Seneye Reef Monitor: The most affordable PAR meter, tank monitor AND a secret hack to save you $$!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Are you looking for an affordable insurance policy for your reef tank? The Seneye Reef Monitor is like the Swiss Army knife of saltwater tank monitors available for our tanks! Not only does it measure PAR, but its true value lies in real time alerts for tank temp, sump water level, pH alerts and ammonia monitoring.
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The most affordable PAR meter and tank monitor you can get to protect your tank!
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This guy was the only reason I watched that other channel. Glad he's now with BRS. Thomas is amazing and so is BRS. I like his presenting style.
Thanks so much for the awesome support!!! Glad you are diggin the content :D
@@ThomasBReef I agree Thomas! You are the best out there! You present so much valuable content and you do it with humor! You remind me of Jim Carrey or something..Back in the day that is..lol
I love them all too. Great way to learn and laugh at the same time.. I purchase from them but sometimes I can't wait (not good) for shipping in some cases to be 7 days. Looking at this seneye seriously now.. I had chart all my pars. Thanks BRS and Thomas!!!!!
That device helped me a lot to become successful in this hobby. I always thought I have a bright light and hair algae growing because of that + high nutritions. But corals were not growing that well. I’ve looked for cheapest PAR meters and found this guy. When I measured it, the PAR was bellow 100 even at the top level inside the water. That was because I was using a lot of blue light and was hard to judge by the eye if it’s bright enough. I’ve measured all LED channels separately and found out that I need to increase white channel to achieve 200-300 PAR for my SPS. I did it slowly and it all worked well. All corals growing well, nitrates and phosphates are undetectable even though I’m feeding well, and no more hair algae. All because of light adjustment. I’ve also used Vibrant for a month, but I’m not dosing it anymore (last dose was like 3 months ago), because the tank looks too clean. So Seneye is a very helpful and affordable tool at least for PAR. I’m not using it for anything else, but thanks for the advice of using it with the Windows 10 stick. The one small flaw of the device - it can’t be used as any decent spectrometer, because it’s sensitive only to ~5 wavelengths and you can’t judge the whole spectrum of your light using only Seneye. But any decent spectrometer would cost at least 5 times more, so, it’s still a great deal.
0:07 Thomas, that walk tho! 😂😂😂
The Apex Goliath looming in the background.
Got to have a well balanced knowledge base to give solid advice!
Great video! I’ve been using the Seneye for a couple years now I’m also using a nano PC, a little more advice, install a Remote Desktop on there like Splashtop so you can get into it when you need to, I have my mini pc on a constant stream to an old kindle fire as the screen, that way I can see apex in three columns and mess with all the seneye and PC setting without unplugging it. 😀
Great advice!
Lucas this is fire , props to you . So 1 year later would you still recommend it for a serious reefer
@@user-yh9oy2vz5z well I’m at the point where I now have the Apogee PQ-510 micro cache data logger so depends on how serious we talking lol but yeah if I had to do it again I’d still get it, tbh it reads within 10% for 1/3 the price. Still a win in my book.
@@Lucas-coral-reefs wow manz leveled up i like that , thank you i am gonna by it good luck on your reef ventures
I love my Seneye - its come in handy many times.
Just love his enthusiasm ... SOLD !
I was only looking to replace a $20 pump and now I’m here 😅🤑🤑
Lol
Seems like a perfect job for a Raspberry Pi if there are drivers for it.
I was think on that too
Yep same thought. Did you find out it is possible?
Ok saw this.. Seems to work. www.ma55ey.co.uk/2015/04/using-raspberry-pi-as-remote-seneye.html?m=1
O and for people that want to make it fancy looking, you can attach a cheap tft touch and box on the pi and still be cheaper than the whole system
Damn good video tbh. Only thing missing on the seneye is a salinity checker. That would be awesome. Or maybe an expansion to a temp controller function. Anyway i was thinking about buying the reef factory devices, but since they dont have the full range out yet i better buy this one first.
Wish BRS wouldn't promote a product that cost more than what is showing to do what reefers want to do. Also the monthly cost is ridiculous
I’ve always enjoyed my seneye for par readings. I used it as a controller for a bit but upgraded to an apex a couple years ago. It’s a great option for those without the money for an APEX 👍🏼. Or as I use mine for...PAR readings haha.
I think there is room to look at it as a redundancy to back up any controller with monitoring too! Especially for that ammonia monitoring, I really like watching that NH4 graph bounce around with organics. Its interesting to see what things I add cause the majority of NH4 increase etc.
But 10/10 that PAR meter is so worth it even if that is all you need it for! I have both the Seneye and an Apogee USB PAR meter, and I prefer the Seneye since its always right there in the tank.
