How it works

Three modules. One cable. Zero fiddling.

Oquari isn't a cloud with an app — it's a controller: the program runs locally, on the device right next to your aquarium. The internet is an add-on — for remote viewing, not for keeping your tank alive.

Oquari Core

The hub — brain of the system

Runs all the programs: temperature, lighting, top-off, dosing, CO2 and waves. Carries a full set of connectors for level sensors, flow meters, temperature sensors, lighting and pumps — plus a display with a rotary knob for on-the-spot control, no phone or computer needed. Connects to your network via cable or Wi-Fi.

Oquari Power

Smart power

Eight metered 230 V outlets and two special protected heater channels. Switch any outlet from a schedule, the app or an automation — while Oquari meters the power draw of each device and the whole aquarium. All mains circuits are enclosed away from the water — the electronics and sensors run exclusively on safe low voltage.

Oquari Sense

The probe module

The eyes and ears of your aquarium: pH, redox (ORP) and two independent conductivity measurements — from RO water to full marine salinity. Isolated measuring circuits immune to interference from pumps and lighting, with calibration wizards that guide you step by step. The controller monitors electrode health and reminds you when it's time to calibrate.

Expansion with zero configuration: start with Oquari Core, add the power module when you want outlets and heaters under control, and the probe module when you get into water chemistry. The modules connect by themselves — you never open the enclosures.
First boot

The wizard takes you from the box to a running tank

You don't configure from scratch, and you don't read the manual cover to cover. Power Oquari on and the wizard guides you — a few simple steps and your aquarium is under control.

1

Pick your aquarium type

Freshwater, planted or marine — plus your tank volume. The controller selects proven presets on its own: temperature thresholds, top-off behavior, light plan and safeguards.

2

Name the outlets and pair the sensors

"Filter", "heater", "light" — pick names from a list or type your own. Temperature sensors pair through the wizard: dip the probe, and the controller recognizes and assigns it by itself.

3

Set a few numbers and you're done

Temperature, light hours, dosing amounts. You can fine-tune everything later — but you don't have to. Probe calibration can be done right away, or skipped and returned to later.

Illustrative preview of the wizard.

Control

Four windows onto one tank — control it the way you like

On the device

A clear display and a rotary knob: parameter overview, feeding, alarm mute and basic settings without reaching for your phone. Wet hands are no problem.

Local panel in your browser

Full configuration from a computer or phone on your home network — no app to install, no cloud account. Always works, even without the internet.

The oquari.com panel

The same full panel from anywhere in the world, plus long-term charts and push/e-mail notifications. Optional — never mandatory.

Home Assistant

Your aquarium as part of your home automation: a full set of entities with no configuration. Logic and safeguards stay on the controller.

One configuration, shared across every window. A change made on the device shows up in the app immediately — and vice versa.

Cloud vs local

What runs where — and what happens when the internet goes down

Locally — on the controller

Everything your tank's life depends on:

  • programs and presets: heating, ATO, water changes, CO2, dosing, light, waves
  • safeguards: emergency cutoffs, limits, flood and level alarms
  • the configuration panel in your browser
  • Home Assistant integration (local, no cloud)

In the cloud — convenience, not a precondition

The oquari.com panel — for when you're away from home:

  • a view of your tank and its history from anywhere
  • push and e-mail alarm notifications
  • remote setting changes and long-term charts
  • when the internet goes down — you lose only remote viewing; the controller keeps working
A test worth running on the competition: pull the router's plug and see what still works. With Oquari the answer is: everything except remote viewing.