Behind The Scenes
DIY Aquarium Controller
Aquatroller Features:
- Heater Control
- Chiller Control
- Ph Reading
- Temperature Reading of Tank, Sump, QT & Ambient
- Flood Detection
- 4 Head Dosing Pumps
- Alarms for all Parameters
- Web-Based Interface
- Text & Email Alerts
- LED Control With Sunrise/Sunset
- Moon Mode
- Fuge Light Control
- QT Light Control
- Frag Tank Light Control
- Automatic Top Off
- Automatic Salt Mix
- Automatic Water Change
- Return Pump Control
- Skimmer Full Sensor & Drain Control
Full System Stats
Equipment:
| EQUIPMENT | BRAND & MODEL |
| Aquarium | 75 Gallon Aqueon 48″ x 18″ x 21″ Drilled with Custom Overflow |
| Stand | Black Aqueon to Match Aquarium Customised Shelving |
| Canopy | DIY to be LowPprofile, Houses LED Array and Cooling Fans |
| Sump | Marineland 20 Gallon Long Drilled, DIY Bubble Trap, Refugium, Dry Rock Rubble |
| Frag Tank | Marineland 10 Gallon Modified to 8″ Tall |
| QT Tank | Marineland 10 Gallon – Offline ready to go – Aquaclear 20 Filter |
| Display Tank Lighting | DIY 3W LED Array with 2x ATI T5 Coral+ & 2x ATI T5 Blue+ Linked into Aquatroller |
| Frag Tank Lighting | PAR 38 LED Fixture Linked to Aquatroller |
| Refugium Lighting | Plant Grow+ LED Fixture Linked to Aquatroller |
| Protein Skimmer | Reef Octopus NWB150 Linked to Aquatroller |
| Heaters | 2x Eheim Jager 200W Linked to Aquatroller |
| Chiller | Aqua Euro 1/10HP Linked to Aquatroller |
| Return Pump | Reeflo Dart Linked to Aquatroller |
| Wave Makers | 2x Tunze Turbelle Stream 6105 – Display Tank 1x Tunze Nano Stream 6040 – Frag Tank |
| Reactors | Two Little Fishes Kalk Reactor modified to run Biopellets Bulk Reef Supply Twin Reactor running Carbon |
| RO/DI Filter | Bulk Reef Supply 3 Stage 75 GPD with TDS Meter, 5 Micron Sediment, 10 Micron Carbon, RO Membrane & DI Resin. Custom Shut off linked to Aquatroller |
| Auto Top-Off | DIY Linked to Aquatroller |
| Auto Water Changer | DIY Linked to Aquatroller |
| Auto Salt Mixer | DIY Linked to Aquatroller |
| Dosing Pumps | 4x DIY 22ml/min Linked to Aquatroller |
| Aquarium Controller | DIY Aquatroller |
Consumables:
| CONSUMABLE | BRAND & PRODUCT |
| Salt | Instant Ocean Reef Crystals |
| Calcium Supplement | Reef Crest Calcium Mix Part A |
| Alkalinity Supplement | Reef Crest Alkalinity Mix Part B |
| Magnesium Supplement | Reef Crest Magnesium Mix Part C |
| Mechanical Filtration | Filter Floss in Bubble Trap & Filter Socks on Main Display Drain |
| Biopellets | Vertex Biopellet |
| Carbon | Premium Activated Carbon |
| Foods | Nori – Grocery Store New Life Spectrum – Small Pellets Omega One Marine Flakes Kent Garlic Extreme Liquid Concentrate DIY Frozen Seafood Mix Bulk Reef Supply Reef Chilli Polyp Lab Reef Roids |
| Testing | Salifert |
| QT Medication | Hikari Prazipro Seachem Cupramine Kordon Methelyen Blue Mardel Maracyn Two |
| Coral Dip | Two Little Fishes ReVive Coral Cleaner |