PART VIGetting to know the screens
CHAPTER 21

Graphs

If the home screen answers "is everything fine right now?", the graphs screen answers "what has been happening?". It is the equipment's most powerful tool for anyone who wants to understand their own aquarium.

The Graphs screen: period, series, comparisons, and line or table view.
The Graphs screen: period, series, comparisons, and line or table view.

21.1 Choosing what to see

At the top you set the period — the last 24 hours or a specific month — and select the series to display:

SeriesWhat it records
KHThe measured alkalinity
pHThe aquarium pH (requires the probe to be calibrated)
CO2 AirAmbient CO2
CO2 WaterCO2 dissolved in the water
Co2 PortThe port's drive percentage, hour by hour
Buffer (mL)Volume delivered by the buffer pump
Buffer KHHow much alkalinity that dose represented

21.2 Line or table

The toggle switches between the line graph, better for spotting trends and patterns, and table view, better for checking exact values hour by hour.

21.3 Automatic comparisons

Below the selectors, three cards answer the most common questions without you having to interpret the graph:

ComparisonWhat it is for
vs. same time yesterdayIsolates the daily variation. If 3 pm today differs from 3 pm yesterday, something genuinely changed
vs. previous hourShows the recent movement — how fast KH is rising or falling
vs. day averagePlaces the current reading within its own day, separating the normal from the exceptional

21.4 Exporting

The two icons beside the period selector export the history as a spreadsheet or as an image. The spreadsheet opens in Excel or Google Sheets and lets you build your own analyses, compare months and follow the system's long-term evolution.