Elos unveiled the New E-Vision from Aquarama

Elos has presented at international trade fairs held in Singapore Aquarama the new controller E-Vision that will replace the already gorgeous Biotopus II.

The heart of the system consists of a color touch screen module extremely sensitive to the touch. Thanks to the adoption of the modular system you can buy the complete system or any of the individual parts, without the need to buy the whole system, a revolutionary approach that probably will change the way we see computers programmed for aquariums.

The controller has a beautiful glossy finish as you can see in the picture, but the system is composed, to date, by the following modules:

• Clima – temperature module


• Tempo – module for managing the timed sockets


• Led dimmer – dimmer for LED lamps Elos compatible


• ORP – module for the management and monitoring of the redox probe


• pH – module for the management and monitoring of pH probes

All modules are extremely comprehensive and can be used alone to control the part of the automation that we are interested at a price that was announced, will be very low.

The module LED dimmer will dim any lamp Elos compatible, so maybe the E-lite second series, the E-LiteXP and E-Stripe, and will be programmed directly by module itself, with a simplified programming, or you can connect it to a PC for a more complete program, then you can connect it to the touch screen E-vision and communicate with any other modules.

Elos has also developed a complete web interface, so you can always talk to the E-vision until the point of making changes to your remote aquarium. In the video we see the Elos owner, Nicola Gandini, makes a dimming of the E-LliteXP Color based on aquarium at the headquarters of Elos in Verona, through an internet terminal in Aquarama in Singapore.

On paper the new E-Vision appears to be extremely interesting, especially regarding to price, as it seems that the touch module is expected to cost about 300-400 €, and the individual modules around 200-250 €, not just the need to purchased all modules.

We hope to have soon an E-vision to try and test… because, as you all know, I am so deeply attracted from this type of toys.

At the moment, Nicola Gandini says, the available module are Tempo (timer), Led Dimmer and Power Plug, and obviously the Touch Screen

DaniReef

The new DaniReef project: the Tank

I thanks Filipe for the opportunity he gave me to write on his wonderful blog.

As I write mainly towards Marine Aquarium, I would like to began to write about my system, that compare with normal fresh water tank, is quite bigger.

From the problem of my previous tank that after two years had almost completely unstuck (see here), I ordered a new tank and thanks to Alessandro Falco who lent me his aquarium to keep “on holiday” my adored fish, I managed at last to take off.



The choice of measures has been to prefer a tank that would give the idea of being large, so a very wide format, despite the height. So I confirmed the length of the front window of 130 cm, while I had to settle of a width of 60 cm, and a total height of 50 cm, which might give a more wide aquascape, this also because of the layout I have in mind and you’ll see soon.



Even the furniture was finally built to measure, and I say finally especially for those who remember of the previous one… that I wanted but that I never finished, thanks to my proverbial manual skills ;-)



Forniture and tank have been ordered to Elos and I had to wait a month before the delivery order, I was actually very lucky, it is often necessary to wait up to 2 months from the order, for oversized items.

The bottom of tank is constructed by two layers of glass glued together in a staggered, as shown in next photo, which notes the characteristic bonding Elos.



The overflow, for obvious aesthetic reasons, has been placed on the far left, and is very tiny, measuring 15×11, 5 cm outside, inside is empty and has the two hoses for loading and unloading.

Into the overflow you can see the sump, that for now it’s empty



The tank will have a cycling accelerated as soon as possible to enter the fish as I said I’m managing to another aquarium, and then take two aquarium together is not the best economically. I will use very few rocks, and begin with live sand. The rocks come from an existing aquarium, and even the light will start immediately with 4 hours.

For now I leave you with pictures of the tank just in place, expect comments, criticisms, questions, and why not … ideas …

Good vision

DaniReef

Coming soon, new articles about Reef Aquariums

From this point forward new articles about reef aquariums will be posted on this blog. My dear friend Danilo Ronchi of http://www.danireef.com/ accepted my invitation to be author of my blog. I want with his participation, share some good articles and turn my blog more useful for everybody. At same time I will share on his blog some articles about Aquascaping, tips and tricks. Stay tunned!!!!