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I have been following @Ranjib's open source controller build #Reef-Pi since mid 2017 and despite deciding over a year ago that I was going to build a Reef-Pi controller, I am only now finally getting close to actually putting it together!
For anyone interested here is the original Reef-Pi thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/r...-on-raspberry-pi.289256/page-354#post-5310314
However you don't need to read the many pages in that thread to build a Reef-Pi controller, just check out the great guides that Ranjib is putting together here:
https://learn.adafruit.com/reef-pi-installation-and-configuration
This won't be a super-fast build, but the aim is to have a place for me to upload all the designs of my 3D printed enclosures, keep me motivated to get this build finished and may even help some other people who want to build their own Reef-Pi.
To help anyone (especially from Australia) who may also want to build a Reef-Pi controller I will list the parts that I used and their cost in AUD as I build each module. In addition to learning a lot and having fun I would like this build to cost significantly less than a basic Apex kit. For reference, in Australia an Apex with only 6 outlets, 1 temperature probe and 1 pH probe costs $1135 AUD with each additional 6 outlet energy bar costing $440 AUD.
My initial goal with Reef-Pi is to have:
- 16 controllable outlets (big tank = lots of gear)
- 4 temperature probes (DT, sump, sump cabinet & ambient room temp)
- ATO (optical sensor + 2 back up float switches)
- A number of float switches around the tank and sump to alert me in case a number of things go wrong
- Dimming control of my 3 black box LED lights
- pH monitoring
Cheers,
Macca
For anyone interested here is the original Reef-Pi thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/r...-on-raspberry-pi.289256/page-354#post-5310314
However you don't need to read the many pages in that thread to build a Reef-Pi controller, just check out the great guides that Ranjib is putting together here:
https://learn.adafruit.com/reef-pi-installation-and-configuration
This won't be a super-fast build, but the aim is to have a place for me to upload all the designs of my 3D printed enclosures, keep me motivated to get this build finished and may even help some other people who want to build their own Reef-Pi.
To help anyone (especially from Australia) who may also want to build a Reef-Pi controller I will list the parts that I used and their cost in AUD as I build each module. In addition to learning a lot and having fun I would like this build to cost significantly less than a basic Apex kit. For reference, in Australia an Apex with only 6 outlets, 1 temperature probe and 1 pH probe costs $1135 AUD with each additional 6 outlet energy bar costing $440 AUD.
My initial goal with Reef-Pi is to have:
- 16 controllable outlets (big tank = lots of gear)
- 4 temperature probes (DT, sump, sump cabinet & ambient room temp)
- ATO (optical sensor + 2 back up float switches)
- A number of float switches around the tank and sump to alert me in case a number of things go wrong
- Dimming control of my 3 black box LED lights
- pH monitoring
Cheers,
Macca