Looking for live camera for fish tank while on vacation.

[ADAM]

Tend Secure Pro 2 : You can get a 2 Pack for less than $90 on Amazon and they have built in mircophones and speaker (for talk back function). They come with free cloud storage too. You can have one for the display and the other on the sump. They’re hard to beat for the price. I like these probably a little better than my Arlo systems which I used up until recently, however these do require a plug.

 

[roberthu526]

I use YI Home camera. $70 on Amazon I think. It is HD (1080 x 720) with rotatable dome. Easy to setup and available on smart phone and PC. Pretty neat.

 

[SteedC]

Check out the Wise or Wize or Wyze cam. $20, I have one, looks awesome, great reviews.

I recently just used the same camera for a 3 week vacation I went on and it worked pretty well.

 

[Dragon52]

I just bought 2 myself. <$20 ea

 

[gcrawford]

Amcrest HD from amazon.... PTZ and have one in the stand to monitor the sump....

 

[freshy&salty]

Really depends on the features you want. I use the Dlink full hd pan& tilt wifi cam DCS-8525lh. It has night vision, motion activation, sound activation, 2 way talking, 360 degree rotation, pinch to zoom, cloud/local/sd storage, 50/60 mhz options, app controlled, and wifi.
I have 2 tanks in the same room and can pan my cam left/right, up/down from anywhere i am and see both tanks. Its not the cheapest on the market (84.99) but im really happy with the quality for the options i have available.

 

[BigJohnny]

Bro, Wyzecam v2s. Full 1080p remote access $25 each. I have two

 

[JMetaxas]

I've had this a couple months now and am quite happy with it. I pan left right and up down on two tanks I run side by side.

For $60, it's well worth it.

I just ordered the one recommended above. I'll report back on it. I have two tanks and this gives me the opportunity to zoom and pan both of them:

https://go.skimresources.com/?sref=https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/looking-for-live-camera-for-fish-tank-while-on-vacation.419997/&id=85957X1538380&xs=1&bv=2.5.1&jv=13.6.5&xtz=240&checksum=fc5d6ea7126bb8e6a7af56a7049975e787946c4e625ac9ceef083a8513bb04da&xuuid=4b4df981582e2bad47b7f25f01bf5136&xsessid=&xed=0&pref=https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/looking-for-live-camera-for-fish-tank-while-on-vacation.419997/page-2&url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CW4BLG8/?coliid=I1MMBA7BH0C8QP&colid=1G2T5E7O4S05A&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&xguid=85UTUFk2RzAa&isjs=1&xcreo=0

 

[Proctor614]

I have a few YI home cameras also as well. Love them. I have one under my cabinet so I can see (and hear) how the skimmer and other stuff are doing. It can pan as well.

Any issues with minimum focusing distance? We want to put a cam in our stand (180gal) as well.

 

[JMetaxas]

Any issues with minimum focusing distance? We want to put a cam in our stand (180gal) as well.

I can't speak to that as I haven't tried anything very close yet.

 

[grammyreef]

Im using arlo as well....works perfect.

 

[LittleMaui]

I little late to the game, but this is one I recomment to view tank: http://a.co/d/54YA6jo .
Amcrest UltraHD 2K WiFi IP Camera 3MP .

 

[radiata]

I put in a Wyse last week. You just can't beat the $20 price tag. Their install instructions and videos say they can be installed in 15 minutes. However, the install time is a function of age - it took an old fart like me an hour.

Here's a link: https://www.wyzecam.com/

FWIW, I successfully got to view my DT from Portugal this past July. As per Apex usability with the Wyse, don't bother! You don't need it! My Apex Fusion worked nicely from Portugal, as did my Wyse ~ there's no rational reason to combine them.

 

[Larry L]

have one in the stand to monitor the sump....

Holy cow, your sump looks better than my display tank.

 

[EHerbert]

I've been using Zmodo for about a year... no complaints.

https://www.amazon.com/Zmodo-Wirele...ocphy=9030971&hvtargid=pla-379495000050&psc=1

 

[Mkissane]

Hi all can anyone recommend a camera where I can monitor my reef while on vacation? Not trying to spend $100+ it could even be a home surveillance camera

I want to be able to have a live video 24/7 that I can monitor during any time of the day.

Wyze works well. Inexpensive and easy to setup. Got the recommendation on this forum and happy with my choice.

 

[Geebs19]

So I was just reading about the Wyze and the concerns that its actually sending all the info to a 3rd party to over seas IP addesses, China, Japan, etc. This has be a bit worried. I see one person actually tried to change the IP and the Wyze rerouted it again the next day.

 

[Zeal]

I bought a wyze camera, no issues with it.

 

[Zeal]

I bought a wyze camera, no issues with it.

 

[BigJohnny]

So I was just reading about the Wyze and the concerns that its actually sending all the info to a 3rd party to over seas IP addesses, China, Japan, etc. This has be a bit worried. I see one person actually tried to change the IP and the Wyze rerouted it again the next day.

It's a service provider and not something shady, you can read a statement they issued about it. I was worried as well but once I learned what was happening I wasnt anymore.