Pretty nice work on this one mate. My current tank is 51% stocked.
I thought it was overstocked, but I guess it's not gone there yet.
Hi guys,
I have been keeping tropical fishes for quite a number of years and always felt that all online stocking calculators were terrible. They reduced the problem into few general rules and tries to fit into them. The worst kind is the "inches per gallon" rule.
Well, I had some spare time in hand so decided to write this app to see how far I can go, realizing it is not a simple problem given the individuality of each species. I have worked on it for months and although far from complete, it is beginning to take some shape.
AqAdvisor keeps internal knowledge of database that I continue to update so over time, it will only continue to improve, both in functionality and accuracy.
I do believe bioload calculation is pretty good now. The hard nut - compatibility (aggression, territorial behaviors) is what I am focusing more on now.
If you are interested in this sort of thing, please try out! My apology in advance for amateurish looking GUI - web graphics was never my strength!
Click here for this site - www.aqadvisor.com
Pretty nice work on this one mate. My current tank is 51% stocked.
I thought it was overstocked, but I guess it's not gone there yet.
Last edited by stormhawk; 6th Nov 2009 at 01:55.
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1. No Asian Arowana in the fish database ?
2. How about those that use Overhead (OHF) filters ?
Its looks to be a good tool though...Thks
Appreciate your work on this.
Helpful for newbies like me.
Finally started my first tank
Thanks for the work dude. Appreciate it.
I've got a 1 1/2ft @ 23L. If I add just one Oto, its calculated as 69% stock! How come? Filter is at 11400%.
Very good effort bro! Maybe you should provide user defined specs for filters or smthg, just a suggestion.
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my tank is 323% overstock with 6 platys, its a 10 litres tank
Very nicely done, thanks for the work and contribution.
This is how you should interpret this result...
% is not linear. i.e. if you add another Oto, it will not jump to 69x2 = 138%. In reality, just because you can have 10 neons in 15g tank doesn't mean you can have 1 neon in 1.5g tank, right?
I do have to admit the calculator may need further fine tuning for really small tanks.
Filter is at 11400% because it compares your filtration capacity against your bioload (not your tank). So it is basically saying it is plenty for one Oto...
What's new for 2009 11 06 build:
- Bottom area territorial aggression algorithm has been further refined. Although I feel this version of the algorithm does a pretty good job in determining the territorial aggression issues amongst aggressive species, aggression/territory data in fish DB may not be 100% accurate. If you feel the calculator reports wrong results, please let me know!
- Added Asian Arowana.
- Added "Note" column in DB. This allows aqadvisor.com to display species specific notes regardless of the group compatibility such as caution notes.
- Added a caution note for Chinese Algae Eater.
- Added a caution note for Crayfish. <-- not done with this guy yet!
- Male and female bettas are marked as unsuitable combo in the same tank using exception flags.
- New feature - water change schedule has been implemented. Water change volume is based on the total bioload of the selected species. Let me know if % looks ok from your perspective.
- New feature - "max number" field has been implemented. As a first application, maxmimum of only 1 male betta can be held regardless of the size of the aquarium.
- Added 125g Lake Tang species tank under suggested tank links.
- Added a short article about water chemistry for beginners.
- Added a short article about algae eaters.
- Added a short article about ich treatment using high temperature method.
- Added Eclipse System 3/6/12 series filters.
- Added Eclipse System 3/6/12 series aquarium tanks.
- Fixed a bug - "Remove" without any quantity would not display the correct % unless refreshed the screen again.
- Total number of filters in DB has been increased to 112.
- Total number of aquarium tanks in DB has been increased to 51.
- Total number of species in DB has been increased to 302.
Please try out www.aqadvisor.com if you are interested.
You can also leave some suggestions/feedback on this forum.
interested , but is the species based on adult specimen?
Haha-it's really fun. Thanks for making it.
Does it compensate for fully planted and non planted and semi-planted?
A user adjustable slider would be good.
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Thats a lot of work! Thanks!
Would love to see the database of the species though. Drools.
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