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KH Guardian: Automatic Alkalinity Controller- My Experiences
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Definitely spend an hour going back and reading all the previous posts on this thread. These guys have done a bang up job documenting some of the potential pitfalls.
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Hopefully he will get back to you soon. I don't know the answer to your question otherwise I would gladly help you.
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You really just need the line for your local area network from your router, and dosing containers, and maybe some miscellaneous odds n ends.
It will come with some acrylic toothpick shaped plugs in the hoses, remove those and get rid of them, they aren't connectors!
Installing it will be kind of a personal operation. Any questions that you come accross you can ask here (or PM me) or create a support ticket at coralvue and they will get back to you (usually fairly quickly). I'll do my best to help you with anything that I am able to. Mine has been working very well so far, it has some idiosyncracies but it's allowed me to tune my dosing so now it's very stable.
Everything in my tank is really taking off now that there's some more alkalinity available. I definitely have increased growth!Recent numbers for perusing
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Might consider ordering a 90 degree BNC adapter too. I just did, pretty sure Jonty did too. The cord from the pH probe makes the unit more unstable. Amazon sells them, though you may be able to find on locally. https://www.amazon.com/CNE41831-Rig...24703&sr=8-1&keywords=90+degree+bnc+connector
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Personally I chose to retrofit a wifi dongle to the unit, using a tiny wifi router: TP-Link WR802N. I then used a 12vdc to 5vdc adaptor and plugged straight into the 12vdc outlet on the unit (to save using yet another power point). Made for a neat install
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....... I then used a 12vdc to 5vdc adaptor and plugged straight into the 12vdc outlet on the unit (to save using yet another power point). Made for a neat install
Good idea !
I have to learn this .
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What did it end up being?
Not sure . Probably air in tube. Ran a degas and it was ok . Now it's set and forget ! Dialed in my alk to 8.5. Apart from the missing magnet it isn't hard to setup . There is a 0.4 difference between it and the Hanna checker but I'll take that. Now watch my SPS grow baby.
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So I decided last night that I would change my setpoint to 7.4 dKH from 7.5dKH (which doesn't display on the unit). I'm interested to see the changes in the values it records. The system is still very stable and things are continuing to grow with renewed vigor. Here are the numbers from the setpoint being 7.5 dKH
We'll see in a few days if there is a change in the pattern. (I haven't changed anything else).
We'll see in a few days if there is a change in the pattern. (I haven't changed anything else).
I have been traveling all week and the fact that I can take a look at my DKH and make adjustments remotely is too good to be true. I had to leave Sunday, and my Alk was dropping, and I made an adjustment to my Calcium reactor I overshot slightly, and after three days my DKH crept up 0.1 above optimal. I was able to turn off my reactor watch DKH drop for the next 12 hours and reengage the reactor. When I arrive home on Friday, I can make a small adjustment and be back at optimal. The peace of mind this unit gives is amazing!
KHG alk by watsonj0, on Flickr
KHG alk by watsonj0, on FlickrRock solid dkh of 8.5. Set and forget. No more hanna or salifert bs. $1k is a bargain for the convenience and piece of mind that my SPS won't disintegrate overnight. With my apex and seneye I have all bases covered . N.B. I'm not dosing anything else and I am doing AWC via the DOS.
Success at last !
Success at last !
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