aquarium software

[Mike Endsley]

I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
logging?
I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
TIA,
Mike

[Donald Kerns]

Mike Endsley wrote:

> I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
> logging?
> I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
> Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(

[partly kidding]
Some php, mysql, a bit of design and you could create "GnuFish: The
Finest Open Source Aquarium Management Tool."

-D
--
"When you've lost your ability to laugh, you've lost your ability to
think straight." -To Inherit the Wind

[Mike Endsley]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:23:57 -0700, Donald Kerns wrote:

> Mike Endsley wrote:
>
>> I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
>> logging?
>> I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
>> Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
>
> [partly kidding]
> Some php, mysql, a bit of design and you could create "GnuFish: The
> Finest Open Source Aquarium Management Tool."
>
> -D
Wellllll,
The thought did come to me about trying openoffice.org to see if
I could learn and then do something with it but I don't even know
if that could be used. ;)
Mike

[Mike Endsley]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:14:00 -0600, Mike Endsley wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:23:57 -0700, Donald Kerns wrote:
>
>> Mike Endsley wrote:
>>
>>> I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
>>> logging?
>>> I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
>>> Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
SNIP

Well, I cam across a site with software links. I found 2 programs:
Tankminder98 and AquaLog. Beggar's can't be too choosey, so guess
I will try these and see how they work. The site I found them at
(in case anybody is interested) is: http://fins.actwin.com/software.php
Again, thanks.
Mike

[Cris]

Aquarix is pretty good. It's shareware, but if you can put up with a
30 second nag screen after 30 days, you don't *have* to pay for it.
www.aquarix.com

Cris

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:46:35 -0600, Mike Endsley >
wrote:

>I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
>logging?
>I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
>Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
>TIA,
>Mike

[Mike Endsley]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 03:03:11 +0000, Cris wrote:

> Aquarix is pretty good. It's shareware, but if you can put up with a
> 30 second nag screen after 30 days, you don't *have* to pay for it.
> www.aquarix.com
>
> Cris
>
Thanks for that info, Cris. I have seen the aquarix site, but stayed
away since I didn't have the money to "register". I may take a look and
see how it is. I am trying AquaLog right now.
Mike

[RedForeman ©®]

but access is limited by the same wizards you are using... if you just use a
canned dbase, it'll end up needing more work than it's worth....

I'm a DBA, using access and SQL, I've made several, but none really end up
the way I want them, the forms, reports, and modules just don't seem to
satisfy my desires... which may be my own problem, and not yours...


"D&M" > wrote in message
...
> Are you any good with MS access? I've set up a couple databases storing
> photos and other info for things, the wizards it comes with can pretty
much
> walk you through it all, about 1-2 hour learning curve for a simple
logging
> database.
>
>
> "Mike Endsley" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
> > logging?
> > I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
> > Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
> > TIA,
> > Mike
> >
>
>

[Dennis Fox]

Donald Kerns wrote:
> Mike Endsley wrote:
>
>
>>I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
>>logging?
>>I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
>>Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
>
>
> [partly kidding]
> Some php, mysql, a bit of design and you could create "GnuFish: The
> Finest Open Source Aquarium Management Tool."
>
> -D


What all do the available software packages track and do? I ask
because I do not have Windows on my machine ... so downloading even a
freebie is of no real use to me. OTOH, I _do_ have PHP, MySql, perl and
java ... so designing and coding "GnuFish" might be fun.

BTW, OpenOffice does include a spreadsheet -- entering and graphing
water parameters is relatively straight forward if that is all you wish
to do.

Please throw some ideas at me as to what a decent aquarium maintenance
software would do!

-Dennis

[Mike Endsley]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:39:44 -0500, Dennis Fox wrote:

> Donald Kerns wrote:
>> Mike Endsley wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I hate asking this but is there any free software for aquariums/fish
>>>logging?
>>>I found some shareware and commercial products via a search.
>>>Being unemployed does have its drawbacks :(
>>
>>
>> [partly kidding]
>> Some php, mysql, a bit of design and you could create "GnuFish: The
>> Finest Open Source Aquarium Management Tool."
>>
>> -D
>
>
> What all do the available software packages track and do? I ask
> because I do not have Windows on my machine ... so downloading even a
> freebie is of no real use to me. OTOH, I _do_ have PHP, MySql, perl and
> java ... so designing and coding "GnuFish" might be fun.
>
> BTW, OpenOffice does include a spreadsheet -- entering and graphing
> water parameters is relatively straight forward if that is all you wish
> to do.
>
> Please throw some ideas at me as to what a decent aquarium maintenance
> software would do!
>
> -Dennis
Hello Dennis.
I have OpenOffice on my other systems and on another windows computer.
I really thought about trying that also, but decided to ask about
software first.
I personally don't know what all people use since I have been away
from this hobby for about 35 years :(
I saw a couple of programs that would graph all the info and then
also keep reminding you what day something needed to be done (water
changes/tests/etc). I am unemployed so I am trying AquaLog which
is basically a text oriented program. I d/led another program but
haven't installed it yet. It is supposed to have more bells/whistles.
The programs I have looked at (not many) have inputs for all the
tests you run, observations, a calendar, water changes and percents,
multiple tank inputs, etc. I'm quite sure other programs have much
more than I have listed ;)
Hopefully, others will expand the list :)
Mike

[Donald Kerns]

Louis Schreyer wrote:

>> Aquarix is pretty good. It's shareware, but if you can put up with a
>> 30 second nag screen after 30 days, you don't *have* to pay for it.
>> www.aquarix.com
>
> There is a new version 4 out now, much better than 3
>
> Louis

Any chance the bugs I reported (and never heard squat back from the
company) got fixed?

-Donald (paying customer)
--
"When you've lost your ability to laugh, you've lost your ability to
think straight." -To Inherit the Wind