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Re: Controller (was large watt heaters)

Well it really depends.  I have all my aquarium lights on X10, and two 
larger tanks and a incubator on temp controllers.  If I found something to 
feed flake to the smaller tanks(2.5) that would make me feel a lot better 
about working late and traveling.  Right now I have feeders on two tanks and 
while it may not be the best food, they get food every day at the same time. 
  My biggest problem right now is cost, after that it would be making sure 
the fish can't get out through the opening for the feeder.

Drummond Howard
Gaithersburg, Maryland



>From: Scott <zerelli at yahoo_com>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: KillieTalk at AKA_Org
>Subject: Re: Controller (was large watt heaters)
>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 04:56:34 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I have a friend who is soehwat of an electronics nut.
>He bought a PLC (programmable logic something or
>other) and set it up to run all his tanks devices. It
>turns lights on and off at certain times and has the
>power to do pretty much anything he wants it to as far
>as shutting things off and such. They are a bit costly
>though, wonder if people would buy such a device?
>
>
> > One of the best controllers I have works the heater,
>lights, filter
>and
> > feeds the fish.  It even turns the filter off for 5
>minutes when it
>feeds.
> > I haven't been able to find it anywhere, this one is
>about 20 years
>old.
>It
> > only has two problems, no battery to keep the time
>when the power
>goes
>out,
> > and it can't do live food.  If only there was an
>automatic feeder
>that
>could
> > do live food...
> >
> > Would that be called a research assistant?
> >
> > Drummond Howard
> > Gaithersburg, Maryland
>
>
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