Chocolate54
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Oct 3, 2012
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I would like to be able to journal my aquarium up keep and fish birth, deaths and additions. Any sugestion of a journal template.
There's an app for it I think. Search fish care or aquarium care on the AppStore. Of course, if you don't have a Apple product, just a mini calendar attached to a mini notepad works perfectly too.
Hmmm what about for windows pc?
I use MS Excel for recording test results, changes in stock, plants, hardware, feeding schedules, photo periods, etc. Sure, it is not the best for handling text like a journal but it does a decent job of presenting the data in a grid format. You can use formulas, generate graphs and charts, and embed pictures. Of course there are mobile apps for what I have just described but in the scope of PC applications, I use Excel and I keep mine pretty simple. I don't have a template for you but at minimum, the columns could be:
Date
Time
Temperature
pH
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
Notes
You could create additional columns as needed (KH, DH, Phosphates, etc). The Notes column is a catch-all for any non-numeric results, observations, changes in routines.
I am .net developer so I've developed my own app for tests temps stocking dates of cleanings etc. I've thought about sharing it a few times. Does reports and graphs for me to see changes and track progress.
Ha! At work I support some applications written in VB6 running on Win2k/XP desktops.
Is the .net app a desktop or web app? Every time I think about creating my own mobile app, I find there already is one more available for free. I like the portability of a mobile app but I would rather see it on a big monitor.
I used to keep a written log years ago. It's fun to look back and see I was doing then. BTI (before the Internet) you had written correspondence. I saved a letter I got from Julian Sprung as we were discussing the merits of reverse flow UG filters and REDOX potentials. Now I see his name all over SW products when I go to an LFS.