Step by step: from the box to working automation
Practical guides — first start-up, presets, safety and Home Assistant integration. Written for aquarists, not electronics engineers.
Home Assistant: Aquarium in the Smart Home, Logic in the Controller
Oquari integrates natively with Home Assistant: you enable one option in the panel, and aquarium entities appear in HA automatically—no configuration coding, no cloud, no third-party plugins. This guide shows how to set…
Heater Control: Hysteresis and Safety Layers That Protect Your Reef Tank
A stuck heater is the number one failure in aquarium keeping—it can destroy a tank built over years in just a few hours. This guide explains how Oquari manages heating (hysteresis) and what safety layers stand between yo…
First Run: From Box to a Fully Operational Aquarium
This guide takes you from unboxing Oquari to having the controller running on your network, with an access code set and an aquarium profile selected. The entire process takes 20–40 minutes and requires no electrical expe…
Dosing: Calibration, Portions, and Why the Controller Does Not “Catch Up” on Missed Doses
Dosing — trace elements in a reef tank, fertilizers in a planted aquarium, or care preparations in freshwater — is one of those tasks that benefits greatly from automation. Small, frequent doses are better than a single…
Automatic Water Changes: One Number Instead of Buckets and Hoses
Water changes are the most thankless routine in aquarium keeping—boring, regular, and easy to postpone until "tomorrow." The Automatic Water Change (AWC) function in Oquari handles this for you: in small portions, quietl…
ATO: Automatic Top-Off That Won’t Flood Your Living Room
ATO (Auto Top-Off) automatically replaces water evaporated from your aquarium. The mechanism is simple—a level sensor and a pump—but this is where the most costly aquarium failures happen. A stuck float can pump an entir…
How to connect your home assistant akwarium without cloud or extra accounts
Many aquarists worry about losing control over their tank. An internet outage, a locked manufacturer account, or a suddenly discontinued service can mean automation downtime. For reef or planted tanks, even a short perio…
0–10 V Light Ramps: Sunrises, Sunsets, and Moonlight Without Manufacturer Apps
Turning aquarium lights on to full brightness at 8:00 AM causes a daily mini-shock for livestock. Fish scatter, and corals retract their polyps. A light ramp—gradually increasing intensity at dawn and fading at dusk—solv…
pH-Controlled CO₂: Stable Gas Delivery for a Planted Aquarium
In a high-tech planted aquarium, CO₂ is the primary fertilizer—and simultaneously the biggest risk to your fish. The Oquari system, in its Plant profile, turns a standard pH probe and a solenoid valve into a precise regu…