RE: Aquarium automation

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a reef tank - all the gadgets you can think of! My main
controller is an IKS computer - monitors temp, pH, water level etc and
controls sump lighting, CO2 calcium reactor, Calcium Hydroxide reactor etc.
via RS232 I chart these values. Fairly expensive controller though and all
of it could also be done with something like HV etc.

James (mi4.biz)also wrote a xAP app to get these values into floorplan etc.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> John Nye
> Sent: 30 April 2006 20:56
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Aquarium automation
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> After a gap of a few years we have just bought an aquarium for
tropical
> fish
> as SWMBO had this great idea that we could take out an internal window
> between the hall and kitchen and replace it with a tank!
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> Have had a look through the archives so I know there are a few on the
list
> with aquariums but was wondering what level of automation others had
now
> managed to achieve?
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> At the moment looking at the normal things:
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> - lights on and off at preset times (probably looking at x10 but it
can be
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> bit iffy round my place but seems better when controlled by HV)
> - auto feeder (have ordered a 'fishmate')
> - temperature monitoring (no idea how to do this, but will have 2
heaters
> so
> if one packs up there is still a chance that the fish will survive)
> - water quality, I guess this could be a bit ambitious?
> - water changes: I suppose it will have to be the tube and bucket.
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