
If Time > 22:15 Then FAN OFF
If Time > 12:00 Then EXT ON
If Time > 23:00 Then EXT OFF
If Temp < 78.7 Then EXT OFF
Max Change 030 M Then EXT OFF
If Time > 00:00 Then OZ3 OFF
If ORP < 300 Then OZ3 ON
If ORP > 370 Then OZ3 OFF
If ORPA > 425 Then OZ3 OFF
Max Change 060 M Then OZ3 OFF
If Timer OZ3 = ON Then FN3 ON
If Timer OZ3 = OFF Then FN3 OFF
If TmpA > 81.7 Then FN3 ON
If Time > 00:00 Then MAN ON
If Time > 00:00 Then CLP ON
If Timer DAY = ON Then TZ1 PF1
If Timer DAY = ON Then TZ2 PF2
If Timer DAY = ON Then TZ3 PF3
Pmp MODE Sd for PF1
Pmp Int 030/100 for PF1
Pmp OSC 15/10/15 for PF1
Pmp MODE Sd for PF2
Pmp Int 030/100 for PF2
Pmp OSC 15/15/00 for PF2
Pmp MODE Sd for PF3
Pmp Int 030/100 for PF3
Pmp OSC 00/15/15 for PF3
If Timer DAY = OFF Then TZ1 PF4
If Timer DAY = OFF Then TZ2 PF5
If Timer DAY = OFF Then TZ3 PF6
Pmp MODE Sd for PF4
Pmp Int 030/080 for PF4
Pmp OSC 15/10/15 for PF4
Pmp MODE Sd for PF5
Pmp Int 030/080 for PF5
Pmp OSC 15/15/00 for PF5
Pmp MODE Sd for PF6
Pmp Int 030/080 for PF6
Pmp OSC 00/15/15 for PF6
If FeedA 000 Then TZ1 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then TZ2 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then TZ3 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then CLP OFF
If FeedB 000 Then TZ1 OFF
If FeedB 000 Then TZ2 OFF
If FeedB 000 Then CLP OFF
If FeedC 000 Then TZ1 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then TZ2 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then TZ3 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then CLP OFF
If Time > 05:00 Then PH3 ON
If Time > 06:00 Then PH3 OFF
If Time > 00:01 Then FAK ON
If Timer COL = OFF Then FN2 OFF
If Timer COL = ON Then FAN ON
If Timer COL = ON Then FN3 ON

Carbon is replace monthly and P04 is done when needed.
Ca reactor takes care of Calcium
Add 3 table spoons of kalk power every 10 to 12 days
Dose Trace Elements and Stronium every two weeks
Add Magnesium when needed.

 

Wow! That's what I'm talking about. I need something like that!

 

Just get a controller.

 

Been meaning to look into them, but honestly I'm a little intimidated.