A basement coral farm in progress

Alquatics

I’m building a coral farm in my basement. This is where I’m keeping track of the build, the mistakes, and everything that happens once the water starts moving.

Read the Farm Log
Three additional Radion aquarium lights powered on for inspection
Three more Radions. Week two begins.

Apex live feed

System Status

Connecting

Past 24 hours · times shown in your local timezone

Temperature

-- °F

pH

-- pH

ORP

-- mV

Salinity

-- ppt
Calibration pending. Reading withheld.

Waiting for the first Apex update

Graphs refresh every five minutes while the desktop bridge is running. Gaps show missing readings. Drag the slider below a graph to inspect a reading. These are probe readings, not a complete water test. How I got this connected →

The first cycle · started September 15, 2026

Cycle Progress

Manual water tests · full history · ppm. Hover, tap, or focus a point for its recorded result. Range bars preserve approximate readings; their midpoint is not an exact measurement.

Ammonia & Nitrite

Nitrate

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Recorded tests
DateAmmoniaNitriteNitrate

Untested values stay blank on the graph. Results are saved with the farm’s history and remain here after cycling. Download the record

Latest entry

Week 02: Building the Light Bank

September 28–October 4, 2026

Week two opens with the drain and frag rack resolved, three more Radions delivered, and the cycle progressing through ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.

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