00W's AIO Smorgasbord

kevgib67 · Apr 21, 2026

Imrahilwjz said:
Good morning y'all

Good morning Wes, thanks for all the pictures!

kingranch2003 · Apr 21, 2026

tbrown said:
I considered similar but when Inkbird loses connection (power strip turns off) would it notify you anymore? The Kasa or Hydros sends a notification that they're disconnected after 5 minutes or so of no response to the cloud I believe.

Good question Tim. I would make the assumption that you would receive a notification on your phone if you loss the Bluetooth connection to it. I don't know for sure though, that it would.

kingranch2003 · Apr 21, 2026

Imrahilwjz said:
Good morning y'all

Hey Wes!

kevgib67 · Apr 21, 2026

Heading down to find my family there out there somewhere. Another uncle arrives today and is staying the week and one of the cousins that were here Sunday is coming for the day. Charted a boat for 3 hours yesterday, all nine of us are going, it will take us to an island. The captain seems seasoned. The first mate, Gillian seems nice but we think he’s on the spectrum.

tharbin · Apr 21, 2026

kevgib67 said:
Steven, it is. Synced SDC 7.0, the tank was just set earlier this year. I have a camera setup where I can watch it live but it’s not a great view of the corals but what I can see looks good, thanks.

Kev, I had a similar issue with an SDC 6.0 six or so months ago. It just stopped running. I cleaned it and restarted it and it worked fine, for a few days then it did it again. This happened four or five times. I never found the issue but it was in the pump, not the controller. I ended up buying a new SDC 6.0 and replaced the pump. There was no discernable buildup in my pump either. One of these days I will buy a replacement impeller to try to troubleshoot the original pump again. Have your son keep an eye on it. It may stop again, I hope not.

code4 · Apr 21, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
I admit that this could be an unorthodox approach, but what about a bluetooth inkbird temperature controller? You'd get an alert when the temperature began to fall if it lost power. You'd be looking at $40 or $50. This paired with the kasa strips that Tim mentioned should do it

Worth looking into. I did just add an inkbird to their heaters.

tbrown said:
I considered similar but when Inkbird loses connection (power strip turns off) would it notify you anymore? The Kasa or Hydros sends a notification that they're disconnected after 5 minutes or so of no response to the cloud I believe.

Good question

kingranch2003 said:
Good question Tim. I would make the assumption that you would receive a notification on your phone if you loss the Bluetooth connection to it. I don't know for sure though, that it would.

I will see if there is information on this. Great ideas both.

So am I to understand the Kasa power strip is a stand alone? No need to buy an entire setup like the apex?

Thanks for the information.

kingranch2003 · Apr 21, 2026

code4 said:
So am I to understand the Kasa power strip is a stand alone? No need to buy an entire setup like the apex?

That's right my friend. It has a phone app that you can download to control it.

kingranch2003 · Apr 21, 2026

kevgib67 said:
Heading down to find my family there out there somewhere. Another uncle arrives today and is staying the week and one of the cousins that were here Sunday is coming for the day. Charted a boat for 3 hours yesterday, all nine of us are going, it will take us to an island. The captain seems seasoned. The first mate, Gillian seems nice but we think he’s on the spectrum.

Cmon Kevin. Just a few more steps!

code4 · Apr 21, 2026

tbrown said:
I considered similar but when Inkbird loses connection (power strip turns off) would it notify you anymore? The Kasa or Hydros sends a notification that they're disconnected after 5 minutes or so of no response to the cloud I believe.

Anyone know if the Kasa or Hydros can send alerts to more than one smartphone?

kingranch2003 · Apr 21, 2026

@NanoSteam I just dubbed a great video of a complainant staring at her phone as she tripped over her open toe sandals and fell down the stairs. I wish they were all this easy!

kingranch2003 · Apr 21, 2026

code4 said:
Anyone know if the Kasa or Hydros can send alerts to more than one smartphone?

Yes you can sign into the same account. It also works on Alexa, Google assistant etc

code4 · Apr 21, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
That's right my friend. It has a phone app that you can download to control it.

Thanks so much. I'll run this by the husband. But leaning towards it before adding more pets into the tank. This is the angel that I have for them.

Captive bred.

NanoSteam · Apr 21, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
@NanoSteam I just dubbed a great video of a complainant staring at her phone as she tripped over her open toe sandals and fell down the stairs. I wish they were all this easy!

She's trying to collect all the safety violations lol!

code4 · Apr 21, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
Yes you can sign into the same account. It also works on Alexa, Google assistant etc

Great information. You are a great help. Thank you

tbrown · Apr 21, 2026

code4 said:
Anyone know if the Kasa or Hydros can send alerts to more than one smartphone?

I'm not positive on that. I think Hydros you have to be logged into the app for push notifications. Same with the Kasa stuff usually. I believe Kasa can't be on multiple phones, only 1.

tbrown · Apr 21, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
Yes you can sign into the same account. It also works on Alexa, Google assistant etc

Ok, this sounds better than the ones I use. I have a generic brand and if I add the device to my wife's phone it disconnects from mine.

Imrahilwjz · Apr 21, 2026

code4 said:
Thanks so much. I'll run this by the husband. But leaning towards it before adding more pets into the tank. This is the angel that I have for them.

Captive bred.

Those are beautiful fish

Imrahilwjz · Apr 21, 2026

Hey everybody, not an aquarium question strictly speaking, but...
I have set of Rockville speakers I bought when we 1st moved here in 2021. They are definitely blown. My fish are really unhappy that the bass line both sounds terrible and drowns everything else out

. They live right by those speakers

. Does anyone have a recommendation for speakers that are decent quality, but won't break the bank?

NanoSteam · Apr 21, 2026

Imrahilwjz said:
Hey everybody, not an aquarium question strictly speaking, but...
I have set of Rockville speakers I bought when we 1st moved here in 2021. They are definitely blown. My fish are really unhappy that the bass line both sounds terrible and drowns everything else out . They live right by those speakers . Does anyone have a recommendation for speakers that are decent quality, but won't break the bank?

Oh yes, right up my alley, I enjoy audio gear... what size are you looking for? Bookshelf or towers?

tharbin · Apr 21, 2026

Imrahilwjz said:
Hey everybody, not an aquarium question strictly speaking, but...
I have set of Rockville speakers I bought when we 1st moved here in 2021. They are definitely blown. My fish are really unhappy that the bass line both sounds terrible and drowns everything else out . They live right by those speakers . Does anyone have a recommendation for speakers that are decent quality, but won't break the bank?

Not anymore. A few years ago I would have recommended SVS but their prices have gone up substantially.