There are really only two methods of tensioning a chain.

1) "Walk" method, tighten one nut, shift the wheel back on the dropouts, tighten the other. loosen the first nut, shift the wheel back in the dropouts. Wash rinse repeat. Advantages: simplest method, quickly learned, requires only one wrench of the proper size, will work on fixed wheel bikes. Disadvantage: imprecise in the hands of an amateur, can cause chain binding on a fixed wheel bike.

2) Mechanical Methods. Include, but are not limited to; Surly Tug Nut and other drop-out chain tensioners, derailleur hanger pulley tensioner, built-in dropout tensioner bolts. Advantages: can be used by anyone with patience and a little mechanical knowledge, more precise in the hands of an amateur, consistent results. Disadvantages: requires more tools, costs money, not all types of tensioners will work with all bikes.

Pulley spring tensioners will NOT work with fixed wheel bikes.
Screw type tensioners (Surly Tug Nut, etc) may not be compatible with your dropouts or your axle.


that being said...

makeinu, you're doing it again. Its one thing to be an iconoclast and prove everyone wrong by showing that the world is in fact round. Its an entirely other thing to play the weeping victim while engaging in crappy behavior at THE SAME TIME. Grow up.