Reef Angel controller has first play date with Ecotech’s Radion XR30w LED

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GloAIzefGg[/youtube] You gotta give it up to Reef Angel founder Roberto Imai for the pace of progress he’s made getting his open source aquarium controller to communicate first with the Ecosmart controller for Ecotech’s Vortech pumps and now…

Reef Angel working on RF Expansion Module to control Ecosmart Vortech pumps

The Ecotech RF expansion module for the Reef Angel controller is the latest accessory for the only open aquarium controller on the market. The new RF module designed for EcoSmart Vortech pumps will join the Reef Angel’s two channel dosing…

Hands on with the Reef Angel controller

We’ve been excited about the open source concept of the Reef Angel controller from the get go and now we finally got our hands on a Reef Angel controller. Needless to say, we weren’t disappointed. The controller certainly has come…

Reef Angel announces new two-channel dosing pump, availaible for pre-order shortly

It’s been a while since we last covered the Reef Angel controller, but the creators of this neat open source controller haven’t been sitting still. Along with a lot of improvement software wise, Reef Angel has just announced that they…

Reef Angel controller gets expandability with Relay Expansion Module

The open source Reef Angel aquarium controller is getting some expandability with the release of the Reef Angel Relay Expansion Module. With the module you have the ability to extend the Reef Angel controller beyond the eight sockets you have…

Why I am glad to be unsubscribing from the Reef Angel mailing list

I have been a huge advocate of open source projects since the mid 90s with my first use of Knoppix Linux and then Hoary Hedgehog release of Ubuntu. I signed on to the mailing list for the Reef Angel controller…

Reef Angel controller cuts loose with first workings of WIFI

The open source Reef Angel controller has only been on the scene for a few months now yet it is blazing a trail which other controllers will notice. The flexible controller platform upon which the Reef Angel is built has…

Reef Demon is the first open source add-on to the Reef Angel aquarium controller

The Reef Angel open source aquarium controller has barely been out of the gate for a month and yet it is already gaining traction with third party developers. The new Reef Demon add-on is the first announced project to compliment…

Reef Angel programmable controller for that DIY fix in you

The Reef Angel, a new programmable controller, is coming to market and looks to be a great way to get a fully customizable controller at a lower cost relying more on DIY programming and some assembly rather than the turnkey…