@@ThomasBReef If only I could get the parmeter to read! I am totally computer ignorant and dont get all this high tech stuff! My hubby has a little interest in the hobby but its mostly me. Thank God I have him to hook things up! LOL. So far the par is not showing on the meter itself, isnt the readout supposed to be on the moniter? I wish I could find a youtube of someone actually using the par meter!
sold! i purchased!
The app and website tools have always been a bit clunky. There's a lot of tools/features such as sliders, zoom capability, reading single point values but the user interaction is incredibly frustrating. Something as simple as trying to drag the temperature slider to 76 degrees is near impossible at times. And I've had other issues with saving and retaining those values that I've hard set. I wish they would have put a little more time into the app, I've reported bugs and such directly to them but they don't seem to really ever update the software either. In any case, it is great for PAR readings alone but I haven't been able to justify the cost of the slides after the first year of use.
I love this guy!!!
Ya you almost had me sold until you said I have to have the Seneye hooked to my laptop through USB cord or pay an extra 300$. Ya no.
Awesome hack! The Seneye is awesome but those replacement slides are what is killing me though. $10 a pack to replace every month, and you can't stock up because they have 12 month shelf life. Then you need to soak them for 24 hours before use, its all kind of a pain and expensive to maintain. Maybe if you're cheap like me you could just use a slide during the summer months when you are away from the tank more often or when you start to see unhappy behaviour in your tank as a sort of test kit. But then again that 24 hour pre-soak period kind of eliminates that use case since a lot can happen in 24 hours...
What I do is pre soak the slide the day before I need to swap it so it is never without a working slide ;) passively soaking a slide beats having to sit and calibrate probes once a month!
$10 a month is really reasonable for constant monitoring. Imagine how fast youd blow through pH and ammonia test kits if you tested multiple times each day!
That said, everyone has different goals and budgets; it certainly isnt for everyone, but I think it is a pretty amazing device to back up your tank!
@@ThomasBReef If you just install the slide without presoaking will it then be accurate in 24 hours?
So you have to leave your computer on 24/7 to actually use the other functions outside of par readings?
Seneye should sell the PAR separately
Bro let us have something nice lol
thanks for sharing this . no need to pay for the wifi thing
U convinced me buying it now
how do you live with that internet! oh good why! Are you able to get Spacex starlink or at least 4G internet?
I bought this years ago and could never get par meter to work. I was about to buy a different par meter since thats what I bought it for! PLEASE PLEASE explain to me how to get the par meter to work! Its been years and the slide moniter is still just sitting in my tank doing nothing! I refuse to buy slides from a company with such poor customer service! My tank is next to may computer. I have changed computers so maybe I need to redownload but when it was working the par meter never worked! I wish I would have returned it right after I bought it but wasnt sure if I could since it was in may tank but I feel like the par meter was broke!
Sold ....Take my money! 😂
you can also use a raspberry pi instead of a computer stick, it only costs 30 dollars.
Why screaming?
Hope that PH probe was just messed up. Almost 9 ph. Those refills will add up too.
Thanks Thomas
Who else watched the video 6 years ago when they found this at the expo then ended up here
Omg yaul do read the comments thanks for the heart ryan love the show I've learned more in the last month of binge watching than I have in the last ten years of asking question after question at my local coral shops .....the money and critters I could have saved if I would have found yaul sooner
Thanks again
will it work with a raspberry pi? My tank is no where near my pc.
i can't find the seneye on the website
Where can I get those brackets to attach to tank for lights? What's the brand name?
Thomas, is there an update to the hack? Perhaps more specific directions than the video?
Actually the most affordable PAR meter is a free app on ur smartphone. There is a $5-ish in app purchase to get the par or lux is free... the newer ur phone the better the accuracy. With this app my phone is on par with apogee - pun intended🤣
Where do I buy the stick?
Thomas, hope you can climb in on this issue. Recently people finding out that the Seneye shows way too high par values, almost double if you compare it with an Apogee. In the past - couple of years ago - this wasn't the case. Older reviews showed a spot on Seneye.
Are you aware of this current situation?
I purchased the Seneye and a mini computer and it works great. Can the same hack be used on the vortech mp10 and mobius connection so I don't have to buy Reeflink?
The Mobius platform can be used on any device that has the app and Bluetooth connection. Most reefers will use their phones to get this all set up.
I've had mine about 4 months now....I should have bought it 2 years ago..
Always wanted to buy one but didn't want to keep my lap top open for it...so you still have to use a laptop?
Yea. I just got the old laptop when the ol lady upgraded
Smart thinking at BRS headquarters? Or pulled from the R2R forum where I posted this hack months ago....🤔
Great minds!
We've also been talking about trying it with a full windows 10 tablet so there is a screen on it with no need for a Keyboard and Mouse. A bit pricier, but a nice addition if you also want a full time display.
