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

[burningbaal]

If they have api, it will be pretty easy to rollup a network based driver for them which exposes the channels as jacks.

Just to be clear: he said they do have an API and indicated that we could control each channel via that api if desired. If I ever decide I'm rolling in money and get serious about buying one, maybe I'll work more toward a tcp api for it.

 

[brandon clow]

You are right, the GUI wont be able to show components for the sine profile, but the backend should work just fine.

I want to give a big thanks for the db editor. It just saved me an entire rebuild as one of my newly added profiles was crashing reef-pi with a code=exited, status=2. Went in to lightings, grabbed the id and did the delete command. Today was a very good day!

 

[ummwhy]

I'm in between a major life event, house purchase :0) .
Those of you who have house in US, any advice? Im going through property inspection phase (in between offer accepted and closing state). What are the key things I should look for? I want to have a larger aquarium (120G), there is information about floor support, but I could also use some electrical and ceiling/paint related advice

Title Insurance...

 

[Des Westcott]

I had a bit of time and thought I should calibrate all 3 of my temp probes............

Read up on the ice bath technique and set to it.............................................

And I seem to have broken them. 1 was reading about 1 deg high, punched in the right temp and hit apply (well, my son did that. I was under the tank stirring ice). In my haste, I did all 3 of them and now they are all reading 0 and I'm getting errors.

Jan 29 16:51:20
temperature sub-system. Failed to read sensor ChillOut. Error:open /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-001898431736/w1_slave: no such file or directory

Jan 29 16:51:21
temperature sub-system. Failed to read sensor Electrics. Error:open /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-5ec58f1d64ff/w1_slave: no such file or directory

Jan 29 16:51:25
temperature sub-system. Failed to read sensor Sump Temp. Error:open /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-0018984300d1/w1_slave: no such file or directory

I did try delete and re-create one of them, but no difference.

Help?

 

[Des Westcott]

I had a bit of time and thought I should calibrate all 3 of my temp probes............

Read up on the ice bath technique and set to it.............................................

And I seem to have broken them. 1 was reading about 1 deg high, punched in the right temp and hit apply (well, my son did that. I was under the tank stirring ice). In my haste, I did all 3 of them and now they are all reading 0 and I'm getting errors.

Jan 29 16:51:20
temperature sub-system. Failed to read sensor ChillOut. Error:eek:pen /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-001898431736/w1_slave: no such file or directory

Jan 29 16:51:21
temperature sub-system. Failed to read sensor Electrics. Error:eek:pen /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-5ec58f1d64ff/w1_slave: no such file or directory

Jan 29 16:51:25
temperature sub-system. Failed to read sensor Sump Temp. Error:eek:pen /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-0018984300d1/w1_slave: no such file or directory

I did try delete and re-create one of them, but no difference.

Help?

I've also reloaded and rebooted and same situation.

 

[brandon clow]

I've also reloaded and rebooted and same situation.

Looks like they are completely offline. Is it possible you disturbed some wiring when doing this task?

 

[Des Westcott]

Looks like they are completely offline. Is it possible you disturbed some wiring when doing this task?

I went to have a look around, unplugged one of the sensors and re-plugged it in and all is working again.

Strange.

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

I went to have a look around, unplugged one of the sensors and re-plugged it in and all is working again.

Strange.

Test them one at a time with no other temp probes in the system.

 

[Bigtrout]

I went to have a look around, unplugged one of the sensors and re-plugged it in and all is working again.

Strange.

Sounds like an intermittent open wire somewhere...test one at a time and look carefully at all connections

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

I was thinking, maybe the Dashboard could display the actual numbers for resources being utilized when it comes to health.

 

[Ranjib]

I was thinking, maybe the Dashboard could display the actual numbers for resources being utilized when it comes to health.

And by "Resources" you mean?

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

And by "Resources" you mean?

Memory and the such. There is a graph, but no easy to read number. With temp, and pH, we have the graph, and the numbers, but not with computing resources.

 

[Matevz Savarin]

Hi! One question, in addition to ph board on tindie, I bougt cheap analog arduino ph board with another ph probe, mainly because ph probe was cheep vs my milwakee probe I have. So question is can I convert analog ph signal with mcp3008 and is it supported or not? If this wont work I will just test new probe. I like the idea of using on probe in ca reactor and another in the tank.. for now I use milwakee ph controller and german on off switch with it. 2 years, no problems. It would be great to see how many times co2 valve is open and closed during 24 hours and ph swings in a reactor. Thanks!

