henward Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 you know, like a little probe that goes in the sump, display saying temp and PH etc anything like that, so there is live reporting of PH and temp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I'm waiting on my arduinno based LED controller computer to arrive from boostLED in the states. There's a big movement in the DIY scene in the states to add PH/temp probes, wave controllers as well as the LED lighting (which it does by default). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 my maTE has made one and you can see on his phone whats running temp ph etc got all this info pretty amazuing and he can turn things on and off from his phone dont ask me how he done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 my maTE has made one and you can see on his phone whats running temp ph etc got all this info pretty amazuing and he can turn things on and off from his phone dont ask me how he done it. How did he do that? hahaha no seriously can you ask him to maybe send an email to you and copy and paste here? thats awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=418401378 can you lease this probe in the water permanently like a typical digital thermometer? so you can get a live fiew of ph at all times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 will ask him for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 http://www.giesemann.de/227,2,,.html http://www.aquaristikshop.com/cgi-bin/neu/webshop.pl?f=GRUPPE&c=Messiks&t=e_temgroup&start=1&dif=14&userid=I4Sl0Ssic8QDTwJ96rAKbjRA3Gjc8kZ6RVX&G_menu68=1&haupt=1&G_menu69=1&path1=Measuring+%26+Computer&mpath1=68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 too expensive, i think im gonna try to find a ph reading cheaper lol that TM auction, does anyone know if you can leae the probe permanently in the water? i dont belive there will be an issue, it looks like it is designed for such a use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Alot of the automated stuff in the Aquarium world is found more commonly in the marine side of things, I've seen that App for iPhones etc to control all features of the tank quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 too expensive, i think im gonna try to find a ph reading cheaper lol that TM auction, does anyone know if you can leae the probe permanently in the water? i dont belive there will be an issue, it looks like it is designed for such a use. Yeah, it looks like it's designed for permanent submersion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 you can get a temp controller to control temp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 will ask him for you. is this the one? http://www.reefkeepers.co.nz/forum/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1158 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 you know, like a little probe that goes in the sump, display saying temp and PH etc anything like that, so there is live reporting of PH and temp? You're not looking for a computer. You're looking for a thermometer and a PH tester. Unless you want to control ozone, dosing pumps, Co2, lights, heat, pumps, wavemakers, pager/txt alerts, logging... If you really want one, here's a couple year old comparison chart of them: http://www.aquariumcontrollers.com/aquarium-equipment-comparisons.php#controllerchart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 lol ok i guess freshwater is much simpler! yes, a thermometer but i would be happy with just a ph meter fully submerged all the time so i can look at my temp with my current thermometer and ph at a glance. so that link i gave, do you think that is designed for permanent or longterm submersion in water? how do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 PH sensors are a delicate piece of equipment, they have a limited life, even the industrial grade ones I deal with. They have a special glass probe envelope which can be blocked easily. If you are using it to control co2 dosing be really careful a failure can kill all your fish really fast, just ask Daniel from my club. Personally if I was to be testing PH automatically I'd use a bypass line and some solenoids, take the reading, then run a RO/DI flush cycle. it would IMO extend the life of the probe element hugely! PH is the tricky part for reliability vs Cost, the rest of teh stuff you are looking at is pretty easy It something I'll probably be playing with part time next year when my engineering business is launched, I am toying with a few ideas at the moment, but I need to pay the bills first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 i guess i just wanted it to be like my aqua one thermometer. so i look at that temp, and look at ph, sweet done lol but looks like with a finite life of the probe and sensor, its not that easy, probably better to get a pen type meter and just dip it as i need it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 it would be call if you could buy some device that would talk to your iphone or desktop computer which controlled PH, Temp, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 it would be call if you could buy some device that would talk to your iphone or desktop computer which controlled PH, Temp, etcI think I will write client server software to do that on commodity hardware, I bet it could do much more besides, I think I will call it telnet :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 it would be call if you could buy some device that would talk to your iphone or desktop computer which controlled PH, Temp, etc There are many that can connect to a PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy-fish Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Fish Street have one for around $80 NZ including shipping. Check it out... http://www.fish-street.com/weipro_ph2000_ph_meter?category_id=61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Fish Street have one for around $80 NZ including shipping. Check it out... http://www.fish-street.com/weipro_ph2000_ph_meter?category_id=61/quote:3n46xqyp do you no if you can contect co2 to this, as ive seen one where you conect co2 to it then it controls the release of co2 to control the p.h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 There is one called 'Seneye" which is 55 GBP, it does ph, amonia, nitrite and nitrate. http://www.seneye.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 There is one called 'Seneye" which is 55 GBP, it does ph, amonia, nitrite and nitrate. http://www.seneye.com/ By the way, the seneye+ subscription costs 6 euros in the EU,per month for pH and NH3 for the test slides (and online graphing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy-fish Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 They have two models with one being slightly more expensive than the other. There is a photo in the product listing with CO2 rigged up to the metre. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaFever Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 They have two models with one being slightly more expensive than the other. There is a photo in the product listing with CO2 rigged up to the metre. Check it out. to connect to co2 you need to get the controller not the meter. like this one here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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