Re: Log/Journal Suggestions

[Robb Hammack]

Depends on what you want to do and how much time you want to spend ;o)
at a minimum:
Results of water tests whenever you do them
additions / deaths / disappearances of fish and plants
times and amounts of water changes
filter cleaning / media replacement
unusual behavior by fish

if you want to breed fish:
all of the above plus bi-weekly water tests, as many as you can (pH,
GH,KH,Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate)
daily or more frequent temp readings
photoperiod (how long are the lights on)
feeding times, amounts, and what was fed
appearance and behavior of fish
count of eggs / babies ;o)
date of spawn
survival and growth rate of fry

Hope this gives you some ideas, lol

--Robb Hammack

"Krazy K" > wrote in message
...
> Am preparing to get my new aquarium up and running and have seen many
> mentions of keeping a journal. What sort of information you most of
> you find to be the most helpful in this document? Any sugestions would
> be appreciated.
>

[NetMax]

"Krazy K" > wrote in message
...
> Am preparing to get my new aquarium up and running and have seen many
> mentions of keeping a journal. What sort of information you most of
> you find to be the most helpful in this document? Any sugestions would
> be appreciated.

Depends on what is especially interesting for you to monitor. Unless
breeding, the names and dates of plant & fish purchases is always handy,
along with filter servicing dates. I record periodic water tests to
understand when my well water turns soft or hard. When breeding, logging
the parents and misc info on the fry's development is useful.

NetMax