What's the most demanding maintenance of your tank

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  1. cw112682

    cw112682 Astrea Snail

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    yeah i hate water testing. I want an all digital testing system
     
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  3. cw112682

    cw112682 Astrea Snail

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    Do they make fully automated testing monitors that attaches to a computer or something?
     
  4. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    Any of the reef controllers will do some automated monitoring for you. All will do temp, and some pH right out of the box. Others you can add on to monitor salinity and/or ORP. But AFAIK, none will monitor things like calcium, magnesium and alkalinity.
     
  5. Bustopher

    Bustopher Skunk Shrimp

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    With most of them being arundio based they would just have to add the voltage curves for the various sensors. Sensors all seem to use the same coax barrel connector.

    Welcome to American Marine Inc.
     
  6. luisgo

    luisgo Astrea Snail

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    For me the most demanding task is to sit in front of my tank, open a beer and having to bring the glass to my mouth!! Very demanding..jejeje!!

    Serious now.. I think is cleanning my GFO and Biopellets reactors. I hate that. Water changes are easy when all is well planned.
     
  7. Electrobes

    Electrobes Plankton

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    Green - I have an Aerofuge but I use it as my hob sump, not a refugium. :)