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I posted this in General Equipment Discussion, but I feel it should be here as well for those looking for an awesome product to control your LED lights.
I wanted to write a review on the Bluefish LED Controller. I have two Kessil A360WE's over my tank, and for a majority of the time I was using the Kessil Spectral Controller to control them. And it worked ok. I could set up on times, off times, ramp up, and ramp down. However I didn't have some of the other controls that I wanted such as cloud cover, storms, and wireless control-ability. So I did some research around the internet on whether kessil was going to release these features on the spectral controller in a later firmware update. According to an email I received from Kessil, there were no plans whatsoever to do this. So I started scouring the internet on external LED controllers, and came across the Bluefish. After reading reviews and watching youtube videos on it I decided to pull the trigger and order it. It's manufactured out of Canada by a gentlemen by the name of Spencer Shepard. Once it shipped out it took about three days to get from Canada to Wisconsin. I got the unit and immediately hooked it up. Its super easy to connect it to your WI-FI, all you do is download the Bluefish app, input your WIFI ID, and put in your password, then use your phones screen to transmit the pass code to the controller via "blinkup". Once you've done that you're all set up. From there it asks you to choose your light, choose how many lights, and then your time zone. And THATS IT. Its set up and ready to go. You can then choose anywhere in the world, and the controller will simulate the weather forecast for that location on your lights. So if you choose Sydney Australia and it's partly cloudy there, your lights will dim and rise and go from blue to white to simulate clouds floating overhead. If its storming the lights will dim to a very dark blue, and do white flashes for thunder storms. You also have your manual modes, where you can manually make it storm, or go into photo mode. Photo mode is where you pre-set your lights so that your corals look best and its easiest to get good photos or video recording of your tank. There is also a "fast forward" button that when you press it the lights will give you a quick time lapse of what they're going to do throughout the day based off your locations forecast. There is so much more that you can do with this controller that I know i'm forgetting some stuff in this review. But overall this little unit is amazing and I love it. The best part is that it has the capability to become a full aquarium controller in the future. The creator is currently working on power bar and probe add on's for the unit connected via the blueport on the side. I hope you enjoyed my review and let me know what you think below.
Thanks!
https://aquarium-led-controller.com/
I wanted to write a review on the Bluefish LED Controller. I have two Kessil A360WE's over my tank, and for a majority of the time I was using the Kessil Spectral Controller to control them. And it worked ok. I could set up on times, off times, ramp up, and ramp down. However I didn't have some of the other controls that I wanted such as cloud cover, storms, and wireless control-ability. So I did some research around the internet on whether kessil was going to release these features on the spectral controller in a later firmware update. According to an email I received from Kessil, there were no plans whatsoever to do this. So I started scouring the internet on external LED controllers, and came across the Bluefish. After reading reviews and watching youtube videos on it I decided to pull the trigger and order it. It's manufactured out of Canada by a gentlemen by the name of Spencer Shepard. Once it shipped out it took about three days to get from Canada to Wisconsin. I got the unit and immediately hooked it up. Its super easy to connect it to your WI-FI, all you do is download the Bluefish app, input your WIFI ID, and put in your password, then use your phones screen to transmit the pass code to the controller via "blinkup". Once you've done that you're all set up. From there it asks you to choose your light, choose how many lights, and then your time zone. And THATS IT. Its set up and ready to go. You can then choose anywhere in the world, and the controller will simulate the weather forecast for that location on your lights. So if you choose Sydney Australia and it's partly cloudy there, your lights will dim and rise and go from blue to white to simulate clouds floating overhead. If its storming the lights will dim to a very dark blue, and do white flashes for thunder storms. You also have your manual modes, where you can manually make it storm, or go into photo mode. Photo mode is where you pre-set your lights so that your corals look best and its easiest to get good photos or video recording of your tank. There is also a "fast forward" button that when you press it the lights will give you a quick time lapse of what they're going to do throughout the day based off your locations forecast. There is so much more that you can do with this controller that I know i'm forgetting some stuff in this review. But overall this little unit is amazing and I love it. The best part is that it has the capability to become a full aquarium controller in the future. The creator is currently working on power bar and probe add on's for the unit connected via the blueport on the side. I hope you enjoyed my review and let me know what you think below.
Thanks!
https://aquarium-led-controller.com/