Coralvue shipment just came in

[JoeG370Z]

Super excited about Coralvue and their products! Any other customers in here?

 

[bsdubois00]

Just ordered mine from @AquariumSpecialty - waiting for them to arrive!!

 

[tbrown]

Just got a second controller today!

2 more on the way and another 2 I'm in discussions for a trade soon.

 

[JoeG370Z]

Just ordered mine from @AquariumSpecialty - waiting for them to arrive!!

I ordered from Premium aquatics because they are offering 10% off your entire first order

 

[JoeG370Z]

Just got a second controller today!

2 more on the way and another 2 I'm in discussions for a trade soon.

Do you have a controller board set up? Or just mounted to the side of the stand?

 

[bsdubois00]

Yea I looked around and had a hard time finding someone with everything in stock I was looking for. PA is out of the Launch it showed

 

[JoeG370Z]

Yea I looked around and had a hard time finding someone with everything in stock I was looking for. PA is out of the Launch it showed

Same here! I ordered some other parts from Aqua cave. Do you plan on getting the Maven when it comes out?

 

[bsdubois00]

Same here! I ordered some other parts from Aqua cave. Do you plan on getting the Maven when it comes out?

Not at first - going to let others be the test dummies haha

 

[n2585722]

Not at first - going to let others be the test dummies haha

Not sure what you mean by that. I got my first Hydros controllers over 4 years ago. I have 16 Hydros controllers now.

 

[bsdubois00]

Not sure what you mean by that. I got my first Hydros controllers over 4 years ago. I have 16 controllers now.

The maven has been delayed a bit. Typically with new releases it’s a good idea not to buy at first and see if any kinks need to be worked out. So when it is finally released let others jump on the first batch. See how they work then decide. Use real world test and feedback to see if I wanna buy it.

 

[n2585722]

The maven has been delayed a bit. Typically with new releases it’s a good idea not to buy at first and see if any kinks need to be worked out. So when it is finally released let others jump on the first batch. See how they work then decide. Use real world test and feedback to see if I wanna buy it.

Sorry I didn't see the question about the Maven but I will probably get one. I already to alkalinity testing 4 times a day with the iv and X10 combo.

 

[Bosreef]

Yes sir I'm all in hydros love it this far! Good purchase. Very active facebook group just fyi

 

[tbrown]

Do you have a controller board set up? Or just mounted to the side of the stand?

Right now set in the stand... Not pretty but once I get the rest I'm planning on mounting them. I'm probably going to DIY a controller board from some furniture grade plywood I have to help hide the wiring behind.

 

[tbrown]

Sorry I didn't see the question about the Maven but I will probably get one. I already to alkalinity testing 4 times a day with the iv and X10 combo.

I'm going to be doing this using the Minnow, an X4, and basically building my own iV.

Edit: I'm going to attempt this.

 

[bsdubois00]

Right now set in the stand... Not pretty but once I get the rest I'm planning on mounting them. I'm probably going to DIY a controller board from some furniture grade plywood I have to help hide the wiring behind.

If you have a 3D Printer check out Multi Board - I'm in the process of cladding the entire inside in multi board so I can get everything mounted clean.

This is the first panel - every wall will have a panel on it.

 

[tbrown]

I've considered that. I have a 300mm printer so I could print a decent sized board.

The reason I am leaning towards the black plywood is because it's what my stand is built from. I would basically build a faux wall with a 2" gap behind it for wires to hide. I'd be able to vertically mount the controllers and power strips on the front and top of the shelf. I'll have to see how everything can fit once I get the rest of the controllers.

If everything works the way it's currently looking I'll have an XD, X3, X4, two WaveEngine LEs, an XP8, and a 4 outlet WiFi power strip all Hydros and then an additional power strip with 4 WiFi outlets and 4 non-controlled outlets.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I watched a recent online video of the owner giving a full tour of their Coralvue factory-- no small potatoes operation-- very impressive!

 

[n2585722]

I'm going to be doing this using the Minnow, an X4, and basically building my own iV.

Edit: I'm going to attempt this.

The iV is just a vessel with a beaker and a stirrer. The stirrer connects to a drive port. The X10 dosing pumps are stepper motor pumps and have a better accuracy than the Minnow pumps. I do have a Minnow and use it for AWC pumps. It has worked great for that but my tank is a 42 gallon tank so I split the water change into 4 times a day so the pumps only run for about 15 minutes each every time. I use 3 X10 pumps for the drain, fill and reagent pump. The reagent pump has to be a low flow pump at about 2-3ml a minute. The drain and fill pump I have mine set to 75ml a minute. The fill pump does run both directions during the process. The drain pump runs first, then the fill pump and a stir. Then the fill pump drains the beaker and the tubing on the fill pump. It then runs forward long enough to start filling the beaker. It then stops and the drain pump runs to empty the beaker. Then the fill pump dispenses a 100ml of tank water for the test. It stirs for a while then stops. This is when it gets the pH and salinity readings then starts the alkalinity test.

 

[tbrown]

The iV is just a vessel with a beaker and a stirrer. The stirrer connects to a drive port. The X10 dosing pumps are stepper motor pumps and have a better accuracy than the Minnow pumps. I do have a Minnow and use it for AWC pumps. It has worked great for that but my tank is a 42 gallon tank so I split the water change into 4 times a day so the pumps only run for about 15 minutes each every time. I use 3 X10 pumps for the drain, fill and reagent pump. The reagent pump has to be a low flow pump at about 2-3ml a minute. The drain and fill pump I have mine set to 75ml a minute. The fill pump does run both directions during the process. The drain pump runs first, then the fill pump and a stir. Then the fill pump drains the beaker and the tubing on the fill pump. It then runs forward long enough to start filling the beaker. It then stops and the drain pump runs to empty the beaker. Then the fill pump dispenses a 100ml of tank water for the test. It stirs for a while then stops. This is when it gets the pH and salinity readings then starts the alkalinity test.

You don't have it stir during the Alkalinity testing?

 

[n2585722]

You don't have it stir during the Alkalinity testing?

It does come back on when it starts the alkalinity testing. If it didn't it would quickly fail the test.