Web cam up and running!

Conesus_Kid · 04/08/2010, 02:02 PM

Well, gang, it's finally working!

Before I give you the link to the school aquarium web cam, here's a few instructions:

1) When you first go to the page, you will see an image that is updated every three seconds. Beneath it is the current stats from the AC3.

2) If you click on the 'Login' tab at the top of the page, you can use the following username/password:

Username: rcuser
Password: aquarium

NOTE: Only one person can log in at a time using that username. If it's not working, that means someone else is on and you'll have to try again later. (I've set up a 5 minute time limit for guest logins.)

Click on the 'Single' tab at the top of the page.

You can select 8 of the preset camera positions from the buttons on the left, or use the preset dropdown menu to see the entire list.

MH goes off at 4:30 PM; Powerbrites are on until around 9:30.

Have fun!!

Here's the link: http://classroomreefcam.no-ip.org/Cg...gle&Language=0

dreaminmel · 04/08/2010, 02:14 PM

Oh now that is just too cool! Looks great Scott! Love being able to see that Tenentti tang more often.

andrew2010 · 04/08/2010, 02:23 PM

Wow.. Love it! very nice.

der_wille_zur_macht · 04/08/2010, 02:26 PM

Mind sharing what software you're doing that with? I'm assuming it's running on a local PC or something?

Conesus_Kid · 04/08/2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by der_wille_zur_macht

Mind sharing what software you're doing that with? I'm assuming it's running on a local PC or something?

Actually, it's an IP camera, and doesn't require a PC as it has in internal server.

Here's a link to the actual camera I'm using:
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...00000000005702

It's basically plug and play. I'd like to figure out how to embed the image on another web page, but that's a fight for a different day!

superkat · 04/08/2010, 03:52 PM

Man, Scott...that is excellent!

Capt_Cully · 04/08/2010, 04:19 PM

Cool man. How big is that Tang???

Conesus_Kid · 04/08/2010, 06:00 PM

He's a big boy, and growing fast!

If I had to guess, I'd say he's pushing 7-8" from his lips to the end of his streamers. He's about doubled in size since I got him last fall. I'll bust out the ruler to confirm.

I'm really digging the peace of mind that this provides when I'm not there to watch things. I also like the security factor. It has a motion detection feature that turns on the camera whenever someone enters the room in the evenings and on the weekends, and records everything. I can view and download the recordings from any computer with internet access.

It was pricey, but well worth it. Best part is that it's on Toyota's dime, rather than the taxpayers.

Conesus_Kid · 04/09/2010, 12:28 PM

Be sure to check out the cool egg-tending behavior of the Clarkii clownfish using the 'Anemone' preset. The eggs are at the base of the 'nem on the right-hand side.

I love this!

sg1838 · 04/09/2010, 12:58 PM

Awesome! I think I need one of these for my house!

alphaferret · 04/09/2010, 01:53 PM

yes very cool and fast to access in my case.

shawna1972 · 04/12/2010, 08:21 AM

wow thats so cool! Thanks for setting this up

Henry Colf · 04/12/2010, 10:44 AM

Checked it out looks great!!!!!!!

04/08/2010, 02:02 PM	#1
Conesus_Kid Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Conesus, NY Posts: 3,897	Web cam up and running! Well, gang, it's finally working! Before I give you the link to the school aquarium web cam, here's a few instructions: 1) When you first go to the page, you will see an image that is updated every three seconds. Beneath it is the current stats from the AC3. 2) If you click on the 'Login' tab at the top of the page, you can use the following username/password: Username: rcuser Password: aquarium NOTE: Only one person can log in at a time using that username. If it's not working, that means someone else is on and you'll have to try again later. (I've set up a 5 minute time limit for guest logins.) Click on the 'Single' tab at the top of the page. You can select 8 of the preset camera positions from the buttons on the left, or use the preset dropdown menu to see the entire list. MH goes off at 4:30 PM; Powerbrites are on until around 9:30. Have fun!! Here's the link: http://classroomreefcam.no-ip.org/Cg...gle&Language=0 __________________ Scott Friends don't give friends Kenya tree...

