written record

[duke62]

all the magazines and all the books i have read always said to keep a record of your tank in a log.im just curious on who actually does this.please be honest there is no need to lie.you never know when i come to someones house i might ask to see your log :lol2:

 

[artie1209]

I do sometimes usually for equipment changes but not for every water change. So is that a yes or no? Maybe categorizes like
all the time, sometimes, never?

 

[dj ze]

i keep record of the date of every fish and coral that i add and any major equipment change

 

[duke62]

doesnt need to be so specific or complicated.a yes or a no will be fine

 

[chuck116]

Yes

 

[gimincorp]

yes... but it is irregular (I mean I don't always record what I see/measure...) BUT I should!

 

[Lunareclipse]

I actually write mine in dry erase marker on the side of my tank.

 

[Wes]

I used to write it down, but I keep everything in my head now.

Once your system/method has stabilized you should be getting the same results every time.


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[dacaptain78]

I kept a log for two weeks. Then I misplaced the pad I was using and that was the end of it. Damn I am lazy sometimes, lol.

 

[Josh]

We are working on integrating some tracking tools into the website. Do you think you would log your results if there was an easy way to input it?

 

[reefs4life]

I started keeping my record now with my new 210 setup, I kinda document everything. Take the temp and salinity everyday and write down when I feed the fish and any other maintainance related stuff and also if I add any fish (or if I were to lose any)

 

[tosiek]

Im sure alot of people would use it and the people that don't would start. People also wouldn't worry about losing pads or anything. Plus it would be an easy way of showing people when you have a problem that you need advice on.

I personally don't log anything. And i have many reasons not to. It would be a job if i started recording things weekly or daily and that's what i don't want my tank to be.

And Duke, its really hard to give a yes and no answer to a question that has so many different answers. Alot of people record additions, both in tank and setup wise, and others record tank fluctuations, ect. Be more specific with your question if you want a yes and no answer. =0) Parameter log? fish log? ect.

 

[MIKE NY]

Yes

 

[duke62]

it can be any written record.whether its a record on parameters,fish,.just want to know if people keep a log on there tank.you can explain what record log it is used for.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

I found the log too painful and it could be used as evidence by the bride!!!!

 

[DrHarryLopez]

We are working on integrating some tracking tools into the website. Do you think you would log your results if there was an easy way to input it?

I would keep a log if it were an available tracking tool.

 

[knugenx]

It would be a job if i started recording things weekly or daily and that's what i don't want my tank to be.

+1 on the fact that it's only a hobby

 

[ming]

I write in my log about once every 2 weeks of the alk/ca and if I adjusted my ca reactor

 

[DrHarryLopez]

What would be some of the things that could be logged?
I have an AC3 which logs my temp, pH, and ORP. From there i can put the raw data into excel and get avg temps, pH. It has graphs for a visual as well.

a tracking webpage could have;
Ca - results, time and day, any action taken
Alk - results, time and day, any action taken
Mg - results, time and day, any action taken
New equipment notes
fish added
fish fed (i feed them when i remember)
new corals added
corals that died
fish the died or MIA
last bulb change
major equipment cleaning
water change

what else?

 

[tomtoothdoc]

yes....but quite sporadic now.
the first year or so, kept a fairly detailed logs....parameters, water changes, coral/fish additions, equipments added or deleted, problems and solutions, etc. but once everything stabilized, only keep logs of when to change out bulbs, ro/di filters, ferric oxide, alk and cal dosage plus parameters only if out of the ordinary.