reef-pi :: An opensource reef tank controller based on Raspberry Pi.

[Bigtrout]

Woohoo 3.0 official on github!

Nice job @Ranjib

Already seen I can reload and not lose a light!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

 

[janos]

Hi to all. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

 

[EddieJ]

Guess my waterproof temperature probe wasn’t waterproof after all. Seems the DS18B20 worked great for 8 months reading air temp. After being in the tank for about 2 hours it started reading 262 degrees ! Pretty sure the tank isn’t boiling lol! Anyhow , after pulling it out and drying overnight it now reads air temp correctly. Anyone else have something similar happen ? I ordered a replacement. I am running reef-pi 2.3 for what its worth.

 

[Bigtrout]

Guess my waterproof temperature probe wasn’t waterproof after all. Seems the DS18B20 worked great for 8 months reading air temp. After being in the tank for about 2 hours it started reading 262 degrees ! Pretty sure the tank isn’t boiling lol! Anyhow , after pulling it out and drying overnight it now reads air temp correctly. Anyone else have something similar happen ? I ordered a replacement. I am running reef-pi 2.3 for what its worth.

I have the drok temp sensors with the nice red rubberized cable jackets and mine have been going since last year with no problems. I am freshwater though so no corrosion issues

 

[AbjectMaelstroM]

Guess my waterproof temperature probe wasn’t waterproof after all. Seems the DS18B20 worked great for 8 months reading air temp. After being in the tank for about 2 hours it started reading 262 degrees ! Pretty sure the tank isn’t boiling lol! Anyhow , after pulling it out and drying overnight it now reads air temp correctly. Anyone else have something similar happen ? I ordered a replacement. I am running reef-pi 2.3 for what its worth.

Dipped/coated mine with silicone and its been great.

 

[EddieJ]

Dipped/coated mine with silicone and its been great.

Could you share the product you used ?
Thanks

 

[PaulJ2303]

Hi to all. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

What is this weird day you speak of, shouldn't Turkeys be eaten at xmas

 

[Bigtrout]

Could you share the product you used ?
Thanks

Yes here they are:

Amazon product

Good quality insulation. The sensors have been spot on accurate. I bought 4 and all 4 are within .1 degrees of each other and accurate against a calibrated sensor from work. And the stainless is quality and double crimped to the cable. The cables are also shielded.

 

[AbjectMaelstroM]

Could you share the product you used ?
Thanks

GE 1 silicone

GE All Purpose Silicone 1 Caulk 10.1 oz Window and Door Sealant Clear 2795576 - The Home Depot

GE All Purpose Window and Door Silicone 1 sealant is a 100% silicone and 100% weatherproof caulk that is ideal for areas that could be exposed to harsh weather conditions. Its same-day rain-ready formula

www.homedepot.com

Also the probes that I have are the ones @Bigtrout linked. Very accurate, I have 3. Two are within 0.1 of each other one is within 0.3.

 

[Schreiber]

Awesome news! Wish I was home to test it today, will have to wait until Sunday though.

 

[Bigtrout]

Awesome news! Wish I was home to test it today, will have to wait until Sunday though.

So far so good! I loaded 3.0 release last night and everything running smoothly!

Now when @Ranjib gets a bit of time I need to learn how to get into the lighting profiles the ui dont show yet.

 

[EddieJ]

Yes here they are:

Amazon product

Good quality insulation. The sensors have been spot on accurate. I bought 4 and all 4 are within .1 degrees of each other and accurate against a calibrated sensor from work. And the stainless is quality and double crimped to the cable. The cables are also shielded.

GE 1 silicone

GE All Purpose Silicone 1 Caulk 10.1 oz Window and Door Sealant Clear 2795576 - The Home Depot

GE All Purpose Window and Door Silicone 1 sealant is a 100% silicone and 100% weatherproof caulk that is ideal for areas that could be exposed to harsh weather conditions. Its same-day rain-ready formula

www.homedepot.com

Also the probes that I have are the ones @Bigtrout linked. Very accurate, I have 3. Two are within 0.1 of each other one is within 0.3.

Thanks guys! When you said dipped in silicone I was thinking something comparable to Plasti Dip. I think the idea of heat shrink tube and seal up the edges with silicone it a solid approach.

 

[AbjectMaelstroM]

Thanks guys! When you said dipped in silicone I was thinking something comparable to Plasti Dip. I think the idea of heat shrink tube and seal up the edges with silicone it a solid approach.

Yeah that's what I did. Heatshrink over the crimp then dipped in silicone. Overkill? Probably, but I'll never have to worry about water penetration.

 

[AquaRaider44]

Can someone make or like a guide to do pH calibration via the UI then reset the values so the graph looks right

 

[Ranjib]

Can someone make or like a guide to do pH calibration via the UI then reset the values so the graph looks right

I’m in process of updating the guides , so may be a couple of days at max till you have that in adafruit.

 

[stinger303]

Hello,

I just purchased a reef-pi hat goby.

I noticed he also had a module for the Mars aqua. Would this work to control the viparspectra lights?

Thanks

 

[Ranjib]

Hello,

I just purchased a reef-pi hat goby.

I noticed he also had a module for the Mars aqua. Would this work to control the viparspectra lights?

Thanks

Might be, but Im not sure.

 

[Ranjib]

Ok,, 3.0 announcement post is done: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reef-pi-3-0-release-announcement.667707/

Thank you everyone, happy thanksgiving

 

[Bigtrout]

Hello,

I just purchased a reef-pi hat goby.

I noticed he also had a module for the Mars aqua. Would this work to control the viparspectra lights?

Thanks

The Mike Lane hats make reef pi alot easier to get up and running.
You would have to open your Vivaspectra to see how its controlled, post some pics so we could hazard a guess. Alot of black boxes are controlled like the Mars Aqua. Mikes board takes the pwm signal from the pca9685 on his hat and converts it to a 0 to 10 volt analog signal which the mars Aqua and many other black box lights use for dimming. There are some black box lights that use 10 volt pwm for dimming which would need a different setup.

 

[Ranjib]

The Mike Lane hats make reef pi alot easier to get up and running.
You would have to open your Vivaspectra to see how its controlled, post some pics so we could hazard a guess. Alot of black boxes are controlled like the Mars Aqua. Mikes board takes the pwm signal from the pca9685 on his hat and converts it to a 0 to 10 volt analog signal which the mars Aqua and many other black box lights use for dimming. There are some black box lights that use 10 volt pwm for dimming which would need a different setup.

There are at least one viperspectra mod out there, documented. I think I have a link in resource page