What Maintenance Are You Laziest About?

[BigEZ77]

This should be a fun thread...

What is the task you put off the most? For me its water testing...ooooh I'm in trouble! :eek2: I test cal, mag, alk and sg once a week but nothing else...i.e. phos and nitrate. Have an ammonia badge in the tank though.

Also, my tank is somewhere around 6-8 months along and I have yet to pull the moving parts and run them thru vinegar. That's a task for the next long weekend. How often do most of you do that? 6 mths?

 

[Animagus]

To tell you the truth, nothing. It's all just become a routine, not to mention that I get a kick out of it.

 

[Scorpius]

Making my ESV salt for a water change. I've figured out if I make 5 gals for each weekly water change I stick to it. Everything else I enjoy thoroughly.

 

[C.Eymann]

Cleaning the glass

 

[SFish]

I hate water changes right now because I don't have my mixing station set up yet. It takes so damn long to make 10gals of RO/DI water.

 

[Pigpen17]

Cleaning my powerheads for sure. I do my weekly tests, water change, grab some algae, clean the glass, dump the skimmer, then I look at the powerheads and think, "Next time."
I need to buy a third one so I can have two in the tank and one running in the vinegar bucket.

 

[SALTYwaterDOG]

Disassembly and cleaning pumps. I think I'll clean them next time though :thumbsup:

 

[Animagus]

Does LARS have anything to do with this thread? Just checking... Nobody want's to admit it when worst becomes worst.

 

[BrianKC]

Cleaning my powerheads for sure. I do my weekly tests, water change, grab some algae, clean the glass, dump the skimmer, then I look at the powerheads and think, "Next time."

I need to buy a third one so I can have two in the tank and one running in the vinegar bucket.

You're supposed to clean those? Kidding...I'd say that's my main laziness; breaking down and cleaning equipment.

That and I should vary the tank's diet more. Hauling out the frozen stuff, thawing it, rinsing it is just enough a hassle that it doesn't happen as frequently as I intend.


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[Animagus]

I think that guy Paul is an example of this. Just a petri dish... Life will take it's course though, one way or the other...

I'm not big fan btw. I just think he likes to here himself talk...

 

[ecotanker]

Cleaning the glass, soaking the pumps in vinegar, doing water changes and testing the water. I only test for nitrate and occasionally test for phosphate. I only do water changes when I put in new life into the tank. I have a serious case of LARS ;-). Fortunately my tank is set up to handle it.

 

[Animagus]

Picture?

If your going to knock it at least show it... (please)

 

[SeaTila]

Overflows are disgusting.

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[gmlee]

Too lazy and tired right now ........

 

[Sapelo]

Disassembling and cleaning skimmer and return pump...too much hassle!

 

[sde1500]

Cleaning/changing the filter sock, honestly can't even tell you how long the one I have has been in there since I last cleaned it haha.

 

[Jah2707]

So far it has been testing. Need to buy different tests, It seems to take forever for me to complete them.

 

[jason2459]

Cleaning my skimmer since getting a davy jones locker and swabbie...

But look how dang clean the inside of that neck is.

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Blowing off rocks, and manually removing any excess algae

 

[jayball]

Cleaning my skimmer since getting a davy jones locker and swabbie...

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But look how dang clean the inside of that neck is.

No smell? It would be nice to not have to mess with it every week.