Link me to your thread! :D
Thomas Burton Also, there’s another member that did the touch screen tablet version that you’re talking about. They may have posted a pic in the same thread. 👍🏼
@@tja.9618 Awesome! Thanks for the link :D
haha, like Thomas Said gmta!
Can this work with fresh water tanks as well or is there something better for these tanks.
It works for freshwater and saltwater tanks :)
I have a 2nd Seneye set up on a planted system.
I could never get mine to work for par! So just quit using it! I could get it to show o n my dashborad or something, Its been years so I can remebr!
I have one but I haven’t been able to set it up bc I have a Mac
Wine bottler works great to run windows programs on Mac.
Can i plug my mini PC on the Apex just in case i have to cycle it on and off?
I could see this working as long as your PC is only made for hardwire power (meaning no battery). If it is constantly connected to power, when you toggle the Apex outlet the PC's battery would theoretically keep the computer running.
Hmmm . Tough sell . $ 11. a month . Coo! App. Nice features . Reliable ? I miss the Reef Keeper . I never owned one but seemed affordable for Temp. PH . & Lights . That's what I need .
Don't bother, you pay £100 for the device, then you have to pay £40 to unlock the light meter. I just got mine, I'm disappointed to say the least. It's a money pit, £45 for a 6 month supply of slides, the slides last 30 days, one of those days is lost due to how long it takes to soak. I'm gutted with it due to the fact I've already paid £100 for the device, then I'll have to fork out £40 to get access to other features. The app gives you basic information, it redirects to a webpage to view stats over time. I think it's a rip off and the development lifecycle was shabby. You have to pay extra for the power adapter instead of getting one supplied. I'm shocked at how much they're charging for everything. It isn't worth the money, look elsewhere. The suction cup is difficult to attach to cable. The web interface is under developed, they make it look better than it is, it isn't being maintained. The rezisizing of the widgets doesnt work very well if at all. The updates of the parameters is not real time. I'm a developer and this interface is really bad. It's way over priced and more money has gone into advertising it than developing it. Looking back, I'd go with an open source linux alternative such as a raspberry pi, for the price of just the dongle you'd get more for your money.
@@PrOjEcTBaShMu What is a good alternative to look at?
@@theo2band631 I would look at reef-pi.github.io/
Awesome vid I need one of these
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Is it a good idea to monitor a quarantine tank with it? Will it support copper and other medication?
Great tool for a QT tank where ammonia is a common issue. It won't test your copper or other medications.
I must say the slides were absolutely crap. I tested tried different ones, emailed Seneye numerous times and sadly gave up. Water level and PAR are ok, but don’t expect this thing to do anything else. Also worth noting that I calibrated my thermometers, and the Seneye was over 1.7 degrees Celsius out.
Ordered one before realising not MAC compatible and I only have MacBooks in the house and don't fancy spending hundreds more for web server so will return it. Shame as I like the look of the product
Replace the slides every month? What a bummer.
I’ll just buy them once a year with manually
Great video! One question pls! Do I need to buy a mini pc wich works with windows or it works also with a mini pc with android? Pls reply because I am about to buy one mini pc and I don't want to make a mistake!
Thank you!
You'll want a Windows based PC for the Seneye
I've heard that the PAR meter is very inaccurate and that the slides wear out and loose accuracy in less than 30 days. . The features of the Seneye all sound great, but they're useless if it doesn't perform them *well*. Can you talk at all about how well the Seneye works?
Actually, we found that the Seneye par meter is rather accurate, especially given the price compared to other stand-alone par meters. I'll include a link below to a par meter test that you might find interesting. The slides do need to be replaced about once per month, but only need to be used for the pH and ammonia monitoring function. I think the best comparison there is that the slides are like reagents in a test kit.
ua-cam.com/video/6hUkufXBb3I/v-deo.html
The PAR meter portion works great. The monitoring portion is of questionable usefulness. I find that the temperature reported is not accurate (needs a calibration adjust) and not repeatable (it fluctuates all over the place where three other temperature sensors are solid).
Seneye reef monitor,salinity meter.What testing equipment do you suggest for a beginner to buy more ?
The Seneye is great, but having a reliable way to measure salinity is an absolute must! There are a whole bunch of ways to measure salinity in a reef tank, but the Hanna salinity tester is one of our favorites.
www.bulkreefsupply.com/hi98319-marine-salinity-tester-hanna-instruments.html
@@BRStv With respect, everything you hard sell is expensive to most people, but free to you for review and to keep. You say nothing negative for obvious reasons. None of this is essential and just for for people who like expensive gadgets
But does it have to be connected to a power source?
This will plug directly into a PC and get power from it. If you're using the web server and it's not plugged into a PC, then you'd have to plug it into power.
