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

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So i was looking at the board upside down i moved the pins and still nothing is happening when i try to adjust the levels but the LED just stays on constantly but dim. even if the Reef Pi is off the LED stays on, i hooked up a multimeter and there is a constant 3.11 volts coming from my wires.

And when i try to update on the raspberry it keeps telling me update fails.

From your previous post , I recall that the install was failing due to missing package file, I.e. the file was not actually downloaded in that location
 

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Does test driver shows up in drivers section?


Analog input

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Pico-board added on address 72
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Sorry I've been absent for some time, summer is just a busy time, going to try to catch up and see where things stand.

I saw a deal for o e of these from petco really has me thinking, does anyone know if these are any good - Fluval 13.5 Gallon Evo XII Marine?

I have two fluval specs and they have been good but wondering if it's possible to do a mini reef, looks like you can pick them up after price matching Amazon and coupon for $140, I already do RODI but not sure how difficult the small tanks are, thanks.

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Sorry I've been absent for some time, summer is just a busy time, going to try to catch up and see where things stand.

I saw a deal for o e of these from petco really has me thinking, does anyone know if these are any good - Fluval 13.5 Gallon Evo XII Marine?

I have two fluval specs and they have been good but wondering if it's possible to do a mini reef, looks like you can pick them up after price matching Amazon and coupon for $140, I already do RODI but not sure how difficult the small tanks are, thanks.

:)
they are not bad, the tank, form factor are all good. Depending upon what livestock you want to keep, you are likely to get rid of the stock light , filter media and may be the return as well. I personally not a huge fan of the corener braces its comes with, i find them eye sore.
So, if those things are not big deal for you, I think they are good choice. I ran a fluval spec 3 for two n half years and was fairly happy with it. But if you have specific livestock and necessary customization in mind, i'll recommend choosing sommething rimliess/brace less, and without lighting. So that you dont have to get rid of anything and just add the bits you want
 

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hi friends,
I'm getting this error
{"error":"stats for id: '5' not found"} | HTTP 404

now I connected jebao ds-4 to reef pi. it is controlling it, no problem on that, I added dosing in the dashboard , it causing this error..... what i did wrong
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I didn't do anything .. but it automatically showing the chart in Dashboard.
 
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Finally, i spend some time on the pi pwm frequency issue with 2.4 release. There was a nasty bug that i had overlooked, I feel really sorry about the users as 2.4 is was supposed to fix pwm issues on pi. I'll publish a bug fix 2.5 version as soon as possible. probably tonight
 

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What temp probes are you guys using in your builds?

Would these work?

I use 4 of these

connected in parallel across a 4.7k ohm resistor. They are covered (the metal part) with heat shrink tubing and a tip of silicon on the ends.. they work great, and tracking air temp, refugium, sump and main tank. alerts below 79 and over 80.5 (it's Texas, it's hot here) - and a fan turns on above 79.8 with 2 heaters that kick on around 79.2.. so far my temps really mostly hover 79.4 - 79.8 - I assume in winter I'll let it dip a little lower, but right now, the heater doesn't run much.
 
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Been out of the loop for awhile. We bought our first house wo hoo! But a couple of months prior to settling and moving I had a strange crash. For no apparent reason all of my SPS just started to RTN. All parameters where within acceptable ranges but everything but soft coral and fish was dying. Knowing I was going to have to break down and move soon anyway I decided that chasing the problem was not worth it so decided to start over anyway when I get moved in. As I was breaking things down I found this!

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All my other probes are encased in silicone but I decided to just drop this one in. It was the DROK probes that I installed April 1st https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY8U394/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I am not sure if this was what cuased the crash but it was not only rusted but oozing something out the top. I will be coating all sensors in silicone from here on out.

But here is the man cave as it sits now with the life I was able to salvage in a 15 gallon holding tank. reef-pi is only controling the light on this one. My 150 lbs of rock is currently curing in a garbage can of bleach and will be coming out next week. This time around I will be breaking the rock up and doing a bare bottom epoxied together rockscape. I have some catching up to do to get my reef-pi updated and lots of planning still to go.

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Sorry to hear about the crash, but congrats on the new house and man cave; looks great! Good luck on your new start!

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Been out of the loop for awhile. We bought our first house wo hoo! But a couple of months prior to settling and moving I had a strange crash. For no apparent reason all of my SPS just started to RTN. All parameters where within acceptable ranges but everything but soft coral and fish was dying. Knowing I was going to have to break down and move soon anyway I decided that chasing the problem was not worth it so decided to start over anyway when I get moved in. As I was breaking things down I found this!

FfGGlYU.jpg



All my other probes are encased in silicone but I decided to just drop this one in. It was the DROK probes that I installed April 1st https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY8U394/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I am not sure if this was what cuased the crash but it was not only rusted but oozing something out the top. I will be coating all sensors in silicone from here on out.

But here is the man cave as it sits now with the life I was able to salvage in a 15 gallon holding tank. reef-pi is only controling the light on this one. My 150 lbs of rock is currently curing in a garbage can of bleach and will be coming out next week. This time around I will be breaking the rock up and doing a bare bottom epoxied together rockscape. I have some catching up to do to get my reef-pi updated and lots of planning still to go.

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Sorry to hear about the stuff issues. New man cave looks fantastic .
Just rusting rarely cause problem, but if it also involved some other metal leaching , that can be problematic for sure .
 

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What is the process of encasing the probes in silicone? Does it effect the accuracy of the probe?

I just used my finger to put reef safe silicone all around the sensor and up the wire a bit. I have heard of others putting the sensor in a straw and sealing the ends with silicone as well. I noticed no difference in performance doing this.
 

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@Ranjib is there a way to add a delay to a piece of equipment when reefpi starts up? For instance after a power outage i need my slimmer not to come in immediately instead i need it to delay for about a minute to allow the return pump to return the sump back to normal water level.

The way it is now cause my skimmer to overflow. Thanks!
 

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@Ranjib is there a way to add a delay to a piece of equipment when reefpi starts up? For instance after a power outage i need my slimmer not to come in immediately instead i need it to delay for about a minute to allow the return pump to return the sump back to normal water level.

The way it is now cause my skimmer to overflow. Thanks!
A time delay relay would do this.
 
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@Ranjib is there a way to add a delay to a piece of equipment when reefpi starts up? For instance after a power outage i need my slimmer not to come in immediately instead i need it to delay for about a minute to allow the return pump to return the sump back to normal water level.

The way it is now cause my skimmer to overflow. Thanks!
Not that I can think of. This sounds like a good feature to have. I have some random delays (sub second ) before restoring relay states upon startup , but it’s not configurable. It’s there to avoid surge usage
 
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just finished assembling an all in one controller for the upcoming 3.0 release. Check this out:
It’s almost 6.5”x3.5”, sleeker than all older builds.
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It supports one water level sensor, one kessil control output and one temperature sensor. All exposed via audio connectors
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It’s a two part enclosure . Power control will be done using Kasa smart powerstrip
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I used the same build to test out pi pwm issues with reef-pi 2.4. Now the unit is going through testing against the garage tank. If I feel comfortable, I’ll swap the pico tanks controller with this one . I am thinking of creating a reef2reef specific build you own reef-pi with this unit . What you’ll think ? Good idea ? B2E9BDF5-B0E9-4D72-AA40-37426A7507A9.jpeg
 

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