afamousjohnson
Valuable Member
I know there are many of us that keep a tank journal - and if you dont you should start - to log observations, maintenance, etc.
But who takes it a step further and adds in the "need too's"
It was a thought I had last night and an idea I will now be taking on. Figured I would share in case it might help someone else.
Basically turning your tank journal into a reminder as well. Works well for those that use a calendar to log their journaling in or say an app on a device you log into.
Ex - go thru and write in all your wc days so when you look your like oh ya weekly or monthly wc or a reminder is set. Thats an easy one and I doubt many of us forget it but better yet -
When you change your bulbs - go six months a head and write in a reminder - so when you see it - oh ya - bulbs need looked at.
Or say media changes - go your run length after changing and put your reminder. Etc etc etc
I can tend to space things when say month - months go by so figure this will help even the things going on around and in the tank stay consistent.
A big one for me will be my dreaded tank maintenance days - say removing cal rx or skimmer and inspecting - cleaning etc which has a few months inbetween those. Will be helpful to look at the calendar and have a reminder....... Oh ya - need to start thinking about servicing my cal rx or wash out my ato or inspect skimmer etc....... Than my next thought is "ah man" lol
But who takes it a step further and adds in the "need too's"
It was a thought I had last night and an idea I will now be taking on. Figured I would share in case it might help someone else.
Basically turning your tank journal into a reminder as well. Works well for those that use a calendar to log their journaling in or say an app on a device you log into.
Ex - go thru and write in all your wc days so when you look your like oh ya weekly or monthly wc or a reminder is set. Thats an easy one and I doubt many of us forget it but better yet -
When you change your bulbs - go six months a head and write in a reminder - so when you see it - oh ya - bulbs need looked at.
Or say media changes - go your run length after changing and put your reminder. Etc etc etc
I can tend to space things when say month - months go by so figure this will help even the things going on around and in the tank stay consistent.
A big one for me will be my dreaded tank maintenance days - say removing cal rx or skimmer and inspecting - cleaning etc which has a few months inbetween those. Will be helpful to look at the calendar and have a reminder....... Oh ya - need to start thinking about servicing my cal rx or wash out my ato or inspect skimmer etc....... Than my next thought is "ah man" lol
