Not ready for a controller? Protect your tank with Lifeguard™ by Digital Aquatics.
Reliable monitoring and protection.
Digital Aquatics’ Lifeguard™ monitoring system protects your aquarium by monitoring the three parameters that most often lead to tank crashes: temperature, pH and water level (via a switch input). Lifeguard is a super-easy-to-use alternative for anyone who wants to protect their tank without using a controller.
Affordable and integrated.
Lifeguard is the only tank protection system that includes built-in pH measurement and built-in Ethernet at such a low price. Lifeguard comes with everything you need –including probes and cables – to monitor pH, temperature and one or more switch devices. Lifeguard comes with a pH probe, a temperature probe and a cable for the switch input. Lifeguard also comes with a power adapter, a quick-start guide and an Ethernet cable for connection to your home or office network and the Internet. The switch cable can be connected to a float switch, a leak detector, or multiple switch devices in series or parallel.
Advanced data logging and graphing help you spot trends.
Lifeguard’s advanced data logging and graphing features enable you to spot temperature and pH trends. Spotting trends helps you prevent harmful conditions and take better care of your aquarium.
Monitor your aquarium from anywhere, anytime.
Built-in Ethernet connectivity enables you to access Lifeguard’s monitoring and graphing features from the Internet. It’s like having your aquarium with you, anywhere, anytime.
Email alerts keep you informed.
Lifeguard helps you respond quickly to out-of-bounds tank conditions by sending you email alerts when temperature or pH crosses user-definable thresholds, or when the switch input opens or closes.
New v2 features make Lifeguard even more powerful.
Our new v2 firmware makes Lifeguard an even more powerful tool for monitoring and protecting your aquarium.
- Alert emails can now identify which Lifeguard unit sent the email –great for users with multiple Lifeguard units.
- Significantly Improved pH and temperature measurement stability throughout the measurement ranges
- Greatly improved pH calibration algorithm
- Improved alert e-mail hysteresis - this prevents Lifeguard from sending too many e-mail alerts if the measurement value is fluctuating about the trigger points.
- Improved long-term graphing performance.
Easy to set up. Easy to use.
Lifeguard’s intuitive user interface makes the system a breeze to use. The included quick-start guide and easy-to-use online user guide (free download – see below) will help you get your Lifeguard system up and running quickly and easily.
Redundancy for controlled aquariums.
Already have a controller on your tank? Lifeguard adds an affordable level of redundancy to help you protect your investment in your aquarium. For maximum protection, Lifeguard operates independently of any other controller or aquarium device.
Performance
- 80 MHz, 32 bit, 1.56 DMIPS/MHz embedded processor
- 4 MB, 86 MHz flash memory
Display
- 16x2 Alphanumeric screen with white backlight and black characters
- High-contrast for improved readability
Data Calculations and Graphing
- Two week data logs for temperature
- Two week data logs for pH
- 5 minute logging interval
- Calculated min, max, average and current trend
Networking
- Built-in 10/100 Base-T Ethernet
- Built-in dedicated web server
- SSL email support for secure alert transmission
Website Technology
- Utilizes HTML5 and jQuery for a superior intuitive interface
- SSL support
- Smartphone compatible graphs
- SNTP support for Internet time synchronization
Data Calculations and Graphing
- Two week data logs for temperature
- Two week data logs for pH
- 5 minute logging interval
- Calculated min, max, average and current trend
Power
- 6 VDC power adapter
- Internal battery for clock retention
- Less than 2.4 W of power consumption
Inputs
- Temperature port:
Precision: 0.1 °F
Accuracy: +/- 1.0 °F
Range: 60 °F to 100°F
- pH port:
Precision: 0.01 pH
Accuracy: +/- 0.1 pH
Range: 3.00 pH to 11.00 pH
- Advanced switch port
- USB
- Ethernet
- Power adapter, 6VDC
