Most important things to be alerted (Email/txt/call) about?

[dopey]

Hi,

With all the current controllers either commercial or DIY, and probes. The amount of information available 'real time' is insane.

What do you find is the most critical ones to be notified of? Perhaps put them into categories. Things you should rush home for, things telling you to make a change *soon* and things you follow more for a trend than to take action.

For me,

Rush home asap(leave work, call a friend if not in town, etc) :
Temperature
Power outage
Water level

Fix *soon* i.e. within 24-48 hours
Ammonia

Trends:
Alk, Mag, etc


There is a motive to this post. I fall under the DIY category and looking to improve my current solution. While I love data and trends, I am keen to ensure I cover all 'emergency' type metrics to be alerted while at work, vacation, etc.

 

[ZoWhat]

Tied in 1st place:

* Sudden INCREASING temperatures due to stuck-on heater(s)

* Sudden DROP in pH..... usually means your ATO is flooding the tank and SG is bottoming out quickly

......I suppose elements rising due to auto doses would be a concern... but I dont use a dose



..

 

[Montiman]

For me

Temperature
PH
Water on the floor

I wish more controllers would have water on the floor sensors out of the box as this is far more important than ORP Salinity or sump level.

 

[ZoWhat]

Doesn't do much when you're not at home.

But when you are at home this alarm will wake the dead

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[Jettareefer223]

Temperature period. A battery back up can take care of a power outage. If you have level sensors in sump and continuity style leak sensors you can figure out what’s going on remote.

 

[Peace River]

For me

Temperature
PH
Water on the floor

I wish more controllers would have water on the floor sensors out of the box as this is far more important than ORP Salinity or sump level.

+1

Water on the floor/minimum water level in the tank are at the top of my list. Temperature outside of a high/low range is probably next.

In my mind the answer is related to the connection between the loss of fish/coral/livestock to the failure of a item/support system or out of range event

 

[MikeO5422]

In order:

1. Water leaks and abnormalities in top off rates (too long, too frequent, too short, etc)
2. Return pump failure
3. Aquarium Controller crash
4. Temperature too high for a few hours
5. Extended power outages
6. Major chemistry swings

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

For me

Temperature
PH
Water on the floor

I wish more controllers would have water on the floor sensors out of the box as this is far more important than ORP Salinity or sump level.

Yep. I'd clarify on the pH that we're talking massive swings

 

[Jettareefer223]

Haha no love huh?

 

[ZoWhat]

The Stock Exchange Dow report on my 401k

Let's see, make a mortgage payment.....or buy coral off a Live Sale

.

 

[Montiman]

I really only feel pH is important when using equipment that alters pH but most people use dosing pumps with 2 part, kalk, or a calcium reactor and this makes pH alerts relevant to most people. If only dosing by hand pH monitoring is less important.

 

[dopey]

Thanks for all the replies!

I do gather PH from Seneye, but always considered it a trend. A large swing would be worthy of an email alert. Can get that going until I have more dedicated alerts around water levels/on the floor.

The top one on my list at the moment is float sensors/water on the floor. Having a sump on this new tank has made me way more paranoid about water levels and water on the floor than with my AIO tanks i've had so far.