Your Daily/Weekly Coral Care?

[scubagirl12]

Everyone has their own opinion, right? So I was just wondering what everyone has in their daily, weekly, or monthly schedule for care of their corals. Specifically lps and softies (because that's what I have).

 

[cameron]

Feed the fish, calcium and buffer every few days, skimmer cleaning weekly, water changes every 2 weeks, carbon/GFO/Purigen monthly, UV bulbs every 6 months, MH lighting every 8 months, T5 lighting every 16 months.

I think that is about it barring the occasional pump cleaning. I dose nothing special and don't believe iodine or other reef suplements is worth the money or hassle... for me at least.

 

[chicagoman_35]

Mine is very much like Cameron's, except my skimmer gets cleaned during the water change.
I used to dose calcium/buffers but was a real pain, now i just use a better salt mix (Pro Reef)

 

[mwitten]

Cameron;112691 wrote: Feed the fish, calcium and buffer every few days, skimmer cleaning weekly, water changes every 2 weeks, carbon/GFO/Purigen monthly, UV bulbs every 6 months, MH lighting every 8 months, T5 lighting every 16 months.

MH every 8 and T5 Every 16? Hmm... I always thought it was kind of the other way around... Usually go 12-16 on my MH. I don't have T5's.

I dose a bit of liquid food now and then, but doubt it does a lot, though my softies love it. I also do the usual tending: move them if they are beginning to encroach on each other, etc.

As to cleaning skimmers: I clean out the head every few weeks, and the pumps on my Deltec I take apart and quick-clean every 2-3 months or when foam is down. I do a full soak/clean to get calcium buildup out about 1/year. I have yet to clean out the main body, but I am beginning to think about it. When I was using my MR2, I never cleaned the pump, and only cleaned the Becket's once a month or so. I cleaned the top chamber/head about every week.

-Mike

 

[scubagirl12]

so no one does much with phyto/zooplankton or target feeding?

 

[mwitten]

Scubagirl12;112885 wrote: so no one does much with phyto/zooplankton or target feeding?

Well.. I do put in some Phyto from time to time, but that is mostly for my softies. I put in some Oyster Eggs as well.... Also, the Leather loves it when I clean the glass on my aquarium.

OK, it helps if I re-read the question. Short term memory is not what it was.. I was thinking SPS.

I have target fed my LPS as well ( have 2 elegance and used to have an open brain). I posted a message a few days ago where my elegance was eating a shrimp, and it opened up REALLY big after that, so I am back to feeding it a bit now every few days. Mostly, however, I make sure there is enough water flow when I am feeding my fish to assure that my LPS get hit with some of the food. Mysis and flake, and they snag it. I re-enable my power heads about 10-15 minutes before I turn my sump return pump back on during my feed cycle. One power head is running throughout the cycle.

Oh, and I suspect it has a bit to do with how mature your tank is, how much rock, etc. The pod population, for example, is a source of food, and takes a bit to get cranked up.

So far, so good... My two bits!

-Mike

 

[dakota9]

I target feed my lps and anemones twice a week. I'm currently using Piscine Energetics Mysis. I switch around sometimes.