Thanks again everyone! and sorry MedRed.
My average cleaning regiment is as follows...
- 5 gallon water change every two weeks. I take a 1/2" hose and suck as much debris out of the tank as possible. I take special notice of the corners and under the rocks if i can reach. Sometimes swish the water around near the bottom of the rocks with hand in order to try to get debris out to suck up with the hose.
- I change my filter pad once every two weeks when I do my water change.
- Scrape all glass and backwall during the water change. I pay special attention to carefully scraping where the glass meets silicon. I've noticed if you keep these corners clean, it really gives the tank the new look many people are looking for. In addition, My back wall has a 1/8" piece of black acrylic siliconed to it. This is important because this allows me to easily scrape the algae off it. The standard rough surface of the many overflows and filters is hard to keep clean.
- Magfloat the glass clean every 3-4 days or as needed. Some noticeable algae growth can be seen between this period. However, I do not generally do not magfloat more often (unless I have company)in an effort to not disturb the corals near the glass as little as possible.
- I clean my skimmer cup once every 3-4 days. I clean my skimmer every 3-4 months.
- I clean my pumps with a scrub brush every 3-4 months.
Hope this helps.
