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Tightened it up a little bit?
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(@Stang67 😂?)
 
The Minnow is out for delivery this morning. Once I get the pH probe (Saturday according to FedEx) I have a few more items to order off Amazon and then I'll mix some 0.1 N hydrochloric acid and check against my Hanna Alkalinity and Salifert tests. If that gives good results I'm definitely going to set it up to be able to run these "automatically" manually.

So hopefully?
I'm very interested in how the Minnow works out. I really need to start auto-dosing my two part as I either forget to do it entirely or forget about the part 2 and have to get up in the middle of the night to add it more often than not. I like the Hydros system and will someday make the plunge but if the Monnow works out I may start with it.
 
I'm very interested in how the Minnow works out. I really need to start auto-dosing my two part as I either forget to do it entirely or forget about the part 2 and have to get up in the middle of the night to add it more often than not. I like the Hydros system and will someday make the plunge but if the Monnow works out I may start with it.
I like the Minnow for the forward/reverse and the potential to purge the lines for the Alkalinity testing using acid. I use a Jebao for my auto dosing of phosphates, Alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium but I'm not entirely convinced it's very accurate from dose to dose even after multiple calibrations.

Also, the Jebao has a tendency to overdose if I dose to the sump (below the dosing containers). Dosing into the DT or overflow hasn't caused any siphoning issues yet but it makes ugly tubing running over the lid of my tank.

I'm excited to see the Minnow work.
 
I like the Minnow for the forward/reverse and the potential to purge the lines for the Alkalinity testing using acid. I use a Jebao for my auto dosing of phosphates, Alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium but I'm not entirely convinced it's very accurate from dose to dose even after multiple calibrations.

Also, the Jebao has a tendency to overdose if I dose to the sump (below the dosing containers). Dosing into the DT or overflow hasn't caused any siphoning issues yet but it makes ugly tubing running over the lid of my tank.

I'm excited to see the Minnow work.
Your every-expanding collective is far beyond my wildest aspirations. I like the Hydros system and would love to have a Launch or, even better, an X4 and XP8 but my budget says a cheap 2-port doser. I figure if I really splurge, and do a lot of begging/honey-dos I may be able to swing a Minnow and WiFi Power Strip. Actually my wife fully supports my hobby, she even does a lot of the maintenance including cleaning the Skimmer cup, but I like eating/having a roof over my head so I self-restrict, at least a little.

With the Minnow and WiFi strip I could then put a sensor on it for leak detection and three level sensors, one each for the ATO, Part 1 and Part 2. Then plug my fuge light into the strip to eliminate the janky timer and plug the ATO into it to not blow out another pump if I forget to fill the reservoir. My biggest concern is cleaning the tubing for the Part 1 as even the pipettes get plugged pretty quickly (I use ATI Essentials 2 part currently).
 
Your every-expanding collective is far beyond my wildest aspirations. I like the Hydros system and would love to have a Launch or, even better, an X4 and XP8 but my budget says a cheap 2-port doser. I figure if I really splurge, and do a lot of begging/honey-dos I may be able to swing a Minnow and WiFi Power Strip. Actually my wife fully supports my hobby, she even does a lot of the maintenance including cleaning the Skimmer cup, but I like eating/having a roof over my head so I self-restrict, at least a little.

With the Minnow and WiFi strip I could then put a sensor on it for leak detection and three level sensors, one each for the ATO, Part 1 and Part 2. Then plug my fuge light into the strip to eliminate the janky timer and plug the ATO into it to not blow out another pump if I forget to fill the reservoir. My biggest concern is cleaning the tubing for the Part 1 as even the pipettes get plugged pretty quickly (I use ATI Essentials 2 part currently).
So what you need to do is drive up here, steal a handful of my Strats and start selling them to the eastsiders and make some money for Hydros stuff. That was my goal originally.
 
So what you need to do is drive up here, steal a handful of my Strats and start selling them to the eastsiders and make some money for Hydros stuff. That was my goal originally.
I have some old Hydros stuff I don't want/need... I'll trade you for some strats hah
 
I have some old Hydros stuff I don't want/need... I'll trade you for some strats hah
When it's not -300° up there maybe we can talk.
 
I'd hate to send you Strats just for them to die in shipping.
 
So what you need to do is drive up here, steal a handful of my Strats and start selling them to the eastsiders and make some money for Hydros stuff. That was my goal originally.
That's my goal for Pinhead, my green-supposedly-WWC-Grafted monti but since I'm a neither-sider I can sell to east-siders and west-siders, even Tucsoners. My plan should be ready to implement in anther 8-10 years assuming I don't have a tank crash between now and then.

Whatever Pinhead really is, I like it right now it is mainly green with a lot of yellow areas and the start of some orange.
 
I like the Minnow for the forward/reverse and the potential to purge the lines for the Alkalinity testing using acid. I use a Jebao for my auto dosing of phosphates, Alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium but I'm not entirely convinced it's very accurate from dose to dose even after multiple calibrations.

Also, the Jebao has a tendency to overdose if I dose to the sump (below the dosing containers). Dosing into the DT or overflow hasn't caused any siphoning issues yet but it makes ugly tubing running over the lid of my tank.

I'm excited to see the Minnow work.
I'm interested to see how it can be used as an auto feeder for frozen. Have some longer trips in the future and would be a nice option.
 
It's not really a giveaway silly. It's wheeling and dealing.
 
I hooked Tim up with a Carolina Reefers Community, NJ chapter, giveaway.
He won! :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 62 58.5%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 5.7%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 20 18.9%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 0.9%
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