Filtration and flow

AI Nero circulation pump

Specification

Manufacturer
Aqua Illumination
Model
Nero 3
Purchase year
Not recorded
Category
Filtration and flow
Status
In useread from live inventory

Overview

A small circulation pump (wavemaker) that completes the flow loop across the tank.

Why I chose it

Added to complete the circulation loop the filters leave unfinished, from the opposite side of the tank to the filter outflows.

What I've learned

  • Its setpoint can be read back over Bluetooth, so the circulation it adds is part of the record rather than an assumption.

Installation

Not yet documented.

Configuration

  • Left/front quarter of the tank, near the surface, to complete the circulation loop
  • Runs its own schedule from the pump's app: about 25% through the day and about 40% overnight
  • The stronger overnight flow is intended to improve degassing

Maintenance

Not yet documented.

Known limitations

  • Its gallons-per-hour figure is derived from the setpoint using the app's own scale, not measured.
  • The device's Bluetooth name string reports a different model from the hardware; the setpoint it reports has matched the app.

Controller integration

Not controlled by Pearl or the Apex. Pearl reads the setpoint over Bluetooth; the schedule lives in the pump's own app.

Maintenance history

No service dates recorded yet. Scheduled replacement applies to consumables; this item is tracked by condition instead.

Related experiments

No experiments reference this item yet.

Related documentation

Would I buy it again?

Not yet documented.

Future upgrade considerations

Nothing planned. This item is doing its job.