| Those are useful tools rich, especially for breeders to get crucial info to be able to maximize each spawning and get the best growth and optimum water quality possible. The probes bekko is talking about that are commercially available in catalogs are two generations behind what Johnson is using now, and they have sensors for everything now. Hardware is absolutely critical when it comes to fouling issues and maintenance elimination or reduction.
That is why folks who do not know this tech cannot get online or start calling sales reps at manufacturers or labs and come up with a worthwhile solution. Most of the sales reps and supervisors are clueless about what they sell or how to use the things they do sell right for this application, they will wind up guessing on how to find the best solution. Johnson does not want all that info out there, and it is mostly guys who have worked for them in the field for years who know that stuff. The sales staff is clueless and will tell you so most of the time. That is what most folks are doing, and then slapping a great looking label and scientific looking aqautics solutions or marine labs related stuff on it. They get some renowned facility to try it out (rarely would they actually rely on it, at least I hope not for their sake), and convince the koi world and casino owners it rocks when it doesn't even putter yet. It is like the guy who wants to sell windmills but has no idea how they work and which one would really be best in any given application, they just want to make a fast buck. Can you really trust a recommendation from a source like that? I wouldn't. But then I hope we are not in FIR another fight.
The type of sensor is everything and not all sensors are available to everyone nor are they advertised anywhere. Which I am sure Rich can understand. Normally the software is custom written for each application and that part is expensive. Writing it once and making a few items adjustable in terms of response and alarm levels and selling that over and over again is what will reduce cost.
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