Weather Station Geared Towards Our Tanks

Biocube · Aug 28, 2012

Well today is a great day for people with Saltwater Tanks and have air conditioning. I myself have issues with Ph because of elevated CO2 levels because of low oxygen exchange in my apartment during the warmer months. So you are probably wondering how this unit helps with low Ph.. It doesn't help your Ph but it does help you understand why your Ph is low and monitor the CO2 levels around your tank. It will also monitor temperature and noise levels, this is far fetched BUT if this little device is near your tank it can pick up on any louder than normal sounds ie. pump failure..ect and ambient temperature. Also this little device has a smaller friend that keeps track of outside temp & humidity. Oh did I mention all the data goes directly to your iOS & Android device? YUP it does! You can see everything mentioned above anywhere in the world.

Here's more information:

What Comes in the Box. The Netatmo system includes the following items:

Indoor measurement sensor with built-in WiFi adapter

Outdoor thermometer/humidity sensor

Power cable for indoor sensor

Multiple adapters for international power outlets

4 x AAA batteries for the outdoor sensor

Mounting hardwire for the outdoor sensor: screw/anchor or velcro strap

Language-independent pictorial documentation.

There is a drop down menu in the upper right that allows you to view any of the measured parameters in this graph format. You may toggle between metric and English units via the settings.

Indoor

Temperature

Humidity

Pressure

CO2 Value

Sound Meter

Outdoor

Temperature

Humidity

CO2 Monitor. The Netatmo Urban Weather Station features a CO2 measurement capability. In fact, one of the first things the app suggests is that you blow into the indoor sensor to trigger a CO2 alert. I will be the first to admit that I don’t know much about CO2 values when they stand alone, but according to the guidance in the app, any CO2 value greater than 1000 ppm is a problem.

Sound Meter. The sound meter provides an indicator of noise in the area near the indoor weather sensor through a measurement called “acoustic comfort”. In the case of our weather sensor, it’s sitting on a kitchen counter near our dishwasher. The graph captures a trend of background noise during most of the day, then our very loud dishwasher would drive the noise up to 55-60 dB, then it would be quiet (35-39 dB) overnight. The help function provides some guidance about appropriate sound levels.

Information & Graphics from www.wired.com
Buy one HERE