While this sounds awesome. I wouldn’t buy it because I’ve heard Horror stories about their customer service and also charging people shipping to fix their own product.. who does that lol
I was thinking buy one but after i saw all the negativ comments all over the internet ...
I am gonna buy that
Hi do you have a link or where I can buy the windows 10 computer stick from ?
Following
www.amazon.com/s?k=windows+10+stick&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
Bulk Reef Supply I’m guessing any one would do? I’m a Mac guy I don’t know anything about them.
Can this be used with Apple devices?
Unfortunately, the Seneye will not be compatible with Mac
Could you setup a raspberry pie instead of the windows stick?
This will require a windows PC
@@BRStv you could down load windows on a raspberry pie and run it that way for a bit cheaper if you know how to program haha
Sounds too good to be true...
This is Reza form Bangladesh. I need to buy this device. Bt I have some questions. Is there way we can talk over phone? If there is please let me know. We have a running project of fisheries. It's urgent!
Hi there, you can reach our customer service team at 763-432-9691
Can the hack be used with iOS?
Can you not shout.. The audio level on this video is ridiculous... The mic is inches below your chin, not across the room. Really hard to watch.
Edit: couldn't finish the video - got sick of been shouted at.
It's too bad that you bought a laptop/mobile device that didn't come with a volume control. Next time try to get one that allows you to adjust the volume of whatever you're watching.
The hack is a great idea, however a potential security risk.
Huh? The webserver likely runs software that can so have vulnerabilities. You can keep your Windows 10 mini PC of stick oc pretty secure by only running what is absolutely necessary and configuring your firewall properly.
Yo Ryan can you score this man some of your kush? He's the yin to your yang
Don't bother, you pay £100 for the device, then you have to pay £40 to unlock the light meter. I just got mine, I'm disappointed to say the least. It's a money pit, £45 for a 6 month supply of slides, the slides last 30 days, one of those days is lost due to how long it takes to soak. I'm gutted with it due to the fact I've already paid £100 for the device, then I'll have to fork out £40 to get access to other features. The app gives you basic information, it redirects to a webpage to view stats over time. I think it's a rip off and the development lifecycle was shabby. You have to pay extra for the power adapter instead of getting one supplied. I'm shocked at how much they're charging for everything. It isn't worth the money, look elsewhere. The suction cup is difficult to attach to cable. The web interface is under developed, they make it look better than it is, it isn't being maintained. The rezisizing of the widgets doesnt work very well if at all. The updates of the parameters is not real time. I'm a developer and this interface is really bad. It's way over priced and more money has gone into advertising it than developing it. Looking back, I'd go with an open source linux alternative such as a raspberry pi, for the price of just the dongle you'd get more for your money.
Have you guys seen Parkers Reef's PAR testing on this unit? The Seneye seems to be way of some reliable PAR testing equipment out there. I would issue a warning on relying on the Seneye for PAR readings.
The testing video:
ua-cam.com/video/znPlrK7BsfY/v-deo.html
Interesting. We found the Seneye to be rather accurate in our testing.
ua-cam.com/video/6hUkufXBb3I/v-deo.html
@@BRStv Yeah! I saw it earlier. The reliability really comes to question when the testing is not consistent between units. Parkers Reef tested two that was significantly off (around twice as much) to two Apogee models.
Pretty intense hand gestures behind your presentation
Or your kids dumping in 2 part right out of the bottle ...long pause.....Witch is just horrifying to think about 😂😂😂😂😂
😱
Sounds like a printer...
This guy test ph of 8.92 wtf??
Stop shouting
OMG! This guy is way too much. I’m sure he’s a nice bloke but this was like a crazy American infomercial with the presenter talking at 100mph and way too much like a hard sell. As for the product, way overpriced with fairly useless features except the par meter. And having to be plugged into a laptop or a WiFi repeater, that alone lost me, for $200 it should have a WiFi of its own!
why are you shouting??????
This guy is a little too intense in presenting. Quick deep breath and he should be good. lol
Not going to lie, I was pretty pumped about this video and I think my personal excitement was showing more than I had realized hahaha.
I have to EQ the output I get a head ache from all the high pitch notes, but otherwise enjoyable.
I love BRStv but jeez I couldnt watch this what has the presenter been sniffing?!!!! Its a shame as I wanted to watch the review of this product. I cant watch any of the videos this guy presents going forward which is a shame!
This guy, screaming every sentence. I couldn't make it through the whole video. I tried.
Hi, researching electronic monitoring, you seem to be one of very few (english) who's reviewed something like this, with likeable energy. 2yrs on this is old tech, outtedated, no cartridges & all that mucking around anymore. Perhaps you might like to update, I would but I aint no youtuber. I.e. (suggestion) ua-cam.com/video/KYLB4PVAjqQ/v-deo.html
Another - ua-cam.com/video/THN4oVxqTiw/v-deo.html