The Seneye par meter is actually great.

[SilvermistInc]

After having to wait like 3 days to have support switch my seneye from home to reef, I finally got to use the par meter. (Sucks that I got the unit on the weekend.) As a result, I found out that my spectrum is great, my par numbers are amazing for the corals I'm growing, and this thing is definitely worth $200.

My setup right now is a 4 bulb 2ft T5 Vivosun fixture running two blue plus and two purple plus. The light hangs 8 inches above a 20 long. This tank is a frag tank, so everything is at the same height. This reading was taken about 3 inches from the bottom of the tank where the frags sit.

P.S. The black line is my spectrum, not the color chart.

 

[blaxsun]

Good to hear - appreciate the feedback.

 

[gbroadbridge]

After having to wait like 3 days to have support switch my seneye from home to reef, I finally got to use the par meter. (Sucks that I got the unit on the weekend.) As a result, I found out that my spectrum is great, my par numbers are amazing for the corals I'm growing, and this thing is definitely worth $200.

My setup right now is a 4 bulb 2ft T5 Vivosun fixture running two blue plus and two purple plus. The light hangs 8 inches above a 20 long. This tank is a frag tank, so everything is at the same height. This reading was taken about 3 inches from the bottom of the tank where the frags sit.

P.S. The black line is my spectrum, not the color chart.

On the other hand, mine is useless unless I halve the number it shows to make it agree with the Apogee MQ510.

 

[Bpb]

On the other hand, mine is useless unless I halve the number it shows to make it agree with the Apogee MQ510.

See, I A/B’d a seneye with an apogee qm510 (two apogees actually), and the seneye read about 50% LOWER than the apogee units did. I was running an 8x54 watt t5ho unit at the time of the test. Odd

 

[KStatefan]

Seems to depend on what firmware it is running if the reported number is twice the actual number.

 

[3429810]

On the other hand, mine is useless unless I halve the number it shows to make it agree with the Apogee MQ510.

Can you not update it or something to fix it? Pretty sure it’s a well know firmware issue.

 

[SilvermistInc]

On the other hand, mine is useless unless I halve the number it shows to make it agree with the Apogee MQ510.

That's a firmware issue. You've gotta have it on v6 to have it be accurate again.

 

[KStatefan]

That's a firmware issue. You've gotta have it on v6 to have it be accurate again.

How do you update to v6?

 

[SilvermistInc]

How do you update to v6?

Gotta contact seneye support sadly :/

 

[SilvermistInc]

See, I A/B’d a seneye with an apogee qm510 (two apogees actually), and the seneye read about 50% LOWER than the apogee units did. I was running an 8x54 watt t5ho unit at the time of the test. Odd

What was your seneye firmware? v4?

 

[Bpb]

What was your seneye firmware? v4?

I couldn’t tell you it was a long time ago. I was borrowing it

 

[areefer01]

There is a thread here or elsewhere that discusses this to include listing firmware. The Seneye is a nice little tool with multiple uses. PAR and out of water alert are both nice features. QT or isolation observation it is also a great tool. Dana also had a few good things to say about it and, well, he knows what he is talking.

As noted - check firmware, email Seneye, and search for the thread. I don't have it handy otherwise I'd link it. Love mine though.

 

[SilvermistInc]

I couldn’t tell you it was a long time ago. I was borrowing it

The v4 software really screwed with the par numbers for a while. v6 has since corrected this issue

 

[SilvermistInc]

There is a thread here or elsewhere that discusses this to include listing firmware. The Seneye is a nice little tool with multiple uses. PAR and out of water alert are both nice features. QT or isolation observation it is also a great tool. Dana also had a few good things to say about it and, well, he knows what he is talking.

As noted - check firmware, email Seneye, and search for the thread. I don't have it handy otherwise I'd link it. Love mine though.

I know exactly what thread you're talking about, and the dude had the problem fixed by going from v4 to v6

 

[gbroadbridge]

That's a firmware issue. You've gotta have it on v6 to have it be accurate again.

I heard about that, but it says no update available.

I use it for monitoring a QT now and use an apogee that the LFS let me use for free when I need it.

I'll contact Seneye and report back

 

[SilvermistInc]

I heard about that, but it says no update available.

I use it for monitoring a QT now and use an apogee that the LFS let me use for free when I need it.

I'll contact Seneye and report back

Do let me know. Seneye fixed my issue the moment they got my email. So hopefully they do the same for you.

 

[Bronx19]

Seneye works great. It doesn't need to be accurate, its all relative and I just need it in the ball park.

I have been having issues lately with mine not registering a reading the first few times I plug it in.