Best Sw Apps?

Willz · Nov 3, 2016

ClownnGoby said:
I second aqauamate works pretty good , can store parameters, set alarms for task , add livestock , and also keep track of money spent and on what . Might wanna hide that part from the wife

Yeah, that could get me in hot water for sure. Have a password protected Word Doc and Excel sheet for my frag price list. Haha....

GillsGoneWild · Nov 3, 2016

Willz said:
Thanks! Yeah, after I posted this thread I used google and found a really interesting read about the top five apps for saltwater aquariums and Aquaplanner Pro topped the list. I like that it can track more than one tank. I have three SW and one FW, and it'd be neat to track all in one place.

I use Aquaplanner Pro as well and I'm enjoying it so far. We have three tanks tracked using it with parameters for each one that will graph each element you are monitoring. I especially like the reminders that you can program into it. Every month it reminds me to take a full tank shot of each; every 6 weeks it reminds me to change carbon; every 90 days I get a reminder to clean the pumps. All of this is set by the user so it's completely customizable. I recommend it.

WhiskeyCoffee · Nov 3, 2016

Well I guess I'm the only one using Aquatic Log... I personally fell in love with it after trying their free trial. I like the fact that you can 'follow' other tanks to see updates and they also have a 'like' feature similar to Facebook (so you can 'like' photos). You can easily set reminders to do maintenance and it's compatible with several major controllers. The graphs are a really nice way of visualizing your tank's parameters.

If you are interested in signing up, please PM me your email so I can invite you and get the bonus points!

Here's a breakdown of features:

Log

Keep a log of your overall aquarium status, any unusual events, your fish breeding habits, and coral and plant growth.

Schedule

Schedule upcoming aquarium cleaning, equipment replacement, water change, feeding, dosing and more.

Record

Record aquarium temperature, salinity, pH and other parameters. Chart historical values to see how the highs and lows correspond with your maintenance activities.

View

See your latest measurements, records and activities on a single page, giving you a quick overview of your aquarium's health.

Share

Share your aquarium profile with others. Look at other aquarists' tanks and ask for advice on how to achieve similar results. Let others learn about aquarium keeping by studying your records.

Organize

Maintain a list of your fish, corals and plants. Keep track of your aquarium equipment and supplies.

dragon99 · Nov 3, 2016

I'll second http://www.aquaticlog.com/
It has a website and App. The app seemed pretty limited if you don't pay for the service though.

However, I've completely replaced it with Apex Fusion. It does everything well enough, and I don't see the need to link it to another app.

szajda_m · Nov 4, 2016

The AquaticLog is my choice. Got rid all my xls spreadsheets since started using it.

Tomisue · Nov 4, 2016

Aquarimate is really great. It's tracks 1-many tanks. Very easy to use, I especially use it to track my parameters and leave notes and reminders, photos etc

AcroJack · Nov 4, 2016

We had settled on apex since it was a one stop shop, but after it factory resetting on us and no way to retrieve prior data from apexfusion, we lost all our data and observations do its back to Aquarimate for us. We had also used aquatic log in the past and lived the ease of entering in parameters as you run the tests.
Aquarimate is our current go to. Love the timeline feature for observations.

MasterBacon · Nov 4, 2016

dbl said:
I've not had a problem using Excel on the phone or tablet. Well on the phone maybe but that's just because I can't see the tiny screen.

I save my files in the app Dropbox, your files are with you everywhere. Phone / Tablet / Desktop and you can make your own charts. Love it!

Willz · Nov 4, 2016

Wow! Thanks to everyone that contributed! I have been presented with a ton of options

I am going to make a choice tonight. I didn't have time to research the recommendations last night, but I expect to "hit the books" tonight and pull the trigger on one of these apps. I'll keep everyone posted...

dbl · Nov 4, 2016

MasterBacon said:
I save my files in the app Dropbox, your files are with you everywhere. Phone / Tablet / Desktop and you can make your own charts. Love it!

Another Dropbox user here as well. Can access it anywhere.

AdamNC · Nov 4, 2016

Been using AquaticLog for the last 2 years or so. Absolutely love the reminder feature. Tells me when I need to dose, maint, feed as well as all the current perameters.

Rybren · Nov 4, 2016

I use Aquarium Note, but the only feature that I use is a colour comparison tool. It lets you take a photo of your test vial and the colour chart and then allows you to determine the best colour match. I have a really hard determining the colours on the Salifert Nitrate test; the tool really helps me out. Now, if they could only get their chart issues sorted out...

Willz · Nov 7, 2016

I settled on Aquarimate. I appreciate all the feedback and I can't wait to get more test results entered so I can start checking out the graphing capability. I have all three of my SW tanks logged. I have not created one for my FW Tanganyika tank, but will sooner or later.