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!
Ok more pics. Water is flowing now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz6AEOi8IsY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Filling the refugium for the first time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htylx0O3DtQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Water in the refugium with pump running , first try. The bubble traps in the refugium seem to be working properly.
saw the video very short ,very big setup,needs a lot of water,i guess it wont fall over 2 tanks of waters i see
Looks really nice not to have a hang on the back filter.
You can see the refugium working right through the 2 percent tinted glass.@robotmaker. No it falls over once it tops the wall. This is the refugium topped off at max level. I used a power head to pump water to the canisters which seems like just enough flow to work properly. I mounted the light directly over the chato algae. I will probably use a coffee can to make a big reflector to aim the light down on the tank and not have direct view of the bulb.
i meen the saltwater tank on top,it not like robot that can easy fall over with all the weight it cant must weigh a couple hundred pounds of weight with both tanks full of water
I stopped by walmart and picked up 3 inch thick poly fill. I cut it into a 9.5 in by 10 in square and inserted it in the inlet of the refugium..... PRESTO! Now even at max flow no bubbles! Also this large slab of polyfill is a mechanical filter as well that will rarely need a change. I will run this overnight and ive considered adding an extra section from 1/2" polyfill as well but im testing this first.
polyfill is good stuff,i have use it before in a custom speaker box i made