Multiple Tank Syndrome.. I don't know how you guys do it.

With just my 3 tanks (29g, 10g, 10g) running now, I have plenty on my plate as is. I want more tanks, but keeping 3 environments healthy and maintained already seems like alot of work, worry, and money! Maybe I've had bad luck.

How do you people that keep 5-10 tanks going, often times very large ones, keep the momentum that you do? How long do you spend on tank maintenance? If I so much as had to dose ferts in 10 tanks every morning, I'd be late for work on a regular basis. :crazy:

I feel the same. I have 3 tanks I maintain now and its too much... always missing a water change here or there. I dont even feed my fish every day, probably 3-4 times a week depending. I'm trying to upgrade all the tanks and hopefully will fully automate the water changing and fertilizer dosing. That will atleast keep the water changed as it should and all the parameters balanced. Depending on the week, I simply dont have hours to spend. For example one of my rotations at work is 6 days a week 12hrs each day, and thats flipping from dayshift for 3 and nightshift the other 3.

The family takes a lot of time away from hobbies to, a good hour spent each day taking my son to the sitters and back, plus having to watch/entertain him constantly. And a wife who thinks fish arent something that time needs to be spent on. :(
 
everything is easier with a python hose :D

i now have 8 tanks running, 1 150g 1 75g 4 55g 2 40g breeders

water change once a week

takes about 3 hours for everything..
 
How would you go about using a python when your tap water is chlorinated?

I am not sure if you understood the answer.

Once you drain your old water out, treat the whole tank and then add your new water.
 
I am not sure if you understood the answer.
It wasn't a response to your reply... just a question about using pythons, which we got on the subject of later in the thread.

Once you drain your old water out, treat the whole tank and then add your new water.

Yeah that's what Mg said above. It will really dechlorinate the fresh water as it enters the tank, instantly before the fish are exposed to it at all?
 
I feel the same. I have 3 tanks I maintain now and its too much... always missing a water change here or there. I dont even feed my fish every day, probably 3-4 times a week depending. I'm trying to upgrade all the tanks and hopefully will fully automate the water changing and fertilizer dosing. That will atleast keep the water changed as it should and all the parameters balanced. Depending on the week, I simply dont have hours to spend. For example one of my rotations at work is 6 days a week 12hrs each day, and thats flipping from dayshift for 3 and nightshift the other 3.

The family takes a lot of time away from hobbies to, a good hour spent each day taking my son to the sitters and back, plus having to watch/entertain him constantly. And a wife who thinks fish arent something that time needs to be spent on. :(

I don't even have a spouse and kids to take up my time, like you do, and sometimes I still have trouble staying focused on the task at hand when PWC day comes. Some people have so much more going on in their lives and still maintain so many aquariums. It's amazing I think.
 
I feel the same. I have 3 tanks I maintain now and its too much... always missing a water change here or there. I dont even feed my fish every day, probably 3-4 times a week depending. I'm trying to upgrade all the tanks and hopefully will fully automate the water changing and fertilizer dosing. That will atleast keep the water changed as it should and all the parameters balanced. Depending on the week, I simply dont have hours to spend. For example one of my rotations at work is 6 days a week 12hrs each day, and thats flipping from dayshift for 3 and nightshift the other 3.

The family takes a lot of time away from hobbies to, a good hour spent each day taking my son to the sitters and back, plus having to watch/entertain him constantly. And a wife who thinks fish arent something that time needs to be spent on. :(

I hear you my brother.

Q
 
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