I have four mini aquariums going at the same time, all of which are at various stages of nitrogen cycling (new aquarium syndrome). To help me keep track of water changes along with the daily Ammonia level and Nitrite level, I created a mini chart based on the great charts available at freshaquarium.about.com. I made my version of the charts in a spreadsheet program. The chart is wide, so I do print it out in landscape and have 35 daily readings available for 5 weeks worth of tests and water changes.
My charts look something like this:
My charts look something like this:
Daily Ammonia Levels | ||||||||||||||
> 4.0 | ||||||||||||||
> 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
> 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
> .50 | ||||||||||||||
> .25 | ||||||||||||||
> .00 Day # | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Daily Nitrite Levels | ||||||||||||||
> 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
> 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
> .50 | ||||||||||||||
> .25 | [N/A] | [N/A] | [N/A] | [N/A] | [N/A] | [N/A] | ||||||||
> .00 Day # | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
WC | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Today is: | Feb 1 | Feb 2 | Feb 3 | Feb 4 | Feb 5 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | Feb 8 | Feb 9 | Feb 10 | Feb 11 | Feb 12 | Feb 13 | Feb 14 |
Water Change 10% - 20% (WC) and cut back on fishfood | WC up to 50% + less food + watch for signs of distress | WC 50% as many times in a day as needed to drop the levels below the red levels. |
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These charts help me to stay organized with my various tank tasks and helps me to keep track of days when I have made water changes as a result of high readings after I check the ammonia and nitrite levels.
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