Reef-Pi has peaked my interest... I have a Apex on my main tank, but I am looking for some cheaper options for the tanks in our kids room's.
My son is 10 and loves electronics and circuitry. He has graduated past those "snap circuit" kits and I have been looking at arduino or the like for him to expand his knowledge. This might be a nice little project for us. I would really like to see him get into electronics, mainly controls and would like him to start dabbling in programming.
I am sure this has all been covered in the various Reef-Pi threads, but digging through those threads is very time consuming and lately I don't seem to have very much time to browse.
What is a approximate cost of a Reef-Pi build?
If I were to do a build I would want a temp and PH probe. Possibly salinity probe. Timer for lights and the ability to control powerheads. Pretty basic stuff.
Where is a decent one stop shop to buy everything? And is there a consolidated list of what components are needed?
My son is 10 and loves electronics and circuitry. He has graduated past those "snap circuit" kits and I have been looking at arduino or the like for him to expand his knowledge. This might be a nice little project for us. I would really like to see him get into electronics, mainly controls and would like him to start dabbling in programming.
I am sure this has all been covered in the various Reef-Pi threads, but digging through those threads is very time consuming and lately I don't seem to have very much time to browse.
What is a approximate cost of a Reef-Pi build?
If I were to do a build I would want a temp and PH probe. Possibly salinity probe. Timer for lights and the ability to control powerheads. Pretty basic stuff.
Where is a decent one stop shop to buy everything? And is there a consolidated list of what components are needed?