Reef maintenance

[jbishop]

So what does everyone use to track reef maintenance?

I have been reworking my maintenance procedures on the tank and I was having a hard time remembering when I last changed my carbon or when I last cleaned the skimmer.

How does everyone track this? willy nilly, paper and pen, something else?

I just setup outlook calendars events with reoccurring dates, I hope it works

 

[Jeff.:P]

http://www.joejaworski.com/aqualog/

free and easy.

 

[stingythingy45]

I have a pad and a pencil on my table that the fug sits on(lots of water stains).
I mark my alk,Ca,SG,Mg,trates and what I dosed that week per day.
I check all but Mg every Sat.

 

[jackthestrat]

Willy nilly, or whenever my spidey sense tells me something is wrong.

 

[afboundguy]

Willy nilly, or whenever my spidey sense tells me something is wrong.

Same here... Although I think I'll do a better job when I start running carbon and GFO...

 

[JPags]

I used an excel spread sheet and then printed it out to fill it in with a pen when I first started.

Now that I have a handle on things I just try to remember or watch for when things need it. I do try to log the last time I changed my carbon and GFO so I do not forget, but most times I also forget to write it down

John

 

[RiverReefer]

hmm....maybe i'm weird..but i know how much alk/calc/mg my tank ingests...i try to do weekly 10% water change...so i dose the same amounts every day (future it will be dosing pumps) and i do the water change and i mean...thats basically it...i don't need to write down that my calc is 400 every day, or alk is 8.5 every day...because i know it is. test on monday write it down...go a week, test next monday...thats how much your tank ingests. Divide that by 7...then dose accordingly every day. Or am i wrong?

 

[stingythingy45]

hmm....maybe i'm weird..but i know how much alk/calc/mg my tank ingests...i try to do weekly 10% water change...so i dose the same amounts every day (future it will be dosing pumps) and i do the water change and i mean...thats basically it...i don't need to write down that my calc is 400 every day, or alk is 8.5 every day...because i know it is. test on monday write it down...go a week, test next monday...thats how much your tank ingests. Divide that by 7...then dose accordingly every day. Or am i wrong?

"Or am i wrong?"

I think whatever works for you is good.
I basically jot the date down,my numbers and what I'm dosing daily.
If I notice that next Saturday the alk or calcium is low then I increase dosage and jot that down.

 

[bigdog]

the brs calander works good four me

 

[Mr.HaHa]

other than water changes, my only other maintenance is changing out my carbon and phosphate reactors. all i do is write down the change date on masking tape and place it on the reactor.

 

[dcforester1]

My kids love Friendllys for icecream, and they give out these little pocket notebooks, which are nice. I started to use the Aqualog, its real easy, but I find it easier just to jot it down in the notebook. A frien of mine recomended writing things down, and I find it handy.
Derek

 

[too_tanked]

I've been using the free version of ReefCon which works pretty well for tracking maintenance and water parameters.

http://www.infinitysoft.net/ReefCon/