phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I can do 50% WCs + gravel vacs on 23 tanks in 2 hours :nilly: You get used to it after a while. I take my time with my tank :lol: Just is. Did a WC + prune this afternoon as well. Water goes out, water goes in. Prune just before you top the water up. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 i spend less time than i did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I can do 50% WCs + gravel vacs on 23 tanks in 2 hours :nilly: Do it slower and you work more hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Please tell me you are joking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Fish inside get fed every 3 or 4 days (if I think of it) although my young platies have been fed daily up until now. As I am away (in sunny Golden Bay) at the moment, they will go 3 days without food. I do a water change once every 3 months or so (takes about half an hour to do 3 tanks) and the occasional top up due to evaporation in summer. Filters get cleaned out once a year or so. The pond fish get fed once a day during the summer months, most days, just so I can sit and watch them while I have my cuppa. where abouts in Golden Bay are you? It's a great place. We did the pupu hydro walkway when I was there at xmas and had a beer at the Collingwood pub.... the day before they had the massive floods :-? Adrienne - do your inside tanks each get 2-3 water changes a week? I think I spend around 2 hours a day, feeding etc. It's hard to tell really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Please tell me you are joking.... Lighten up dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Stop saying silly things then! :lol: How am I supposed to know what tone you mean it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 How am I supposed to know what tone you mean it in? I'd say the wink sets the tone quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Maybe for the teens. I didn't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I tend to take everything with the lightest possible tone, means less keyboard bashing, calling the "computer" colourful names and a better sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 You must be getting old p44 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Why am I getting the impression of a Jack in the Box :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Neon - Yes they do get 2-3 water changes each week except when I am away on holiday and then they get them only weekly (but then again the fish only get fed once a week instead of 1-2x daily). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 At least 20hrs a week maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I think everyone has a different approach to maintenance as tank sizes differ different types of fish have different needs and stocking levels vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I think everyone has a different approach to maintenance as tank sizes differ different types of fish have different needs and stocking levels vary. absolutely correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagaforfish Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Probably an hour or so a week, more if i'm playing around with the layout... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Neon I am back home now but was at Paton's Rock. I will be posting a link to my Photobucket pics when I get them organised. We went to Pupu Springs, Farewell Spit, Wharariki Beach, The Naked Possum, Wainui Falls and walked some of the Kaituna Track. We also visited a number of the other beaches around Takaka. We went to the old Salisbury swing bridge that was destroyed in the floods. Unbelieveable how high the water level must have been, and how strong the current. There is still a lot of mess everywhere and a lot of road works as they repair the damage. The springs and all the other waterways are as pristine as usual and look lovely. Here is an interesting note for those who get upset at innappropriate housing for fish... The people we stayed with have a small goldfish tank in the games room. It would be about 40cm x 30 x 30 and has 2 goldfish about 10cm long in it. The water gets changes every few months when it "looks dirty". They fill a bucket with water, plonk the fish in it, totally empty and scrub out the tank (no soap used) and refill it. There is no filtration, light (no plants) or air pump. The fish are fed daily. When we saw them the fish were gasping lightly at the surface as it was a hot day but did not appear overly stressed. They look otherwise healthy. This tank is the only home they have ever known. These goldfish are 20 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Neon I am back home now but was at Paton's Rock. I will be posting a link to my Photobucket pics when I get them organised. We went to Pupu Springs, Farewell Spit, Wharariki Beach, The Naked Possum, Wainui Falls and walked some of the Kaituna Track. We also visited a number of the other beaches around Takaka. We went to the old Salisbury swing bridge that was destroyed in the floods. Unbelieveable how high the water level must have been, and how strong the current. There is still a lot of mess everywhere and a lot of road works as they repair the damage. The springs and all the other waterways are as pristine as usual and look lovely. Here is an interesting note for those who get upset at innappropriate housing for fish... The people we stayed with have a small goldfish tank in the games room. It would be about 40cm x 30 x 30 and has 2 goldfish about 10cm long in it. The water gets changes every few months when it "looks dirty". They fill a bucket with water, plonk the fish in it, totally empty and scrub out the tank (no soap used) and refill it. There is no filtration, light (no plants) or air pump. The fish are fed daily. When we saw them the fish were gasping lightly at the surface as it was a hot day but did not appear overly stressed. They look otherwise healthy. This tank is the only home they have ever known. These goldfish are 20 years old. Wow that's a great goldfish survival story! Hope you took pics I love Wharariki Beach..... Once we saw some baby seals there, playing while their mum's were out fishing. They were so cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I met a goldfish that was found lying on a pile of turds sieved out at the Fielding sewage 'treatment' plant. It survived. The surprising thing is it is a kinda fancy one with headgrowth - wouldn't have thought fancy goldies were at all robust. I have two 4ft, a 3ft and a 2ft tank. They get weekly waterchanges and algae scraped off the glass. I guess it takes about an hour a week. Draining the water through the hose takes a long time for some tanks but I can just leave them to do their thing while I go off and do something else. The siphon breaks when the right amount of water is removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I can do 50% WCs + gravel vacs on 23 tanks in 2 hours LEGEND! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I spend probably about an hour a week trimming plants and doing a water change, and little ajustments throughout the week. I spend approximately three or four hours on the forums each day (holidays). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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