Monitoring

Neptune Apex

Specification

Manufacturer
Neptune Systems
Model
Apex
Purchase year
Not recorded
Category
Monitoring
Status
In useread from live inventory

Overview

Not yet documented.

Why I chose it

Chosen as the hardware layer that keeps life support running independently of anything running on a computer. Outlets, probes and safety limits live on the controller itself.

What I've learned

  • Keeping safety limits on the controller rather than in the automation layer has proved to be the right split, because the tank keeps running when the software is restarted or broken.
  • Outlet state history is a reliable record of when equipment actually ran, and has been used to reconstruct maintenance timing after the fact.

Installation

Not yet documented.

Configuration

  • Drives the lighting, heater, CO₂ and filtration outlets
  • Reads temperature and pH continuously
  • Polled every five minutes, with a faster live snapshot

Maintenance

Not yet documented.

Known limitations

Not yet documented. Absence here means nothing has been written down, not that there are none.

Controller integration

The controller itself. It drives lighting, heater, CO₂ and filtration outlets, and reads temperature and pH continuously.

Calibration

Probe calibration is handled per probe; the controller stores the calibration and reports the reading.

Live measurements

Temperature
74.4 °F

Read from this device on the overview page.

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.