HybridAZN's 180 gallon build

So the 2nd part of the update lol

I purchased this
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The FishKam! I've been on the lookout for a camera to look thru the tank and this deemed like a decent choice, especially for the price ($20 on amazon)

Here are a few pics ofe unboxing it.


Out of the first sleeve is this box, a pretty nice, heavy duty cover
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Here is the camera sitting in the box
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Here is all that is included with the camera.
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Setting this thing up is a breeze. There is a suction cup on the base of the camera that you attach to your tank, then plug the power cord into the camera and then plug it into the wall, after that download the app and then you simply log into your home WiFi and your set! It took me about 5 minutes in total to set this up.

Here are some screen shots of what you see on the app. First few picseconds are when only my reefbrite is on

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The camera also has 2 way sound so you can talk thru the camera as well as hear. You can push the camera button to take a quick snap shot of the screen or press the video button to well, take a video lol. Here is a clip I took today



All in all I'm pretty happy with this camera. I'll be ordering another one to put in my stand for monitor my sump area. The ease of setup is a definite plus. They advertise 720p video but I think that's a little far fetched, but it's still of decent quality.

My one complaint is the cable length, it's very short, like 4ft in length. Luckily if you are an android phone owner the camera uses the same micro usb connection as the android phones. So if you have a longer charge cable laying around (like I do) you can swap them out!
 
Can u connect it to an apex? And can u get rid of the fish eye look? I was planning to order two as well
 
Can u connect it to an apex? And can u get rid of the fish eye look? I was planning to order two as well

I'm not totally sure if it's fusion capable or not, but I assume it is as long as your router is port forwarded. Mine is not currently, I never forwarded the new router when I got it last Christmas.

As for the fish eye look you can zoom in a bit on the app, but other than that I don't see another way to eliminate it.
 
I'm not totally sure if it's fusion capable or not, but I assume it is as long as your router is port forwarded. Mine is not currently, I never forwarded the new router when I got it last Christmas.

As for the fish eye look you can zoom in a bit on the app, but other than that I don't see another way to eliminate it.
When it comes to the router in my house I get so lost because it is the cable company wifi router. It's password protected but somehow it isn't my password and it's my account! I hate this cable company....
 
I love your little $20 camera. I could live with the fisheye for $20! LOL Not bad at all!!!
When it comes to the router in my house I get so lost because it is the cable company wifi router. It's password protected but somehow it isn't my password and it's my account! I hate this cable company....

Thats very strange haha, of course with it being their router they might not want ppl messing with it so forwarding might not be an option. With the app for the camera I wouldn't be too concerned with having it thru fusion though


Ooh, I like that camera! I have been using an old old android phone and alfred app. It works but definitely not the greatest.

I thought about using couple old Droid phones I have too but thus little camera def changed my mind lol.

I just checked amazon and the price went up $5! I might order the other one sooner rather then later lol
 
Thats very strange haha, of course with it being their router they might not want ppl messing with it so forwarding might not be an option. With the app for the camera I wouldn't be too concerned with having it thru fusion though




I thought about using couple old Droid phones I have too but thus little camera def changed my mind lol.

I just checked amazon and the price went up $5! I might order the other one sooner rather then later lol
Amazon says that the price that it is right now is only an April introductory special ;)
 
Amazon says that the price that it is right now is only an April introductory special ;)

Yea first it was $19.99, now it's $24.99. I heard it's supposed to go up to $70 after this. Now while I think this is a decent camera there is no way I could justify $70 for it.
 
Yea first it was $19.99, now it's $24.99. I heard it's supposed to go up to $70 after this. Now while I think this is a decent camera there is no way I could justify $70 for it.
Yes I agree [emoji3]
 
I may go on over and get one later on this afternoon also [emoji12]

Yea I would recommend doing that, it's pretty cool being able to watch my fishies while I'm at work lol
 
Yea I would recommend doing that, it's pretty cool being able to watch my fishies while I'm at work lol
I'm going on a short road trip to Virginia and back so that my daughter doesn't drive alone in a couple weeks it would be nice to be able to see what's going on with my tank LOL
 
I'm going on a short road trip to Virginia and back so that my daughter doesn't drive alone in a couple weeks it would be nice to be able to see what's going on with my tank LOL

Haha so far I've checked it 5 times today from work lol.

Mine just was ordered

Awesome, let us know how you like it when you get it hooked up!
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

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