AquaNotes is the most advanced aquarium management software
available. This software together with an AquaController make
an unbeatable combination for aquarium management. AquaNotes
Version 3.4 is now shipping!
A Lite version of AquaNotes is now available for FREE! Click
here for a comparison of the two
versions of AquaNotes. AqauNotes Lite can be downloaded here.
The full version of AquaNotes has the following features:
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Allows the AquaController to be configured from the PC. |
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Ethernet Connection to AquaController 3 or AquaController 3 Pro supported. |
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Both conventional windows
GUI and web browser interface. Click here
for live demo. Note: web server not supported on Windows
XP Home Edition. |
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Updates
the seasonal temperature and lighting variation tables. |
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Updates the AquaController's
program and timer names. |
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Allows
user control of all the devices connected to the AquaController. |
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Continuous
monitoring and graphing of all parameters measured by
the AquaController. |
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AquaController controlled
event monitoring. |
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Support
for several tanks and/or AquaControllers. |
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Multiple site and Tank Support |
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Automatically
downloads and graphs the data log (daily, weekly, monthly,
and yearly graphs available). |
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Advanced graphing functions |
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File
output of all monitored parameters so that they can be
imported into other data analysis tools (i.e. Microsoft
Excel). |
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Integrated
fish/coral/tank database. A complete electronic notebook
on the conditions and animals in your tank(s). |
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Alarm notification via email,
pager, or shell command of tank error conditions. |
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Graphic Database Explorer
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Automatically set the AquaController's
Clock/Date. |
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Remote access to the AquaController
via a modem or TCP/IP connection. |
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Supports
both the AquaController and the AquaControllerPro. |
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Support for direct modem connection to an AquaController |
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Support
for hardwired serial connection to an AquaController |
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On-Line
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Below is a typical display of the AquaNotes root window.
The status window shown below is automatically updated to
give a continual display of the conditions in the tank as
well as the state of all the controlled devices. From this
window you can force a controlled device to an on/off state
or place it in automatic mode.
The configuration and programming of the AquaController may
be modified with AquaNotes. The editor window allows for the
program and timer names section to be easily changed. Below
is an example of the program configuration editor window.
The seasonal temperature, and sunrise/sunset table can be
configured to custom values by using the seasonal table editor
window. Simply enter the desire longitude and latitude that
you wish your tank to simulate, and the sunrise/sunset and
moonrise/moonset values are automatically computed.
The communications setup screen allows for the physical connection
between the AquaController and PC to be specified. This setup
window also allows for the modem parameters to be set for
both pager support and remote dial-in access.
The database windows allow for the manual entry and review
of all types of data pertinent to maintaining aquarium systems.
The tank database entry form shown below is divided into three
sections. The first, Conditions, allows for the manual entry,
display, and editing of temperature, pH, ORP, Alkalinity,
calcium, specific gravity, dissolved oxygen, copper, Ammonia,
Nitrite, Nitrate, and a user defined parameter. Of course
temperature, pH, and ORP are automatically retrieved from
the AquaController and entered into the database. The second
tab, Notes, allows for general observational data and notes
to be entered for each tank in the database. The inhabitants
tab contains a list of the fish/corals that are in the selected
tank.
The two other database windows (not shown) allow for species
information and fish entries to be entered into the AquaNotes
database. The species window has text boxes in which the description,
distribution, size, etc. information can be entered.
The fish database window allows for either either fish or
corals to be added to the database. For each fish in the database,
notes of any length may be entered at any time. Also for each
fish in the database you can enter a log of which tanks that
fish has been in.
The size of database is only limited by the amount of disk
storage on your PC. There is no practical limit to the number
of tanks, fish, or species that can be supported by AquaNotes.
The reports section of AquaNotes allows reports of the database
to be sent to either the display, printer, or a file. The
reports supported include: Fish Notes/Comments Report, Fish
Tank Log Report, Tank Fish Log Report, Tank Conditions Report,
Tank Notes Report, and a Species Report. Multiple file output
formats are supported so that the database information may
be imported into another application. The graphic below shows
a Tank Conditions Report which was output to the display.

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| Configure Controller |
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Aquarium Database |
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| Event Logging |
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| Multiple Tank
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PC System Requirements
This version of AquaNotes is designed for 32-bit operating
systems running Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, ME, and XP.
AquaNotes system requirements are:
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Intel
Pentium processor at 200 Mhz. |
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64 MB RAM or more (128 MB
or more recommended) or 128 MB RAM for Windows NT 4, 2000,
ME, and XP. Web server not supported on Windows XP Home
Edition. |
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32-bit operating system (Microsoft
Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP) |
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800x600
Display w/256 colors (1024x768 recommended) |
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60
MB free disk space |
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DSL or cable modem Internet
connection for alarm email or Internet web access if used |
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Modem
for dial-in access or pager alarm notification if used. |
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