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.
Would I buy it again?
Not yet documented.
Future upgrade considerations
Nothing planned. This item is doing its job.