Tank Logs?

**Gumshoe218** · 01-26-2011, 05:48 PM

I was thinking about starting one to help document when and what I change during tank maintenance, i.e. dates, changed media, etc. I was wondering if anyone else does one to help keep things under control.

**KatzeSlaugen** · 01-26-2011, 06:18 PM

i have a small notebook i keep by my bed to let me know. pretty much usless to anyone but me because of the way its written. without many spaces and in very short hand
"1/20/11 55 wc30g a0 i0 n20 2cferts no filter"
"1/20/11 75wc36g a0 i0 n35 ocferts yes filter"
"1/24/11 55 wc0 1cferts no filter"

i dont think its necessary but its nice to be able to know what i did when in case something weird happens with the tanks

**friz** · 01-26-2011, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by KatzeSlaugen

i have a small notebook i keep by my bed to let me know. pretty much usless to anyone but me because of the way its written. without many spaces and in very short hand
"1/20/11 55 wc30g a0 i0 n20 2cferts no filter"
"1/20/11 75wc36g a0 i0 n35 ocferts yes filter"
"1/24/11 55 wc0 1cferts no filter"

i dont think its necessary but its nice to be able to know what i did when in case something weird happens with the tanks

Good idea. If you logged your chemical tests in excel, you could graph them.

**Sandz** · 01-26-2011, 06:21 PM

I keep track of my tests, dosing of ferts and water changes. I dont track filter media or gravel vacs but I do take care to document routine things.

**HockeyPisces14** · 01-26-2011, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by friz

Good idea. If you logged your chemical tests in excel, you could graph them.

I second this - I am keeping track of all my water parameters in one big Excel spreadsheet. All other observations and actions go in a "notes" section in the last column. This was especially helpful, while I was cycling a new tank. The graphs made it all easy to look at.