PART VIGetting to know the screens
CHAPTER 20

Home screen

The home screen exists to answer, in three seconds, the question you ask every morning: is my aquarium all right?

The Home screen gathers alkalinity, the measurement in progress, indicators and recent history.
The Home screen gathers alkalinity, the measurement in progress, indicators and recent history.

20.1 Status bar

Present on every screen, it shows four states of the equipment:

IconMeaning
AlertLit when KH is outside the band set by target and margin
Wi-FiThe equipment is connected to your network
InternetThe equipment has internet access and can reach the Aquarino cloud
UpdateA new version is available to install

On the right there are also the screen lock button, which prevents accidental taps, and the red stop button, which immediately interrupts whatever is running.

20.2 Alkalinity

The main block shows the current KH in large type, in the unit you chose, with a word underneath giving the trend — _stable_, for example.

Beside it are the highest and lowest values of the period, which show your aquarium's swing at a glance. Two close numbers mean a stable system; two distant ones, a system that oscillates.

20.3 Measurement

While a cycle is running, this block shows the percentage complete, the current stage and the time remaining. Outside a cycle it shows the date and time of the last and next measurement, and the suggested date for the next calibration.

20.4 Indicators

Nine dials show the state of the parameters the equipment tracks:

IndicatorWhat it shows
Probe HealthQuality index of the pH probe, 0 to 100% (Chapter 12)
CO2 AirAmbient CO2 concentration, in ppm. Between 400 and 600 ppm is usual indoors
CO2 WaterCO2 concentration in the aquarium water, in ppm
KH BufferHow much is left in the doser reservoir, as a percentage. Turns red below the configured limit
Co2 PortPercentage the port is driven for in the current hour (Chapter 17)
Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, PhosphateParameters you enter manually, from your own tests. The Aquarino KH does not measure these — it stores and displays them so you have the whole picture on one screen

20.5 Last measurements

The line graph shows recent alkalinity and pH readings side by side. It is where the daily swing shows most clearly — and where you notice a trend before it becomes a problem.