Overview
TankSync is an aquarium management app for iPhone and iPad from CoastalLabs. It logs ten water parameters — temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, salinity, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium and phosphate — and charts each reading against a safe range that adapts to freshwater, saltwater or brackish tanks. A rule-based tank health score out of 100 updates as tests are logged and tasks are completed.
The app includes a bundled species library of more than 850 entries covering freshwater and saltwater fish, invertebrates, corals and plants, each with a scientific name and care level. A compatibility check scores a candidate species from 0 to 100 against existing tank inhabitants, breaking out conflicts by cause. Maintenance tasks across eight categories recur on a schedule with local reminders.
Data is stored in the user's own private iCloud database with no TankSync account required, and the app works offline. A free tier covers one aquarium with full logging, charts, scheduling, the species library and a journal; TankSync Pro adds AI tools including photo identification, parameter insights and a tank assistant.
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Use Cases
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to log water tests and view trends over time.
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to schedule recurring maintenance tasks with reminders.
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to check a candidate fish's compatibility against existing tank inhabitants before buying.
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to identify a fish from a photo.
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to track equipment service frequency and status.
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to follow the nitrogen cycle when setting up a new tank.
- Aquarium keepers use TankSync to keep tanks, readings, photos and journals synced across devices via iCloud.
Features
Productivity workflow
Team operations
Data or task automation
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FAQ
What does an aquarium manager app actually do?
It replaces notebooks, whiteboards and calendar reminders by storing every water test, charting readings over time to show drift, keeping recurring maintenance on a schedule with reminders, and holding a reference library of 850+ species for pre-purchase checks.
Which water parameters can TankSync track?
Ten: temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, salinity, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium and phosphate. Each has a safe range that changes with the tank type, and readings are charted over day, week, month, six month and year windows.
How many fish species are in the database?
More than 850 entries: 173 freshwater fish, 179 saltwater fish, 61 freshwater invertebrates, 126 saltwater invertebrates, 82 corals and 40 aquatic plants. Each entry carries a scientific name and care level, with reef safety flags on saltwater species and invertebrates, and lighting, flow and minimum tank age on corals. The library ships inside the app and works offline.
Does TankSync work for saltwater and reef tanks?
Yes. Setting the tank to saltwater shifts safe ranges to reef targets, makes calcium, alkalinity, magnesium and phosphate the key parameters, and exposes the saltwater fish, invertebrate and coral catalogues with reef safety flags. Freshwater, saltwater and brackish tanks each get their own parameter ranges.
How is the tank health score calculated?
It is a rule-based score computed on device.