Errors leaded by using the instance varibles

//get a HashMap that maps days to an ArrayList of ips
    
    //there are some bugs here. To be fixed
    
    /*when you write a method that is probably used by other methods, 
    you should wirte it with local variable to avoid some mistakes.
    */

//the two methods use the same instance variables <uiqueIp> 
    public HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>> iPsForDays(){
        ArrayList<String> days = new ArrayList<String>();
        readFile();
        for(LogEntry a: records){
            String date = a.getAccessTime().toString();
            String time = date.substring(4, 10);
            uniqueIp = uniqueIpVisitsOnDay2(time);   
            //If we want to make best use of uniqueIp, the right side should be
            // an ArrayList of ips on different days. 
            IpsOnDays.put(time, uniqueIp);
            System.out.println(IpsOnDays);
        }
        return IpsOnDays;
    }
    
    public ArrayList<String> uniqueIpVisitsOnDay2(String someday){
        
        for(LogEntry a: records){
            String date = a.getAccessTime().toString();
            String time = date.substring(4,10);
            if(time.equals(someday)){
                    uniqueIp.add(a.getIpAddress());   
            }
        }
        return uniqueIp;
    }