clovenpine Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I'm realizing now after two months that I wish I'd kept better records during the setup process. When I added new fish/plants, when and how many fry were born, etc. I'm sure I could recreate some data by looking at receipts, but I'm definitely planning to create a spreadsheet when I start my next tank! Is anyone else a nerd for documentation? Tell me about your tracking tools and methods! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSamsell Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, clovenpine said: I'm realizing now after two months that I wish I'd kept better records during the setup process. When I added new fish/plants, when and how many fry were born, etc. I'm sure I could recreate some data by looking at receipts, but I'm definitely planning to create a spreadsheet when I start my next tank! Is anyone else a nerd for documentation? Tell me about your tracking tools and methods! @clovenpine, Check out this good post by @Daniel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordon Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I write down everything like when ive started tanks, parameters, when I have done waterchanges or added chemicals, when I got fish when they've had fry and how many theyve had. I have a list of everything ive bought for my fish room and im glad I did as I find myself reading through it daily. Having 12 tanks can get very confusing sometimes and i generally forget what I had done on them after a few days lol. I highly recommend keeping records of EVERYTHING. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishkeeper125 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Nice. I gotta start record keeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I use Trello. It's massively helpful and very easy for me to keep track of tank events: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Walnuts Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I really suck at record keeping but I find the easiest way for me is simply taking pictures and video. Pictures I generally just keep in my camera roll and I can scroll back to find hatch dates and such. For video I’ll usually ramble on about what’s going on, plant names, etc and then post it to YouTube. I hate the sound of my own voice and don’t feel like they’ll get traction but it has really helped me in keeping track of things. I wish I had the self control to keep actual documentation but this will do for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceiora Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I decided to go the route of paper and pen. Yesterday I sat down and tried to get as much down as I could remember and today I did the actual water testing to see how it would work out. I think I like the setup. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Ceiora said: I decided to go the route of paper and pen. Yesterday I sat down and tried to get as much down as I could remember and today I did the actual water testing to see how it would work out. I think I like the setup. What a beautiful set of notes! I like how it includes fish names. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 That notebook reminds me of science class as a kid. Starting in maybe 4th grade, we had to keep notebooks from our studying, and lab work, and they were probably 50% of the grade. If you really wanted to do well, you would rewrite your entire notebook before turning it in, correcting every mistake, and improving the formatting. It was a massive effort, but very effective, and it doubled your chances of memorizing what you needed for tests. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siniardem Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 22 hours ago, Bill Smith said: I use Trello. It's massively helpful and very easy for me to keep track of tank events: This is absolutely amazing! I a constantly check on tanks so I am not sure if I could be this dedicated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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