Re: Aquarium automation

["Mark Golledge" <markgolledge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

I noticed that you planned to take out an internal window and place it
with a tank.

We've got a similar setup in that we'd like to remove a window (really
strange window) between the kitchen and dining room (where a hatch
would be) and replace it with a tank.

Does anyone know whether there is a minimum depth for a tank?


Thanks



On 01/05/06, Paul Gale <groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> No - unfortunately, there are no computerised tests for the chemical
testing like NH4, NO2 and NO3 :( Unless you get a VERY expensive
spectrometer type machine (even then, I'm not sure they do that).
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> Pics:
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> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > John Nye
> > Sent: 01 May 2006 19:40
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aquarium automation
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Like the look of the IKS computer - unfortunatly doesn't quite
(at the
> > moment - but who knows....) fit the budget -:(
> >
> > For a tropical tank the key things I'm probably looking to
monitor are
> > ammonia and nitrite. Would the IKS do that? Not sure how I could
do that
> > with HV though?
> >
> > Any pictures of your setup??
> >
> > John
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Paul Gale
> > > Sent: 30 April 2006 23:42
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aquarium automation
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > >
> > > > 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!
> > > >
> > > > 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?
> > > >
> > > > At the moment looking at the normal things:
> > > >
> > > > - lights on and off at preset times (probably looking
at
> > > x10 but it can be
> > > > a
> > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
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