Anyone own a Seneye

these are sweet im getting one for x mas

 

I have one. It's ok. The cost of the slides is the biggest downside. Also, it takes 3-4 days to adjust to your tank water out of the package and you have to soak it in your actual water in the sump etc, not in a cup of your tank water. For some reason the lack of temp/flow or something it won't calibrate. The readings start getting screwy after about 32-33 days from the initial soak, so it gives you 28-30 days of accuracy. Also, you need to have an old laptop near your tank to plug it into if you want readings over the internet. The other option is to buy their ridiculously priced web server that makes it internet ready. And then it has to be near an Ethernet plug unless you buy the one with the wifi attachment. I had an old laptop sitting around so it wasn't an issue for me. A normal wifi network hub won't work, and previously the only thing that would connect it was the Belkin Home Base, which has been discontinued and was a PITA. The par meter works great and I like that it tracks my parameters and has a good UI to view it all. About 2-3 days a month the Seneye servers don't work and it won't upload your data so you can't see the most recent parameters are over the internet. It's worth it probably for the par meter alone but I wouldn't describe it as any type of replacement for an Apex or Reefkeeper.

 

Really? if you find the link send it to me. I tried two or three different ones and it wouldn't connect to anything.

Oh and do you mean the SWS plugged into one? I mean the seneye plugged directly into one.

 

Yeah that's the Home Base. It's discontinued and doesn't receive any updates anymore and isn't compatible with Windows beyond Windows 7. I ordered one off Ebay a year or so ago for $99. It took me forever to get it working right and the PC you install it with has to remain on and connected to the network for it to communicate through.

 

Yeah I have it because I don't need the controller aspect of Apex etc. So I think it's good for monitoring and the par meter. The Belkin Home Base is basically a web server with a wifi extender built in, so that makes sense it works with the SWS. I just think they need to cut the cost of the web server and wifi adapter by about 50%. It's not a new technology. Belkin in fact stopped making the Home Base in part because most peripheral devices like printers etc, come with built in internet connectivity these days. The other reason is because it was crap and makes the user want to self-harm dealing with its quirks.

 

This is a screenshot from my mobile seneye app so people can see the basics of it. I can also go in and look at graphs of parameters for the previous months since setup.

 

Thats weird. Your mobile app has a different apprearance from mine. Must be because of the SWS.

 

If you go to the settings in the mobile app I have an option to choose between the two. With the seneye app open on my samsung note I hold the lower left menu key or whatever its called. A list of options pops up and settings is one of them. On the web site I don't remember, I'd have to look around to find it again.