I'm assuming when you go into feed mode that also triggers the skimmer to shutoff? that way it doesn't overflow your skimmer cup due to the water level being too high.
lebon40 i gave away two big bags of cheato and trimmed it back down to a baseball size on the weekend. :). Grows to fast! The lights on the display are 4x ecotech XR15 pros.(gen 3)
cool man. I have FW tanks, but am seriously getting the SW bug. I have been doing a ton of research on it. Thinking about converting my 48" x 18" x 21" (tall) into a reef. Lots to consider and research. Your vids are helping with this! Keep it up!
Well its technical talking to the ecotech reeflink not the apex, you could do it with a weemo smart plug (around $50) and it would just turn the power on or off based on voice commands.
+Mike Lemming thanks mike! You can also turn the lights on and off however my lights are on the apex so I have only played with the pump side of it so far
Hello, I read a recent article on Cnet about an automated feeder called EcoSmart Live Feeder which can be controller with Alexa to feed your fish using your voice, but I havent been able to find anything online about that feeder, does anyone know about this feeder and where can I find it?
I have my filters and pumps running through Alexa enabled smart switches. I've not found a way to tell it to turn on in "x" minutes. I created a workaround with the smart switches that automatically flip to "on" at the top of each hour in case I forget. You also need this in case of power outage. The default will not be "on" when power and Wi-Fi is restored. So by scheduling the switch to be turned on at the top of every hour of every day, if I ever lose power or I ever forget that I turned a pump off, I'm covered.
You are centuries in front of me my friend, damn that's fancy!
That's so cool. I didn't know you could do that. Love the vids, keep them coming!
This is so dope I'm loving this channel great job
Thanks so much, I really appreciate heating that! Let me know if you have any video requests :D
Cool...thts awesome..automation has changed just everything around our lives including hobbies eh...
Just bought a Dot during the Prime Sale!
Nice! i feel automation coming in your future :)
This is EPIC!!!!! As a automation freak i gotta try it. subbed!
I hear you, I love it!! Thanks for the sub!
Very cool! Clever too! 👍🏻👍🏻
Alexa, do my water change!
EDKsurly one day that will happen! I already have an idea of how I could build a module to interface with the apex to make it happen!
Would love to see this! Great vids man!!
Ooooooohhh cell phone down! Lol good vid man 👍
Rafael Soriano HHah I figured I would keep that clip and throw it at the end for fun.. bonus content at the end :P
you did this video quick lol, nice job
death mage thanks! I was inspired in my last 20 min of lunch. I think it's my quickest video yet!
Dude..this is so cool!!
Daily Reefing gotta love automation!
Hell yeah this is a very cool idea indeed 🤗🤗🤗
+PsychedelicBabe thank ya!
I'm assuming when you go into feed mode that also triggers the skimmer to shutoff? that way it doesn't overflow your skimmer cup due to the water level being too high.
Correct, I have apex turn off power to the skimmer when the sump level water rises, or the pump goes into feed mode. Dual safety!
The new Apex has this feature.
Yep they came out with it last fall :)
hey Devan cool vid. where did all your chaeto go? what lights do you have on the DT?
lebon40 i gave away two big bags of cheato and trimmed it back down to a baseball size on the weekend. :). Grows to fast!
The lights on the display are 4x ecotech XR15 pros.(gen 3)
cool man. I have FW tanks, but am seriously getting the SW bug. I have been doing a ton of research on it. Thinking about converting my 48" x 18" x 21" (tall) into a reef. Lots to consider and research. Your vids are helping with this! Keep it up!
lebon40 if you do you will love it..but be warned, they are addicting!
wow that's a bad ass way to do things ☺💪 but if you don't have a appex then there pointless lol
Well its technical talking to the ecotech reeflink not the apex, you could do it with a weemo smart plug (around $50) and it would just turn the power on or off based on voice commands.
So awesome man! Is the feed mode the only thing you can do with it? Good vid man!
+Mike Lemming thanks mike! You can also turn the lights on and off however my lights are on the apex so I have only played with the pump side of it so far
Very cool! I just watched your dosing container video as well. I may be making me some Voss containers soon :)
This is very cool
That's cool good vid
So dope !!
You have no idea, sooo handy and i use it every day!
I wonder if I could get this to work with my google home
Do they have any automation controller interfaces yet? From what I know it's slim Pickens for but it will come soon enough
What light settings are you running your radions at?
I took the coral lab AB plus schedule and stretched out the ends tomramp it up and down. Total intensity is about 45%.
+DoctorSpeedy1050 45% intensity. And a modified version of corallab ab+
Hello, I read a recent article on Cnet about an automated feeder called EcoSmart Live Feeder which can be controller with Alexa to feed your fish using your voice, but I havent been able to find anything online about that feeder, does anyone know about this feeder and where can I find it?
Hmmm I haven’t seen that yet. Maybe it’s a new upcoming product
is it possible for alexa to automatically resume schedule after x minutes? sometimes I forget to re-turn things on that would be useful.
If you have a reeflink you can set the default resume times. Alexa talked to reeflink so it happens automatically based on your reeflink settings
I have my filters and pumps running through Alexa enabled smart switches.
I've not found a way to tell it to turn on in "x" minutes.
I created a workaround with the smart switches that automatically flip to "on" at the top of each hour in case I forget.
You also need this in case of power outage. The default will not be "on" when power and Wi-Fi is restored.
So by scheduling the switch to be turned on at the top of every hour of every day, if I ever lose power or I ever forget that I turned a pump off, I'm covered.
what up man? any idea if this can be done using google home as well?
Google doesnt have a ton of integration with smart home devices yet.. but give it a few months and i'm sure it will be do-able
JCS Reefing you can make this work with Google home and smart plugs.
you need the eco tech controller to do this right.
Mine is using it, but you could also do something similar whit a smart plug