DIY PAR Meter: How To Make A "Cheap" PAR Meter For Aquarium

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In This Video: How to make a cheap DIY PAR Meter for your Aquarium
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DIY PAR Meter: How To Make A PAR Meter For Aquarium

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@pondguru 8 жыл бұрын

Nice one, Mike - I had never heard of PAR but I can see why testing for it would be very useful for keepers of planted tanks. Groovy.

@pittbully13 8 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your DIYs! Keep them coming and glad to see you back at it.

@karinsdad1 7 жыл бұрын

I like it and am very appreciative for anyone who shares their knowledge of any aquatic husbandry and technology. Especially DIY products that can really save you money and help to customize the hobby. Thank you for sharing your video ! Great job!

@narrateanewtunnel2352 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to do this!!!

@jerm4593 7 жыл бұрын

on the Apogee site it talks about the immersion effect and needing to multiply the reading by 1.08. so does that mean I should actually be multiplying the reading on the volt meter by 6.08 instead of 5? or should I multiply the answer of the reading x 5 by 1.08. example 50mv x 5 = 250 x 1.08 = 270 or 50mv x 6.08 = 304 or is the immersion effect already factored into the 5?

@siayourcannaguy6106 5 жыл бұрын

thank you. this video was awesome. does it have to be the apogee sensors?

@AlibinAbbas-bk8xs 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, you stopped me from wasting money on PAR meter. Thanks

@mybeachshack 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding contribution !! Thank you.

@lecoeur1231 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I just put mine together, the price has gone up to $167 for the meter and all together it's a little under $200 for everything, there is another par meter around that price range, the seneye but this one at least I think seems to be better quality.

@superaquatics Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Is there a way to similaly measure the redox of the aquarium using a digital multimeter?

@mgwitcher6 2 жыл бұрын

You mentioned you would be doing an updated video in reference to LED lighting. Have you done this and is the multiplier different?

@raistlarn 7 жыл бұрын

I think the dislikes might be due to having to shelve out $150 for a sensor instead of actually doing a diy and making a par meter from scratch for a lot less.

@martincregg Жыл бұрын

Very practical.

@AlexD02721 8 жыл бұрын

Very illuminating. Get it? hehehe But seriously, excellent video.

@Jonnyjackhammer 6 жыл бұрын

What happens if you switch your meter to 2000mv? I was told to use that in horticultural par readings. Please a little help would be greatly appreciated! Putting it together right now..

@AgMa1987 5 жыл бұрын

Would be nice if you could compare it with a new par meter.

@matasjarutis6743 8 жыл бұрын

When are you going to do discus series ?

@schrodingers_catboy_9882 7 жыл бұрын

This my second video i watched and im already subsribed

@plantedtanksandetc9846 6 жыл бұрын

can you kindly tell the water column height in this tank?

@algamingunboxing7354 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for you video, I purchase the 110 Par for sun reading but for some reason my multi meter works is on the 2000m Any idea why? Thanks Luis

@greg683x 7 жыл бұрын

cool video, very creative. I gave it a like, the only reason I see for the dislikes is that for the cost of the PAR sensor youre instructing to by, it might be smarter to just buy a par meter for the same price and not have to rig a multimeter. Hydrogalaxy has one for $150.

@candygreenr1596 8 жыл бұрын

awesome

@stefanieduvouche981 4 жыл бұрын

Any plans on the actual functionment of a PAR sensor?

@tonyblack7046 7 жыл бұрын

hey i have a question. im looking to get one but the numbers are in lux. it goes from 1lux up to 2000lux. what the hell does that mean? lol

@kupsyza 7 жыл бұрын

gotta love it when ppl give thumbs down with no explanation.

@DesignsByTRex 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for the videos, really informative

@micahulloa226 7 жыл бұрын

You'll need the full spec par sensor for far red led. twice the price of this one but a necessity for the far red Led.

@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 8 жыл бұрын

Hell yes

@shababhsiddique 2 жыл бұрын

They discontinued the sensor :( is there any alternative?

@WaffleCopterGAMES 6 жыл бұрын

For only $30 more than the sensor you have listed you can buy a seneye reef instead. Even though its meant to be for marine tanks par is par no matter what tank you have. Theyve been out since the time of this video being made so its nothing new. Either way i like the idea of making one yourself so great job there.

@creab485 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the seneye isnt really all that great and their customer support is awful

@Alex_Correa 4 жыл бұрын

@@creab485 This one is DIY and has no customer support whatsoever...

@Steve-514 3 жыл бұрын

Would this work for a reef tank using LED lights? Eg. AI prime/hydra

@Mcappo 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever find out if it will work with LED. He talks about a correction needed to be made for LED but never made that video.

@Steve-514 3 жыл бұрын

@@Mcappo nope. Radio silence

@Mcappo 3 жыл бұрын

@@Steve-514 if you haven’t made one or bought one you might want to check out the SQ-420 Smart Sensor. It’s a little more but you just plug into a computer via USB or a power block and it will log the data.

@hanstakani 7 жыл бұрын

Good job! but how can i get a PPFD (µmol/m²/s) value ?

@caseyhaughey4720 5 жыл бұрын

PPFD and readings from a PAR meter are the same thing

@rapidash1999 5 жыл бұрын

you divide your ppf with surface area of your space, thats it

@KrispyAquascape 8 жыл бұрын

Someone has 131 different accounts.

@ADUAquascaping 8 жыл бұрын

+KrispyAquascape I know right. what the hell is with people. This hobby is great, but YT has so many damn aquarium trolls. Go watch photography channels and their videos. Way less hate in that community. This hobby attracts super nerds.

@KrispyAquascape 8 жыл бұрын

No doubt. He might of just said the wrong word to the wrong crowd. I got faith in him though.

@SmeeLord 6 жыл бұрын

147, they are making more... ;)

@cjday573 8 жыл бұрын

the only problem with par meters is that it does not tell you the amount of light at different parts of the light spectrum. For example, you could have all bulbs that put out blue light, and still get the same amount of par as a different light with green or red output bulbs. So you'd want to buy bulbs that tell you what the spectrum output is.

@ADUAquascaping 8 жыл бұрын

+chris day But when measuring an entire plant, not just one leaf, under high light the current evidence shows that all of the wavelengths between 400-700 are pretty much equal at driving photosynthesis in plants. Debunking the 1970 study. So, the wavelength balance under high light is more for aesthetic reasons than for photosynthesis. And red and blue LEDs are more electrically efficient than white, so that is why they use them. An increase in UV-B will also induce anthocyanin, which acts to protect the plant.

@saifal-badri 5 жыл бұрын

great idea but biotek has a par sensor with the software for 200, not so much saving with a DIY if you consider the calibration and accuracy these guys did.

@creab485 5 жыл бұрын

The video was made 3 years ago, what you are talking about is relatively new. Im using this to convert my apex PMK to give real time readings. Good to know there is an alternative solutioni to this though! Also, apogee sells one similar for a bit more.

@saifal-badri 5 жыл бұрын

@@creab485 thanks for clarifying. I wish I could compare your DYI readings to the commercial one. I might go with yours especially if we consider the accessories price :)

@jerm4593 7 жыл бұрын

probably got all the thumbs down because he does not answer questions either on here or on his web site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!