Setting up the Inkbird itc-306t Temperature Controller - Educating Aquarium Thoughts [1901]
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Educating Aquarium Thoughts (Episode 1901) - Setting up the Inkbird 306T Temperature Controller
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I received a comment about instruction on setting up the Inkbird 306 Temperature Controller I showcased on a previous video. This video explains the process on how I set it up. Please note in the video, I may be off on any Celsius units. Sorry, I'm an American and we typically use F and I use F to keep things sane for me.
-- Setup of the Inkbird ITC306T Temperature Controller --
Settings:
TS1/TS2 = Temp Set Value 1/2
DS1/DS2 = Heating Differential Value 1/2
CA = Temp Calibration
CF = Temp Unit
TR = Time Setting
TAH/TBH =Time A(1)/Time B(2) Setting Hour
TAñ/TBñ = Time A(1)/Time B(2) Setting Minute (NOTE: "ñ" is supposed to be "M". On device it shows as "ñ")
CTH = Current Time Setting Hour
CTñ = Current Time Setting Minute
Important Notes for setup:
1. If you use Fahrenheit, I'd recommend adjusting that setting first.
2. To save, press and hold "SET" button for ~3 while in edit setting mode. If you let it timeout, it will exit mode and NOT save anything.
How to setup:
1. Press and hold "SET" button for ~3 seconds
2. Adjust TS1(Daytime temp setting) to desired Temp
3. Adjust DS1 to amount of degrees below TS1 you wish heater to turn on at.
4. Adjust CA to calibrate the temp if needed on thermometer probe
5. Adjust CF to desired Temperature Unit. C for Celsius and F for Fahrenheit.
6. Adjust TR to desired setting. 0 for only one temperature set. 1 for running a different temperature during the day than at night.
7a. If choosing 0 for TR value, move to Step 10.
7b. If choosing 1 for TR value, repeat steps 2 & 3 for TS2 and DS2 then move to Step 8.
8. Set TAH/TAñ for daytime temp start setting and TBH/TBñ for nighttime.
9. Set CTH/CTñ for the Current time.
10. Press "SET" button for ~3 seconds to save settings.
I hope that helps you.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! Even 3 years after posting this it’s still helping people
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this video! It was really helpful! The instructional setup flow-chart made sense, but it was nice to have the video to follow along with! You explain your example settings well!
For people saying you are going too fast, you can slow down the speed of the video in the video settings, or pause it!
You're welcome and thanks. 👍 I appreciate it.
10 seconds in I already love this guy. Dave, have you ever heard the song 'These are the Daves I Know' ? It's on youtube if you give it a search. I'm adding you to my list of Daves I know. I am about to base my buying decision off of your review that I have yet to watch, I know you won't let me down.
*edit* looks easy to use the way you show it. Looking forward automating my temps, thanks Dave :)
Lol I love Kids in the Hall. I got to see them live a number of years back. 👍
Just bought this for my new (around) 300L tank that I'm setting up, thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching.
Thankd for this ,ifesaver. The display is otherwise indecihpherable. I'm using my Inkbird to make natto and also kombucha.
Glad it helped, even if it wasn't for the aquarium hobby, But with temperature contollers, they transcend a large field of activities.
Nice and simple video. Thank you so much now i understand the 306T :-)
Thank you so much for this instructional video. And thank you especially for detailing the steps, the codes, and their meanings, in the video description!
You're welcome. I'm glad it helped you.
Thanks for the instruction, u jus save me from returning this product!! Bravo!!!👏👏
Glad it helped you. 👍 Excellent product. If you have the stainless probe, check out my how to fix it video when it goes bad, ie reads hotter than it is.
Thank you. Your instructions I can follow.
I'm glad it helped you. Thanks for watching it
Thank you this video made set up so easy and simple you're a rock star!
Thanks. Glad it helped you.
Thank you so much for this video! Your explaination was on point! and very easy to follow! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this video! I was about to return the device simply because I could not figure out the controls! I have been working with it for over a week. It did not help, that my secondary thermometer does not match the device! Need a third one to figure out which one if off. Thanks agaiN!
