Built a new controller for the tank (w/ Pics; watch out dial up)

[funman1]

This weekend not winning the nano at the meeting, we went out and bought one.



Well I thought the new tank will need a controller too, so I gathered some parts today and built a new better controller then my last one.
The last one will move to the new tank and the old tank gets the new controller
I wanted it to control temp too but ran out of room in the box as you will see so temp is still controlled externally.

This system controls the float switches for the aqua lifter for auto top off, the circulation pumps, the fuge light, and the main lights with a timer.
The timer switches the plugs for fuge light and regular lights.

I plan to make it turn on the moon lights when the fuge lights come on but that's another days project.



Ok first the empty untouched box

Then drilled the holes for the plugs

Then installed the plugs

Then cut and installed switches.
In the final pics below, the top left switch is for pumps, (shut down during feeding)
The top right switch is for lighting override shut down (all lights off)
The bottom right switch is for autotop off ("off" when doing water changes etc, and then "auto" controlled by float switches)
The bottom right switch is override autotop-off pump ("on" regardless of float switches, for dosing)

Then added relay and other stuff and began wiring

Rear shot, you can see the power plug is a standard computer power port.

All together and ready to install and start plugging stuff in, the little plug by the sun polyps is where the float switches plug into the box.

Final resting place, done and installed

 

[Nu2SW]

hehehe.....Hey man you cant win everything.... You were on a run, I was like what the heck.....

Ill show you My new Nano... I need to take pics.... hehehe

And thanks for the chemi clean... I put it in did help.... No new cyano has grown...

 

[funman1]

yeah I know, we won a bunch of stuff to start it up like sand and such so I'm not complaining

Would love to see some pics of the new setup.

So the current cyano has not gone away?

 

[Nu2SW]

It faded away, and isnt growing anymore ... I did a water change and vacuumed the sand bed and when i get home ill see if it is growing anymore...

 

[maxdout]

hey there funman. nice setup you created there.

 

[Justin74]

Pretty dang trick dude! Now if we can get all those wires to look as tight as your electronics !

Just messin, you should see my spaggetti mess

-Justin

 

[funman1]

hahah

 

[boviac]

Would that Nano and your cool plug set up be placed right next to a sink? I hope you've got GFCI's - judging by your electic skills I would say YUP. Nice features! Is the gold box thing a timer controller?

Edwin and Funman1 sure did clean up at that raffle. Good luck with the rest of the setup and thanks for sharing Pics are wonderful especially since I've got mad DSL speeds.

 

[funman1]

heheh, umm yeah, it's def. on a GFCI

Yeah the gold box is a digital timmer from Lowes, it costs about %$15.00 and has two on settings and two off settings.

I should post some pics of the new tank so far..
I used some of that live sand at the raffel to start the new tank up and it claims it suppresses the Amo spike.... Well it has oddly enough. It's like the tank is cycled right from the start. Been watching for anything to go up and it's all at 0. so I threw some food in there to make it break that down and see if it would spike and nothing..
Really cool I guess, now I will just wait till alge starts to grow and then add a clean up crew.