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I could, I would just have to get a long USB cable.. My office and tank are about 30 feet apart..

 

USB will only work up to about 15 foot. The only way it can work on a longer cable is to buy some Active Repeater Extension Cables. But they dont cost much. So it will still be cheaper to do it that way

 

Eh, Ill get around to it when I have some extra spending money.. I want a new RO-DI unit, so thats next on the list..

 

Ok no problem

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I have regular CCTV Cameras mounted around the perimeter of my house with Coax cable running to my office where I keep a computer with a Security DVR Card. If a camera detects motion, all channels are recorded it is a pretty nice setup and I did it for pretty cheap too.

 

Sounds good DanKistner And your right. To get good quality it doesn't have to cost the earth

 

I paid about $100 bucks for the DVR card, it is a smaller one that only records 4 channels but you can add on to it later if needed. It has all kinds of features and it can send out email alerts, phone you, whatever. I bought the cable CHEAP!!!! And the cameras I bought some cheap IR Color Weatherproof cameras on Ebay for like $20 a pop. They work great, night vision is excellent but the color is a little off (reds look purple) but it is for security so i didn't really care about color but overall picture sharpness and quality which it is great for.

 

Overall, I spent about $200 (already had a computer) and that is a small price to pay to catch some jerk in the act if I am not home (if I am at home I have other security measure!) BTW. You can connect the DVR card up to a security system and it will sound the alarm. Or if the alarm goes off the cameras will record.

 

Sounds like you got a great deal from Ebay DanKistner

 

Yeah I was skeptical, as I always am but for $20 i figured I would buy one and try it out. When i tested it out i was quite surprised so I bought 3 more.