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Aqua’s Hydro systems meet SPIDERFARMER SE 7000

Now that their toes are wet they will take off. This is kinda cool. pretty cool @Moe.Red I thought most probes read the temps as well?
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Aqua’s Hydro systems meet SPIDERFARMER SE 7000

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Dude that SE7000 looks like a beast haha, I’m looking at the SE5000, haven’t made a final decision I know I have time as the seedlings are only 4 days old atm and I’ve finished a full grow under them (I’ll be using the 2x KingLED 1500w’s to grow tomatoes and veggies in the house this winter I think)

Also was looking at the mars hydro FC-E8000 (800w light) but not sure about anything yet lol

Just haven’t decided if I wanna stick all the plants to one side of the tent again lol I’m really liking them single file down the whole one side of the tent like I have them now, so easy to reach every plant without having to move anything
 
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Mikedin said:
Dude that SE7000 looks like a beast haha, I’m looking at the SE5000, haven’t made a final decision I know I have time as the seedlings are only 4 days old atm and I’ve finished a full grow under them (I’ll be using the 2x KingLED 1500w’s to grow tomatoes and veggies in the house this winter I think)

Just haven’t decided if I wanna stick all the plants to one side of the tent again lol I’m really liking them single file down the whole one side of the tent like I have them now, so easy to reach every plant without having to move anything
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Yeah it really is a beast of a light… would do a 5x5 flower np imo
 
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How short was your lead that plugs into the driver Aqua.mine was very short , instead of using an extension lead i used the lead from my gavita 6/750 which is like 3 mtrs long.. actually i think that the one supplied is to run the driver outside the room.
 
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Madmax said:
How short was your lead that plugs into the driver Aqua.mine was very short , instead of using an extension lead i used the lead from my gavita 6/750 which is like 3 mtrs long.. actually i think that the one supplied is to run the driver outside the room.
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Is have to look but long enough it goes outside the grow box by the AC and plugs in there
 
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PK1 said:
pretty cool @Moe.Red I thought most probes read the temps as well?
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Wait what? We are concerned with temps too? Dammit. Gotta start over. 😝

I’m measuring tons of stuff. For example tha EC probe also does salinity, specific gravity, ppm, raw micro Siemens and EC. You can choose which to display but it’s all getting measured. You can also change the units. So if you want display O2 in % or mL/L or sat.

All calibration is done right here too. 1 2 or 3 point cal selectable by software.

Had some issues with the system locking up when I had 5 clients pulling data from it last night, gotta go dig into that.
 
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Moe.Red said:
Wait what? We are concerned with temps too? Dammit. Gotta start over. 😝

I’m measuring tons of stuff. For example tha EC probe also does salinity, specific gravity, ppm, raw micro Siemens and EC. You can choose which to display but it’s all getting measured. You can also change the units. So if you want display O2 in % or mL/L or sat.

All calibration is done right here too. 1 2 or 3 point cal selectable by software.

Had some issues with the system locking up when I had 5 clients pulling data from it last night, gotta go dig into that.
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That’s nice work though ! You guys are gonna have a idiot proof grow bx!
 
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Madmax said:
Are you guys going to have another setup without all the gadgets to compare how much of a gain on yield your system will have vs cost..
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I'm gonna let Aqua answer that. I know he has plans on deployment. My focus is necessarily on getting this stuff out of design and into production. I don't really have time to set up side by sides right now, I'm pouring everything into this system. Every time I think I am getting close to done, something comes up to challenge me. For example, yesterday was the first day I tried using clients to control the system remotely. I had the system running one instance, my wife browsing in via safari working on display settings, my son working on it from his house (we set up a hardware VPN to connect our 2 networks) I had it open in VNC and a browser open in Chrome. It overwhelmed the system and I gotta find a way to handle that. For example, Aqua wants to be able to watch his grow from his smart TV. You also want to have it on your phone I would imagine. Killing those processes not in use is probably going to be something I need to do to free up resources, but I didn't even know it was an issue until yesterday.

Bottom line is I have to get this system complete and stable before I start focusing on side by sides. But, leading up to all this we did some of that as a proof of concept. I wouldn't be spending all this time if I didn't know it works. To prove it to you guys is gonna take me a bit. But that is the sort of testing I enjoy doing.
 
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this might make it easier to understand:



That is just a screen recording of the software as seen from Chrome. So you will be able to observe and control everything from any device that has a browser, including your apple watch if you really want to lol.
 
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Moe.Red said:
I'm gonna let Aqua answer that. I know he has plans on deployment. My focus is necessarily on getting this stuff out of design and into production. I don't really have time to set up side by sides right now, I'm pouring everything into this system. Every time I think I am getting close to done, something comes up to challenge me. For example, yesterday was the first day I tried using clients to control the system remotely. I had the system running one instance, my wife browsing in via safari working on display settings, my son working on it from his house (we set up a hardware VPN to connect our 2 networks) I had it open in VNC and a browser open in Chrome. It overwhelmed the system and I gotta find a way to handle that. For example, Aqua wants to be able to watch his grow from his smart TV. You also want to have it on your phone I would imagine. Killing those processes not in use is probably going to be something I need to do to free up resources, but I didn't even know it was an issue until yesterday.

Bottom line is I have to get this system complete and stable before I start focusing on side by sides. But, leading up to all this we did some of that as a proof of concept. I wouldn't be spending all this time if I didn't know it works. To prove it to you guys is gonna take me a bit. But that is the sort of testing I enjoy doing.
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you doing a fabilous job!! look into google clouds to reduce the connection to your ips and network. Stronger machines and better connection will reduce all the jam headache.
 
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PK1 said:
you doing a fabilous job!! look into google clouds to reduce the connection to your ips and network. Stronger machines and better connection will reduce all the jam headache.
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The issue is the local hardware. Resources are limited. I could put a lot more horsepower into the system, but that drives up cost and I don't think it is worth it. It will be more clear soon.
 
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Moe.Red said:
this might make it easier to understand:

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That is just a screen recording of the software as seen from Chrome. So you will be able to observe and control everything from any device that has a browser, including your apple watch if you really want to lol.
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oh got ya, so it just needs to go through the options to activate what yyou want!!!
 
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PK1 said:
oh got ya, so it just needs to go through the options to activate what yyou want!!!
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yes, screen real estate is another huge issue I am dealing with. Trying to make the display functional while still usable and not huge (I'm limited to about a 10" screen on the box) is a balancing act. Don;t forget this is just the sensor readouts. We still have to do control and data collection. Need to be able to set pumps and lights and whatever based on a calendar, a clock, etc. It's a pretty packed little program, so many things to consider. Making it user friendly is a challenge with so much info and control.

There is a second HDMI output and we could add a PC monitor for a second display, I suppose that will be an upgrade, but again higher cost, soooo....
 
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And for those techy types, can set up MQTT and build your own display like this:

Screen Shot 2022 08 28 at 91636 AM


Adafruit has a free MQTT server and allows you to build your own display. So you could get this pushed to you if you want.

MQTT: The Standard for IoT Messaging​

MQTT is an OASIS standard messaging protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT). It is designed as an extremely lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport that is ideal for connecting remote devices with a small code footprint and minimal network bandwidth. MQTT today is used in a wide variety of industries, such as automotive, manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and gas, etc.
 
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