Transparency: Do you log — and share — your fish deaths and new additions?

[GaryE]

It's a different thing, but this thread made me dig up an old journal - 2 years of my current fishroom.

It wasn't an exciting read, even for me, but I realized how it worked. Sometimes writing down what you are trying gives you perspective. Effectively, you're talking to yourself. I found myself looking at how ideas developed over a week and I wrote about different aspects of what I had in mind.

Plus, since I constantly make changes in my set ups, it is good to look back at why - what I was trying to do. Some of the ideas were good but circumstances changed, and some made me want to whack myself up the side of the head.

So maybe a point form log will never work for me, but noting the same things and more in a written out journal is useful if your mind works that way.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Shortly after abandoning the notch on tree branch method, I switched to papyrus scrolls.
As technology progressed I switched to an app on my phone. I use Aquarium Assistant.
This allows me to keep a running log of water parameters and reminders for mundane tasks such as cleaning a filter intake tune or impeller. I can log anything from expenses to Fert levels. It also has a nice calculator feature to convert any measurement.
Everything else is in my head. I already have a plan for next year. That's right, 1898 is going to be a stellar year for fish keeping!