 

[Ranjib]

Hi! One question, in addition to ph board on tindie, I bougt cheap analog arduino ph board with another ph probe, mainly because ph probe was cheep vs my milwakee probe I have. So question is can I convert analog ph signal with mcp3008 and is it supported or not? If this wont work I will just test new probe. I like the idea of using on probe in ca reactor and another in the tank.. for now I use milwakee ph controller and german on off switch with it. 2 years, no problems. It would be great to see how many times co2 valve is open and closed during 24 hours and ph swings in a reactor. Thanks!

You wont be able to do it out of the box. We have to provide a analog driver for SPI based mcp3008 ADC.

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

How do I set the timer to initiate a macro on a certain day of the week, at a certain time? Trying to have my skimmer shut down when I have my doser going.

 

[jhoop]

Help !

I am having trouble getting the dashboard to work. It will not save configuration.
I have used Version 3.1 and 2.5. I configure the dashboard and it will not display or keep settings.

I use two temperature sensors and the ATO, PH. This has just started. I have loaded new SD cards with noobs and started from scratch. Still no luck. I use a Pi 3 B+.

I know there are patches for the dashboard but I can not figure out how to use or install them. I have been using team viewer to remote in and change settings.

I am stuck !

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

Help !

I am having trouble getting the dashboard to work. It will not save configuration.
I have used Version 3.1 and 2.5. I configure the dashboard and it will not display or keep settings.

I use two temperature sensors and the ATO, PH. This has just started. I have loaded new SD cards with noobs and started from scratch. Still no luck. I use a Pi 3 B+.

I know there are patches for the dashboard but I can not figure out how to use or install them. I have been using team viewer to remote in and change settings.

I am stuck !

What errors are you getting?

 

[jhoop]

What errors are you getting?

Not so much as errors it just will not keep the dashboard settings. I set up the dashboard settings like temp, ph ATO, then hit update, then go dashboard and it will be blank. If I go into the temp settings edit it shows the line.
Also one of the temp graphs goes from 72 degrees to 185 degrees. So I have just a flat green line.
Strange part is this all use to work just fine. Its just the dashboard. I hit update no errors then go to dashboard and it is not showing temps, ATO, equipment. It will show health status if I set that up.

Thanks !

 

[Des Westcott]

Help !

I am having trouble getting the dashboard to work. It will not save configuration.
I have used Version 3.1 and 2.5. I configure the dashboard and it will not display or keep settings.

I use two temperature sensors and the ATO, PH. This has just started. I have loaded new SD cards with noobs and started from scratch. Still no luck. I use a Pi 3 B+.

I know there are patches for the dashboard but I can not figure out how to use or install them. I have been using team viewer to remote in and change settings.

I am stuck !

There's currently a dashboard bug in the latest release that the Devs are working hard at fixing. I'm experiencing the same things as you. Either go back to a previous version, or wait for the patch / next release.

 

[Des Westcott]

Yesterday I had the temp probe / calibration / loose wire issue. Personally I don't think it was a bad connection issue, as unplugging one probe and replugging it caused all 3 temp readings to immediately re-appear - but I could be wrong - it just doesn't feel right.

Last night I went to feed - I have a "Feed" Macro that turns off pumps, skimmer etc for certain durations and then back on to minimise uneaten food. Every time I hit the Macro, I would get the "Fatal Error" like below.

I thought it was WiFi related, so waited a while and tried various devices and all the same thing. Then I discovered that I could go to the equipment tab and control individual equipment directly without getting the error. Try "Feed" macro again, same error. Try run other macros, no error.

Obviously sleeping on this problem has led to an epiphany, because within minutes of waking up this morning, I remembered something. Step one in my "Feed" macro is to turn temperature control off. Yesterday's temp probe issue had me delete my main temp control and re-configure it - renaming it in the process. This made the macro point to a temp control that doesn't exist any more. I fixed the macro by telling it the correct temp control and problem solved.

So the issue was entirely of my own making, but maybe a more relevant error message would make it easier for people to troubleshoot the issue when faced with a similar mistake.