QUESTION about SENEYE water monitoring system...

[koiguy1969]

have any of you tried the Seneye water monitoring system ?.. I hear really good things and its supposed to be spot on accurate. and quite popular in the U.K.
http://www.seneye.com/store/seneye-pond.html

 

[koiguy1969]

people are saying they match their liquid test results. you can check your parameters on your computer or smartphone any time... nice!

 

[MitchM]

I saw them advertised about a year ago and they sound great for fresh water applications. I wonder if they could be used in the winter at the bottom of a pond.
I would love to be able to monitor the O2 during periods of ice cover.

There's a salt water monitor from another company coming out this year. It monitors mag, calcium alk as well.
I'm keeping my eye on the release of that item.

 

[koiguy1969]

yeah.. they already have these for saltwater applications too, if I'm not mistaken
and yes.. they work in "wintered" over ponds too.

 

[MitchM]

Right, but I'm interested in the one that measures pH, dKH, ammonia, NO2, NO3, Ca, Mg, salinity, oxygen, and temperature.
The Seneye is limited to what you listed above.
The one I'm waiting for is this:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blo...nge-how-aquarists-measure-aquarium-parameters

 

[Meyer Jordan]

View attachment 78315 yeah.. they already have these for saltwater applications too, if I'm not mistaken
and yes.. they work in "wintered" over ponds too.

Is that a pic of the SENEYE system? I did not see it on their website.

 

[koiguy1969]

well if its around for aquariums...your wait probably wont be that long...

 

[MitchM]

...
and yes.. they work in "wintered" over ponds too.

The thing that would make it or break it for me would be the cord length.
It would need to be at least 10 feet.

 

[koiguy1969]

Is that a pic of the SENEYE system? I did not see it on their website.

the phone display pics are from 2 users I know...(screen shots)

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Initial cost seems reasonable. I wonder about the life of the probe(s) and replacement costs. This is where many of these meter manufacturers sock it to you.

 

[MitchM]

The pads on the Seneye have to be replaced every 30 days, so that won't work for ice cover longer than that.
The pond version doesn't list O2 as a parameter it measures.
Too bad...
(The user pic you displayed shows O2 though...)

 

[koiguy1969]

Yeah. The sensor slide packs work out to about $11.00 a month. Or so One user just told me.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Yeah. The sensor slide packs work out to about $11.00 a month. Or so One user just told me.

$132,00/year might be justified for a pond with expensive fish. Can't see it for the typical Garden Pond though, especially in the Southern latitudes.

 

[Dave 54]

Not wanting to burt anyones bubble over this system people but it has its flaws
Many koi keepers simply dont want to be beholden to seneye each month ,I took great interest too it when it was launched in the UK , as it sounded like a good idea , then I started talking to people....
I went so far as to put in a pipe for this systems electrics then after talking with other keepers scrubbed round the idea .
I think they are holding out for a system you dont have to be beholden too.
Good as it is it should cover every aspect of your systems water perameters and so far it doesnt , our pond has been up and running for five years now I wonder why they havent added them yet , though it looks like a damn good idea I dont know .

Dave

 

[koiguy1969]

your not bursting anybody's bubble. aside of the need to purchace the sensors. I like it. but its more than I wanna spend. I have been talking to people that love it. but I'm poor.