fully automating a tank

subman · #1 08-01-2009, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kien

A controller is a great idea. One huge advantage is that you can monitor and control your tank remotely via the web! Get an iPhone and then you can view your tank parameters from anywhere. :-) Even being away from my tank for 8 hours during the day makes me a little nervous.. hehe. This is why I have a profilux. I just got it but I'm hoping to set it up so that it emails me when my parameters are off :-)

Have you got your profilux to work with your Iphone? I tried for a while but then gave up and just use logmein.com and go through a computer at home.

whatcaneyedo · #2 08-01-2009, 04:07 AM

How involved with your tank has your girlfriend been in the past? Something that could really help is to get her to read a book on reef keeping so that she has a better understanding of what she is dealing with.

freezetyle · #3 08-01-2009, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

How involved with your tank has your girlfriend been in the past? Something that could really help is to get her to read a book on reef keeping so that she has a better understanding of what she is dealing with.

we started this hobby together then she got caught up in work. she has read quite a few books on it. im pretty sure she can handle it. But, as Kien said you worry about this stuff that you have invested so much time and money on. i just wanted to make everything as stable as possible on its own so she would only have to do basic maintenance (water change, ATO bucket refill)

Drock169 · #4 08-01-2009, 07:23 AM

I find reefkeeping pretty easy when you just dont worry as much. all I do know is feed, top-off and empty the skimmer cup. Maybe 2-3 weeks a waterchange. Oh and some one mentioned ranco temp controllers,one of the best things you can invest in, just make you get a dual stage one.