Glad this video was able to help you thanks for watching.
Thanks dude. It was very helpful.
Sound, nice one!
Thank you! This was very useful!
Thanks so much ! Great walk through
Thanks for watching it. hopefully it helped you out.
@@AquariumThoughts it really did help me, much appreciated!!
Very helpful! Thank you for making this video :)
Thanks for watching. I'm glad it was able to help you out
Duddddeee!! Thank you!!! My tortoise will be warm tonight 👏👏👏
Thanks helped a lot
Thanks for the video helped me a lot cheers!!
Thanks for the info
Thanks for that 👍
Your welcome. Glad it helps
Came looking for a how to on the inkbird 306t. Was not expecting a guy wearing a browns hat. Hear we go brownies!!
Here we go!
Definitely a good season. 👍 And I hope this video was able to help you.
Make sure to hold set till it switches to the default display to save your settings! I didn't read that part in the manual at first and thought it was defective. XD
Yes. Definitely need to remember to do that. I hope I have that in the video. I'll have to watch it later. 👍
you the bomb
So I assume you can plug up to as many is two heat mats which will respond to the same settings as the probe on the ITC - 306
If it has 2 plugs that do not say "heat" and "cool", then they should turn on at the same time. I'd recommend checking the wattage max on your controller and house wiring.
I have the WiFi ITC-308 (Temperature Controller) on my 40 breeder
Cheers! That was very helpful, I found the instructions rather confusing, they could have just specified each of the values in sequence.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad it was helpful for you.
Thank you first of all for this video tutorial but I was just wondering I have the exact same inkbird 306a device but it seems to be not able to connect with my phone app so was just wondering what to do despite trying multiple times and following your instructions on this video clip or from other people's videos on UA-cam. As far as I am aware my home BT wifi router has no problem and my inkbird 306a device seems to be good working order but just not able to connect the inkbird 306a device with my phone app. If anyone has any advice/ could help it would be very useful & greatful. Thank you.
The unit I had did not connect to any app. It was not one of the smart ones.
I know this is an old video but I'll comment anyway, I have been researching these ink bird control units and there's two things that I just can't grasp.
#1 what if the temperature probe comes out of the tank, then the ink bird will kick on because the temperature probe will be sensing room temperature making the heater run constantly, thus cooking the fish which is what the ink bird is supposed to prevent.
#2 what happens during a water change? Wouldn't the ink bird kick the heater on when the water level drops in the aquarium? the only thing I can think of is you would have to have the probe low enough in the tank so that it's not out of the water.
#1: if you are using a heater with it's own thermostat as well, you set it at a temperature that won't cook your fish but still higher than what you set the imkbird
#2: have it low in tank. I also wrap it in items like filters going into water instead of using the suction cups and at a level where I don't go below in water charges. You can also unplug them if you have extreme worries on this and probably would be suggested if you have heaters that would break in water change situations if the turn on during said event.
Hey my ink bird keeps going above the set temperature I have it set to 23c but it is going to 38c
Stainless steel tip or the rubberized tip?
When you say it goes above the set temperature, are you saying it's keeping the heater on above that level or just reading that the water temp is going above that point?
I've had it read Waaaaay higher than the set tenp but heater was off and temp in my tank was actually fine. The probe itself went bad. If the heater is staying on beyond the set temp then there might be something else wrong or heater is accidentally plugged into to "Cool" plug if you have a model with a heating and cooling option.
Are both plug sockets (work 1 and work 2) using the same thermostat settings?
There's a version that has a heat plug and a cool plug. Otherwise both operate on the same setting
@@AquariumThoughts Thanks for the info!
Hi I've been running this set up for a 3-4 years. I went down yesterday and it was buzzing and error was displayed. I unplugged and plugged back in and same thing. Can these go bad ? Than I plugged both other heaters in and they won't shut off very weird. Any thoughts thanks
It was most likely the probe that went bad. I had the same issue. I actually did a video on replacing the probe, but if you don't feel comfortable working with electrical stuff, you might want to buy a new one, and look for one of the Inkbird versions that have replaceable probes as that seems to be the weak point. I replaced one of mine and worked fine afterwards.
