jstarne1
Ez Robot community I wanted to introduce my latest application of this system. Some members hear already know I keep two salt water aquariums one coral which unfortunately died off and my predator tank. Sea life needs delicate balance maintained in their little ecosystem. Things like light spectrum , temperature, ph balance , current of water , nitrate and ammonia levels and calcium levels. These things take a practiced hand to maintain. I am building a new system and using ez b to monitor salinity, nitrates and ammonia, temp , water current flow and the ph. The ADC ports are useful for these and EZ board can control the current and switching to a backup power supply ( a apc for computers inside the cabinet to keep ezb and pumps powered). Also the ezb can turn on and off night , morning , day , and evening lighting settings. With a custom injection device im designing ezb can provide nutrients , calcium and even medicine if levels are out of wack. I started the build today and I am very excited!
Im certainly not rich but if you buy little by little 6 months later you have a nice tank. I spent 150 to buy 4 cool and also large fish. I will consider the external Bluetooth idea.
Ok ive been testing the canisters for s few days. Because they are inline there is a lot of resistance. I figured some math based on flow rates of 1/2" tubing and I need to have only 2 inline to get the flow I want. So that being said the system is getting a refugium so I can seperate two sets of canisters and two pumps. The 350 gph pumps I picked up are strong for what they are so I may just use these to pump water through the two sets of canisters. I will remove one canister from the system. Honestly a refugium makes the automation process easier I was just trying to do somthing as simple as possible.
Thats a beautiful color light in there.
Thanks troy. You cant see well with this color but the color itself looks good.
Ok tiny update. Previously I ordered a marinland light fixture and a bulb came in broken.... they sent a replacement. That was the blue one. So now the white 10000k bulb blew. They are sending a new one. Im considering buying a second fixture from them for 50 bucks . That would total give me 5 bulbs , one purple two blue two white and I woukd have both white , yellow and blue leds.... ikl explain the leds later.
Short diagram
Individual control for purple , blue and white bulbs by relays because they are 110 volts
4 blue leds are night lighting
4 white leds simulate lighting during a storm
1 ultrasonic pointed down to measure level to trigger top off pumps.
Even at the low power of the sensor, wouldn't introducing ultrasonic frequencies into your tank possibly effect your fish? Unless you only pulse it for a few seconds every few hours or so.
@gunner no water slows down sounds. Any sounds that penetrate the waters surface are no longer ultrasonic and volume very low. Also I would only have the ultrasonic measure once a day I believe.