Tankmate Design for Settings Filter, Temperature, and Light on Aquascape

Abstract

The success of aquascape maintenance lies in certain critical factors, including temperatures, lights and water filtration, which should be constantly monitored; but at some point, these keys are not well monitored, causing correctional action being taken too late and creating damage. Using an online control system as an IoT device can assist in control and automation functions, while an online feature provides monitoring, remote access, and remote override as other benefits that would help maintain an aquascape. This research’s subject involves designing an IoT device as an online control system that would automatically control temperatures, lights and water filtration using an Arduino-compatible board based on an ATMega328/P microcontroller connected to web services and a web portal for a monitoring and management interface. This control system uses Wi-Fi as a communication line with the web service. API is a bridge from the control system and the web service, and the portal’s front end and back end are custom-built using PHP and MySQL. The overall process was developed using a combination of the spiral model and prototyping paradigm modelling. The result is a fully working prototype of an online control system complete with a web interface, which helps aquascapers maintain their tank as human factors could be minimized by this device.