Thank you so much for this! I bought this after having another heater fail and fry my tank, and went to set it up last night and it might as well have been in Greek. I don’t know why they can’t put instructions that actually makes sense! Appreciate the explanation, I wanted to do a watch through first as this was the first video I head on, and when I have a bit more time later I’ll go back and do the programming but it looks like everything will be so much simpler.
The one question I do have, I see how to set it to turn on The heater if it drops a degree or however you specify below the desired temperature. But when I bought this I had been told that you could set a max temperature that would set off an alarm or something, is that a different model than this? So say I want my aquarium to be 80°, and I said it to kick on at 79°. But isn’t there supposed to be a way to set it so that if it goes up to 82° an alarm goes off or something like that?
Thank you!
Thanks. It should be easier. Wish it was easier. They do have a wifi version but I've never played around with that.
As for the high temp alarm, I think it might but I'll have to play around with it later to see. Currently at work
@Charleston Reiki & Well Be-ing Center I got a chance to look through the device as well as reading the manual. There is option to setup a high temp warning on the 306t I have.
A few options: The wifi version apparently have the option to set up a hi temp warning.
you can get an inkbird with a heat and cool option. Plug in heater into the Heat plug and set the temp for the heater. For the Cool plug, plug in a siren/light/alarm or whatever you want to inform you if it reaches a particular high temp.
I may have to invest in a wifi version if I ever need to replace any of my inkbirds.
Surely a differential of 1c is to much? That will allow the water temps to continually drop and rise by 1c. I'm not sure what the heaters themselves are set to do but I think it's less than that.
On mine it's in F, but I don't think a 1 degree F or C differential would matter much for most fish as they will see water temp changes in nature. We aren't talking about sudden shifts of water temps here.
I run two heaters, can you plug both heaters into the supplied outlets? What temp do you set/keep the actual heaters in the tank at? Thanks
Sorry for the long delay.
Yes, you can plug two heaters in. As long as you have the model that does not label one plug hot and the other cool. 👍 If it's the 306, you're good
As far as temp goes, I believe I do mention that in the video but I set it to the max I feel the fish will be comfortable at. I think I have most of mine set to 84-86. Always set it up in a way that if the Inkbird sticks on, the heater will turn off.
@@AquariumThoughts So, I just got this heater and I have 2 jager heaters what temperature should they be set at in order to prevent from overheating and all that?
Does this apply to the itc-306 no T ? What I see on mine wk1 wk2 rather than heat/cool. I have had heaters fail off lucky but I have also had them not keep up individually on A/C days..It's hooked up to the tank but not controlling anything at the moment.
Oh fyi fish only reef tank though end game is live reef.. ~35G for more context.
It should work for the itc-306 as well. I'm pretty confident to say only difference between the 306 and the 306t is the probes. 306 is stainless steel probe and 306t is plastic probe. I'd recommend coating the 306 stainless steel probe with silicone or replace the probe itself. I've had a number of those fail as water seeps into probe. Coating the probe will be cheapest and easiest as a lot of us probably already have Aquarium safe silicone already. But probe replacement only cost me $11 and was pretty easy when it failed
@@AquariumThoughts Thanks for the quick reply sir I was actually watching the replacement video when you replied. Luckily I am good at a soldier station :). I dunked the probe into the display tank and it blew the avg temp curve on three or four data points certainly did not trust it. .
I'm trying to connect two heater for my 125 gal but just one is working any idea what I'm doing wrong ?
What model is the Inkbird you have? There's a version that has cooling and heating options. Check the plugs. If one side says "heat" and the other "cool" it isn't going to work how you want it. If that's not the case, switch the plugs to the heaters around and see if the same one that isn't working works or not. If it starts working and the other doesn't, it's the Inkbird unit. If the heaters both work the same, it's the heater, which in that case check the temp you have heater is set to. Just a few things I could see that could be wrong.
If you want two heaters setup, you should have the itc-306t, not the 308.
