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[Opus]

Huh? You set your heater say at 79 deg. You set the inkbird at 80 deg. If your heater gets stuck on and wants to get hotter than 79, the inkbird cuts power to it. That is a failsafe.

Yes, but from what I read, the inkbird is hard coded to send an alarm if no activity for 72 hours. So, if your tank doesn't get to 80 deg in 72 hours, the alarm starts going off.

 

[Cell]

Yes, but from what I read, the inkbird is hard coded to send an alarm if no activity for 72 hours. So, if your tank doesn't get to 80 deg in 72 hours, the alarm starts going off.

Not true.

 

[Opus]

Not true.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/inkbird-306-for-over-temperature-protection-question.754347/

 

[Cell]

If you set it up as I described and the first response in the thread you linked described, there is no issue. In other words, using the inkbird as the failsafe and not the primary thermostat avoids this issue.

 

[Opus]

If you set it up as I described and the first response in the thread you linked described, there is no issue. In other words, using the inkbird as the failsafe and not the primary thermostat avoids this issue.

I think that guy was getting lucky or the inkbird isn't that accurate. If it really does set off an alarm for being "stuck on" then it should go off in the first response. If he has the inkbird set to be on at 77 and off at 79 and the tank is set to 78, the inkbird would be "on" all the time which would cause the alarm to trigger. I assume I'm understanding how the first responder had it setup.

 

[Jamie228]

I’m looking at the inkbirds with the prime deals which is the best to go with?

the 308 model or one of the 306 models with WiFi or without?

 

[Cell]

I think the 308 is for heating and cooling. The 306 just heating. But double check yourself.