Ok, folks. We are rocking and rolling.
Ok, so the RB is super simple to get setup. I chickened out from the setup last night because I thought I'd have to calibrate the syringe and supply lines, and program each type of test to the bot. I'm a dummy though. All you have to is plug in the supplied hoses to your RODI reservoir, sump, and waste container. Then you empty each type of test reagent into the supplied bottles and label them.
You open up the app, which is very cool. It allows you to enter the container size for the RODI container and waste bin so you don't run out of freshwater/have an accident), and simply asks what test you're using and confirms that the appropriate reagent containers are in the assigned slot.
After I plugged everything in, it asked me if I wanted to test. I was confused because the RODI and tankwater lines hadn't been primed. The calibration button was calling for me. Luckily, I learned it is it designated for extreme circumstances, which they prompt you to contact support before accessing. This was a huge help for a tinkerer like myself who sometimes gets himself into trouble.
I selected to test alkalinity to test immediately and setup a schedule to test it every 8 hours there after indefinitely.
So RB began setting up the KH test. It seems visit the self draining RODI before and after every step for a double syringe cleaning session. The results were right on the money with my Hannah checker, which surprised me because I have never been great at the color match testing. RB seems to take flash photos of the sample to observe color change with every drop that is added into the testing vial. After the test I was emailed the results which was cool because I appreciated seeing the how it arrived at the measurement.
I have the Red Sea Pro tests setup for Alk, Ca, Mg, and PO4. Each of the reagent vials, the syringe cleaning vial, and the testing vial all have a little magnetic stirrer on the bottom which work well to maintain consistency.
I'll post screenshots from the app as they roll in and will take a video of one of the tests so all can see the RB doing the Lord's work.
