I recently purchased the Canary. For those unfamiliar with the device, it’s a sleek little tower that functions as a home security system. The Canary has a 1080 p, wide angle camera that keeps an eye on wherever it’s placed, it uses a motion detector to alert you of arrivals and has an air quality sensor along with temperature and humidity. The best part, the device takes literally minutes to install. I aimed it at the front door, so if I have a fish or coral arrive, I will be alerted the minute the Canary spots movement on my porch. The market is suddenly becoming flooded with simple tech. These are devices that cram a lot of unique functions into one small, often stylish piece of equipment. The days of underground wires, individual motion sensors, multiple routers and hardwired devices seem to be long gone. While home automation offers a diverse market, making high-tech simple products affordable, it appears like Fish Bit hopes to strike that same balance, right in our reef tanks. Controllers:
Most of us are familiar with controllers. In fact, many aquarists, myself included, rely on them to maintain reef aquariums. We all know the power players in the controller world, and we also know these aren’t the easiest, or sleekest systems to set-up. Sensors, power bars, etc, etc need run to every items you want to control and in some cases a wired connection to a router is needed. To properly set-up a controller with aesthetic appeal takes time, and looking at all the parts makes many less than tech savvy aquarists stay away. Fish Bit hopes to change that, offering the simplicity of a device like the Canary. One part of the unit is where items you wish to control are plugged in, the other part magnetically attaches somewhere in the aquarium and controls and monitors parameters, wirelessly. What we know?
Sadly, Fish Bit’s website is a little scant on information. The promise is there, and during the unit’s promotional video, it’s claimed that it can aid aquarists in knowing when to complete a water change. Does this mean there is a nitrate or phosphate probe within the unit? We don’t know. The promotional material shows that the Fish Bit connects to a smart phone, likely both Android and iOS – but most of the controllers already on the market offer the same functionality.… More:
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