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Old 12-17-2014, 08:00 PM
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Default Maintainance app, or pen and paper?

Hi all,

I'm starting early on my new years resolution to get more organized with my tank. I've had good intentions to record tests, w/c, etc but have failed to be consistent with any record keeping. Does anyone have a suggestion for an app that might expidite this, or should I just stick with a notebook?

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Old 12-17-2014, 08:37 PM
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I havn't been able to find and acceptable app yet. There's this:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...&postcount=928

It's pretty good.
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Old 12-17-2014, 08:42 PM
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http://www.aquarimate.com/

Seems to be a good app
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Old 12-17-2014, 08:48 PM
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I use an app called 'aquaplanner pro'. Has alerts, reminders, graphs all your data. I like it. It does everything I need it to. And it saves to the cloud, so I can use it across multiple devices.
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Old 12-17-2014, 11:16 PM
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i use a calender that i have behind each one of my tanks.
i write down when fish are added, corals, are added, water changes, tests, etc....
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Old 12-17-2014, 11:18 PM
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Try aquaticlog.com

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Old 12-18-2014, 03:11 AM
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I don't record anymore unless I'm having issues
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Old 12-18-2014, 03:15 AM
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I don't record anymore unless I'm having issues
I'm the same way. I don't see the benefit of keeping a history of test results. Do some feel it is part of the fun of the hobby or am I missing out on something that I should be doing?
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Old 12-18-2014, 04:22 AM
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Guess it's pen and paper for me

I wrote an Excel log/spreadsheet and use it all the time
I print off blank sheets and they pile up until I transfer them to a storage binder ......
I record every test, additions/deaths, lighting changes, dosing changes, water changes, changed a brand of product

I find it very useful when looking back to source issues
It's also helpful just for the fact that I can date when I did 'what' with bulbs, dosing changes, whatever
What buckets of salt I used, batch #s ....

The uses are endless

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Old 12-18-2014, 05:10 AM
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I use a spreadsheet as well. Started it years ago as an Excel document. Recently bit the bullet & bought a new notebook since the old one was still running XP & the nagging end of support pop ups finally made me crumble. Don't have the latest version of MS Office, so decided to upload the document to Google sheets, since I have a Google+ account. Bit of a learning curve but functions much the same. A little nervous of having it on the 'cloud', but I back it up to a local drive from time to time.

It's grown into quite a complex thing with 12 different sheets covering everything from water changes, water tests, cost of hardware/livestock, electrical components & power consumption, LED specs, RODI gallons produced & filter changes.... the list goes on. Even have a sheet for calculating various conversions.

Here's a screenshot made some time ago.


Should anyone be interested, I can save a copy & link to a shared version to download or use as you wish although it may be confusing. There are no instructions & will probably be difficult to figure out everything I've done. I don't consider myself to be a computer geek, but I did get fairly proficient as an MS Office user in my previous line of work.
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