In your docs I will find: // Finally, create a log entry with a custom $level Log::write('Link','More info on http://fuelphp.com/); result: Link - 2011 01 03 18 44 45 - More info on http://fuelphp.com/ In your code (class log) you are changing all custom levels to 250 (Notice) with this you shout get: Notice - 2011 01 03 18 44 45 - More info on http://fuelphp.com