@@AquariumThoughts 306t is the one I have but i just learn that i need to have the heater on max temp and then set the inkbird at the temp I want that way is working now
@@moraga7419 good to hear. 👍 I actually set my heaters at 86. If Inkbird fails, then heater stops at 86. Though that is hoping the heaters thermostat is accurate.
So it let's the temp drop by 1°
The Temperature differential number is variable. If you have your temperature(TS1) for the tank set at 78F and have the DS1 set at 1, then temperature would drop by 1 and turn on at 77F. If DS1 it s set at 3, then it should turn on at 75F, and so on.
Hi dave should i set my submersible heater temp higher than the temp I set to my Inkbird?
Yes. If you set it lower then the Inkbird will never reach it's target temperature. I have mine set a few degrees higher. I think around 84-86 or whatever is still a safe temperature for the fish. If Inkbird fails, you still have the failsafe of the heater temp controller.
Aquarium Thoughts I am actually worried that the water temp might exceed when my lominoe led aquarium 30W light turns on Nd I set my inkbird to 75 in the morning.
@@rtzednanreh having a heater hooked up to a temperature controller or not isn't going to be an issue as the light will heat the water on it's own accord. The heater won't turn on if the water is warm enough or reaches it's max temp point you set it to
@@rtzednanreh to expand on the light issue. You can run that on a separate temp controller and have it turn on at lower temps and turn off of the water gets too warm. 👍 Though I'm not sure if that would damage the lights or not
Could someone please help me? How can this regulate the temperature of a second heat mat if there isn't a second probe? Thanks
On these models, there are no ways to run two different heat mats running separate temperatures. The 306 series does have two outlets that run at the same time to bring the temp to the same temp. You'd have to run multiple controllers or find one that had multiple probes that allow you to run multiple devices to different temps. I have seen one model that has two probes but it is to operate plugs to the same temp and only use multiple probes for a more accurate effect. Maybe someone knows of such a device that you are looking for.
@@AquariumThoughts I wanted it to run 2 mats at the same temperature but it doesn't. When I plug in 2 mats and set the temperature to 42, one reaches around 42 and the other wouldn't go past 28 :/ mine must be faulty.
@@solitaryhathor I'm a bit confused on your setup. Are both mats in the same enclosure or different ones? If they are in different ones, then I'm guessing the one reaching your desired temp is also the one with the probe and might be reaching temp faster than the other. If that's the case, you'll need a separate controller for the other enclosure and should be anyways. If they are in the same enclosure and one is stopping before the other maybe the inkbird is defective or the mat is defective or the temp controller in the mat is set up wrong or not accurate.
@@AquariumThoughts I have 2 of the same mats sitting under 2 of the same type of tanks. I think I just have a faulty thermostat
This is for 2 heaters correct ?
Yes, itc-306t is for two heaters that run at same time. Itc-308 has one outlet for heater and one for cooling.
Hello, how do I know which heater is the 1 and which is the 2? In the manual it doesn’t specify
If you are referring to the 306, it isn't going to matter as both heater 1 and heater 2 it's going to turn on at the same time. On the 308, you aren't going to want to use two heaters as one plug is for the heater and the other is going to be for something to cool things down and those plugs are labeled "heat" and "cool"
@@AquariumThoughts I try this one for two heaters and just one comes on ,I was told one outlet is for day time and the other for night time ,so the only way to have them on at the same time was using a splitter on plug them on the same outlet, but didn't work for me either, any idea what is going on ?
You must have the 308.
More confused
This is so ******
MAN, If your explaining to people who dont know how to use this thing, you are going way way way to fast. your pushing buttons up and down so fast that you are more confusing then the manual.
Thanks for the input. I can be bad at going too fast when talking and explaining things. I might just have to try this one again. Part of it was also trying to get through this without the device timing out which is why you see me pressing buttons randomly as well.
@@AquariumThoughts it was perfect for me I actually had it on 1.25 speed and I use CC. you can't please everyone lol. thank you and I subbed cheers.
Use the pause button. Id rather him tell it as it is rather some brain dead twat taking 30 minutes of BS. Great video Dave. Thumbs up for me