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What is your morning routine?
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First thing I do every morning is check on my QT room, feed, if fish are looking rough give dips/baths, etc.
Then I take a shower and head into my conditioning room. Feed, tank maintenance, bag up fish, etc.
After I get home from Fedex, I go back into the QT room for more husbandry.
This goes on 7 days a week from the time I get up until I go to bed at midnight - 1AM. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving so I can take a break from all of this.
Then I take a shower and head into my conditioning room. Feed, tank maintenance, bag up fish, etc.
After I get home from Fedex, I go back into the QT room for more husbandry.
This goes on 7 days a week from the time I get up until I go to bed at midnight - 1AM. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving so I can take a break from all of this.
When I had my tank up and running I didn't do much in the morning beside check to make sure there no issues (like over flowing skimmer, leak, ATO working, water for top off, etc..) After work is when I would do more on my tank.
same here !! my morning includes, wake up, walk dog, eat breakfast, then get ready for work. hahahhaha
Agree, lights come on starting at 9 and all up by 11am. Just feed them about 4/5pm. Every few days check floss and skimmer cup.
Hallowhead
NJRC Member
How many fish are you pushing a day ? I'd love a video your of all your operationsFirst thing I do every morning is check on my QT room, feed, if fish are looking rough give dips/baths, etc.
Then I take a shower and head into my conditioning room. Feed, tank maintenance, bag up fish, etc.
After I get home from Fedex, I go back into the QT room for more husbandry.
This goes on 7 days a week from the time I get up until I go to bed at midnight - 1AM. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving so I can take a break from all of this.
Hallowhead
NJRC Member
My morning routine is as some have said check cup and ATO.. I'll do this every couple days especially if I did maintenance the night before. Otherwise my lights are on at 9:30 so I'll feed when I'm home
I typically have 50 fish in conditioning + 50 fish in QT at any given time. Below is a video of my QT room (was a light order):
Hallowhead
NJRC Member
Amazing ! And you say can't wait for thanksgiving ? Whys that? All tanks will be empty for a bit ?
We're moving after the holidays. I may reboot the business after we get settled, BUT I first want to test out something I've been working on which may eliminate the need for QT. I hate QT as much as everyone else.
Hallowhead
NJRC Member
What's this process ?!We're moving after the holidays. I may reboot the business after we get settled, BUT I first want to test out something I've been working on which may eliminate the need for QT. I hate QT as much as everyone else.
It's a bath treatment, but I really don't want to go into details until I know for sure what it does/does not do. I'm also experimenting with a bath that combines 3 different chemicals. But I need time to experiment with sick fish, document my findings, and be sure the results are repeatable. I don't want people going all half-cocked with this and then saying it doesn't work.
There are also others involved (this is not just my thing), so I must respect their wishes if we figure out this works.
Hallowhead
NJRC Member
Completely understood ! Looking forward to it. Do you have a DT? Or just QT?
No DT - no time for one currently.
But you have no idea how much I am looking forward to the day when all I have is a DT, and can just kick back & enjoy this hobby again.I currently manage 10 QTs, 14 conditioning systems, and a frag tank in my wife's office (which looks horrible because I neglect it).
Morning routine for me is fairly simple. Check all tanks for top off, look and listen for anything out of the ordinary. Check the simple stuff like ph and temp readings and of course skimmer. Every third day I Broadcast feed the coral. I don’t feed the fish in the am because they are sleeping when I get up.
Hallowhead
NJRC Member
What do you broadcast feed your corals?
A combo of reef roids, coral candy, benepets, marine snow, phytoplankton and brine shrimp