Pisces Crises Generic

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

The Basics

• Employee (if more personnel present list in notes)

  Select Am Charles Christine CK Cyrus Kathryn Matthias Steven

  • Am
  • Charles
  • Christine
  • CK
  • Cyrus
  • Kathryn
  • Matthias
  • Steven

• Date

  Date

• Time Started

  Date

Observations and Tests

• Photos before (1 overall and close ups where necessary)

  Media

• Fish

  Great

  Ok (see notes)

  Bad (deaths/strange behaviour)

• Check for uneaten food. Test for Ammonia and Nitrite

• Take photos of carcasses or sick individuals

  Media

• Plants

  Great

  some problems (see notes)

  deaths/algae (see notes)

  N/A

• Got multiple tanks?

  YES

  NO

• Temperature

Temperature

• Temperature

• Is this a cold water tank?

  YES

  NO

• Is heater functioning/plugged in?

  YES

  NOT PLUGGED IN

  NOT WORKING

• Increase thermostat

• Increased THERMOSTAT by:

  1 degree

  2 degrees

  3 degrees

  4 degrees

• Replaced?

  YES

  to be delivered later

• Is this a discus tank?

  YES

  NO

• Is thermostat functioning?

  YES

  NO

• Decrease thermostat

• Decreased THERMOSTAT by:

  1 degree

  2 degrees

  3 degrees

  4 degrees

• Heater Replaced?

  YES

  to be delivered later

• Good. Be sure to use heater in winter or large water changes!
pH

• pH

• ADD CORAL SAND (min 1-2 teaspoons, more of a larger tank)

• Is this expected? (Eg. Data response Office, somewhere with alkalising gravel or rocks, large doses of coral sand?)

  YES

  NO

• Rinse test tube thoroughly and retest.
GH

• GH

• Add salts. Amount will depends on how low and how big the WC is.

• Depending on how big water change is add no salts and let WC reduce the GH. Exceptions goldfish tanks (GH 10-15) and bottom tank at Lewenberg (GH 10)

• Temperature

• Is this a cold water tank?

  YES

  NO

• Is heater functioning/plugged in?

  YES

  NOT PLUGGED IN

  NOT WORKING

• Increase thermostat

• Increased THERMOSTAT by:

  1 degree

  2 degrees

  3 degrees

  4 degrees

• Replaced?

  YES

  to be delivered later

• Is this a discus tank?

  YES

  NO

• Is thermostat functioning?

  YES

  NO

• Decrease thermostat

• Decreased THERMOSTAT by:

  1 degree

  2 degrees

  3 degrees

  4 degrees

• Heater Replaced?

  YES

  to be delivered later

• Good. Be sure to use heater in winter or large water changes!

• pH

• ADD CORAL SAND (min 1-2 teaspoons, more for larger tanks 200 litres or more)

• Is this expected? (Lewenberg bottom, somewhere with alkalising gravel or rocks, large doses of coral sand?)

  YES

  NO

• Rinse test tube thoroughly and retest.

• GH

• Add salts. Amount will depends on how low and how big the WC is.

• Depending on how big water change is add no salts and let WC reduce the GH. Exceptions goldfish tanks (GH 10-15), and SMORGONS (GH 10)

• Notes

The Service

• Filter Service?

  YES

  NO

  U/GRAVEL

• How dirty was the media?

  Light

  Medium

  Heavy

• Gravel Vacuum

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Gravel was...

  Light

  Medium

  Heavy

• Glass Clean

  YES

  NO

• Power head pump service? <br>(Instructions attached)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tap here for instructions

• FLOW CONTROL

  

• INTAKE SHEATH

  

• WALL MOUNT

• INSTRUCTIONS
  (for aquaclear pumps, but same principles apply to most other brands)
  
  Slide PUMP upwards out of its WALL MOUNT. Can rest on TOP GLASS.
  
  TURN bottom half to be 90 DEGREES to top half to UNLOCK AND PULL APART.
  
  Remove and clean IMPELLER, the MAGNET BODY is the priority.
  
  If TOOTHBRUSH too large to get around IMPELLER SHAFT, use small amount of paper towel.
  
  REMOVE RUBBER INTAKE SHEATH.
  CLEAN INTAKE BASKET STRAINER with TOOTHBRUSH.
  
  RE-ASSEMBLE.
  
  Make sure FLOW CONTROL is set to MAX.
  
  OUTAKE should be angled approx 45 degrees from base so as to move water from the BACK to the FRONT as well as from LEFT to RIGHT.
  
  Unit should SLIDE EASILY into the WALL MOUNT.
  
  INTAKE is offset to adjust distance from WALL to RISER STEM PIPE; be sure the pipe is straight when viewed from the SIDE.

• Size of Water Change %

Additives

• Salts added? (Low GH)

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• How many teaspoons?

• Coral sand added? (Low pH)

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• How many teaspoons?

Equipment Check

• Timer on the correct time?

  YES

  slight adjust

  faulty

  N/A

• Replacement Installed?

  YES

  to be delivered later

• LIGHTS: All tubes working?

  YES

  NO

  N/A

• Details

• CO2 system?

  YES

  NO

• Enough Gas?

  YES

  YES, BUT LOW

  EMPTY, REPLACED

  EMPTY, NOT REPLACE

• Flow through diffuser adequate?

  YES

  NO; ADJUSTED/SERVICED PUMP

  NO; NO ACTION

• CO2 system check: Bubble rate ok? <br>

  YES

  TOO FAST; REDUCED

  TOO SLOW; INCREASED

• Notes

Supplies

• CO2 replace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What size?

  Large Bottle

  Small Bottle

• Food replace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Which kind?

  Select TETRABITS SPIRULINA FLAKES SPIRULINA TABLETS DISCUS PELLETS

  • TETRABITS
  • SPIRULINA FLAKES
  • SPIRULINA TABLETS
  • DISCUS PELLETS

• Will any need refill next time?

  Select TETRABITS SPIRULINA FLAKES SPIRULINA TABLETS DISCUS PELLETS

  • TETRABITS
  • SPIRULINA FLAKES
  • SPIRULINA TABLETS
  • DISCUS PELLETS

• Salts refill

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any fertilisers used here?

  YES

  NO

• Dailygro?

• Daily-gro mains supply refilled?

  YES

  NO

• How much remains?

  75% or more

  50%

  25% or less

• Make reminder in notes to bring next time or earlier if needed

• Dailygro DROPPER BOTTLE topped up?

  YES

  NO

• Potassium?

• Potassium main supply bottle refilled?

  YES

  NO

• How much remains?

  75% or more

  50%

  25% or less

• Make reminder in notes to bring next time or earlier if needed

• Potassium DROPPER BOTTLE topped up?

  YES

  NO

• Basicgro?

• Basic-gro refilled?

  YES

  NO

• How much remains?

  75% or more

  50%

  25% or less

• Make reminder in notes to bring next time or earlier if needed

• Basic-gro dose?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dose amount (caps or ml)

Final Checks

• Power check; heater, filter, UV re plugged back in?

• Canister filters checked for leaks (particularly around seals of recently serviced units)

• Photos After (1 overall and close ups of any specific work performed)

  Media

• Notes

• Time Finished

  Date