04/08/2010, 02:14 PM	#2
dreaminmel Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Irondequoit, NY Posts: 4,758	Oh now that is just too cool! Looks great Scott! Love being able to see that Tenentti tang more often. __________________ ~Melanie~ Hiatus over, 120g in process "Ni lia duine na tuairim." (Everyone has their own opinion.)

04/08/2010, 02:26 PM	#4
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Mind sharing what software you're doing that with? I'm assuming it's running on a local PC or something? __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

04/08/2010, 03:52 PM	#6
superkat Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rochester, ny Posts: 4,280 Blog Entries: 88	Man, Scott...that is excellent! __________________ “Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly” ~ Edward Albee, The Zoo Story

04/08/2010, 04:19 PM	#7
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	Cool man. How big is that Tang??? __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

04/08/2010, 02:23 PM	#3
andrew2010 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Olean, Ny Posts: 471	Wow.. Love it! very nice.

04/08/2010, 06:00 PM	#8
Conesus_Kid Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Conesus, NY Posts: 3,897	He's a big boy, and growing fast! If I had to guess, I'd say he's pushing 7-8" from his lips to the end of his streamers. He's about doubled in size since I got him last fall. I'll bust out the ruler to confirm. I'm really digging the peace of mind that this provides when I'm not there to watch things. I also like the security factor. It has a motion detection feature that turns on the camera whenever someone enters the room in the evenings and on the weekends, and records everything. I can view and download the recordings from any computer with internet access. It was pricey, but well worth it. Best part is that it's on Toyota's dime, rather than the taxpayers. __________________ Scott Friends don't give friends Kenya tree...

04/09/2010, 12:28 PM	#9
Conesus_Kid Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Conesus, NY Posts: 3,897	Be sure to check out the cool egg-tending behavior of the Clarkii clownfish using the 'Anemone' preset. The eggs are at the base of the 'nem on the right-hand side. I love this! __________________ Scott Friends don't give friends Kenya tree...

04/09/2010, 12:58 PM	#10
sg1838 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 415	Awesome! I think I need one of these for my house! __________________ Jason Oldfield _________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: 90 gallon Reef w/~90 lbs. of live rock, MegaFlow Model 4 sump / refugium, PanWorld 100PX return pump, Marine Solutions MSX200 skimmer, Lifegard Aquatics QL-25 UV sterilizer, Bulk Reef Supply Deluxe BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor, 2 Echotech Marine VorTech MP40w, 2 IceCap 660s, Fishbowl Innovations Moontube Controller System, 2 Ice Cap 80mm Variable Speed Fans, Digital Aquatics RKL w/2 PC4, SL1 & NET monitoring temperature & pH. Livestock: 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 3 Spotted Cardinalfish, Blue Green Reef Chromis, Midas Blenny, Diamond Watchman Goby, Exquisite Wrasse, Female Bellus Angelfish, Hi-Fin Red Banded Goby Pistol Shrimp Pair, 2 Brittle Sea Stars, Sand Sifting Sea Star, Peppermint Shrimp, various snails and hermit crabs, + assorted soft, SPS, and LPS corals.

04/09/2010, 01:53 PM	#11
alphaferret Pitcher Hill Reef Society Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor' Syracuse Posts: 2,824	yes very cool and fast to access in my case. __________________ "With what little time we have we must..." Current Tank Info: 46 bow w/20 gal sump/30 gal. fuge/Reef Octo 150/Seio m620/koralia 3/mag5/Nova extreme t5/Powerbrite actinic LED

04/12/2010, 08:21 AM	#12
shawna1972 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Buffalo,NY Posts: 2,068	wow thats so cool! Thanks for setting this up __________________ Shawna Current Tank Info: 180 gallon in wall,30 gallon sump,mag 18 pump ran external.T5 Nova Extreme Pro lighting,BRS GFO/Carbon reactor,Octopus skimmer,Coralife125 super skimmer.

04/12/2010, 10:44 AM	#13
Henry Colf Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 2,926	Checked it out looks great!!!!!!!