Daily:

• Check fish, water temperature, and equipment

• Feed fish and remove any uneaten food

• Empty protein skimmer (saltwater tanks)

Weekly:

• Clean glass cover or condensation tray

• Add any water needed to compensate for evaporation

• Remove any algae from glass

Every 2 weeks:

• Change water (amount changed depends on stocking level)

• Remove dead leaves from live plants and trim if needed

• Check pH, total alkalinity, ammonia levels, nitrate and nitrite levels, specific gravity (for saltwater and brackish tanks), and filter flow (clean if needed)

• Stir top of substrate and remove debris

Every 1 to 3 months:

• Replace carbon in filter

• Clean protein skimmer (marine saltwater tanks), filter pipework, and quartz sleeve of ultraviolet sterilizer (if applicable)

• Service power filters and air pump

Every 6 months:

• Check lighting

• Replace ultraviolet sterilizer tubes