How Often Do I Clean My Tank

How Often Do I Clean My Aquarium?

This can be answered by asking yourself a series of questions:

How big is my aquarium tank?
Freshwater or saltwater?
What filtration devices are running?
What types of specimens do I keep in the tank?
How many are there? (what is the "bio load?")
How often and what do I feed to my specimens?

From this point, you can make a decision as to how often the aquarium will be maintained. Refer to the chart below for recommended maintenance schedules for different types of aquaria. These are general recommendations assuming an average bio load and average feeding schedule.

Tank Size 20-50 Gal 50-100 Gal 100-300 Gal 300-500 Gal

Freshwater	2 x per month	once a month	bi-monthly	quarterly
Saltwater	once a week	twice a month	once a month	once a month
Brackish	2 x per month	once a month	once a month	once a month
Reef	every day	twice a week	once a week	once a week

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