The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments
Ocean acidification is the process by which the increase in atmospheric CO2 causes a corresponding increase in seawater CO2 and results in lowering the seawater pH. While this process is likely to have substantial impacts on marine ecosystems, research into the effect of ocean acidification has been...
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| author | Kirt L Onthank James Foster E. Preston Carman Jr John E. Foster Monica Culler-Juarez Eliam Calvo Wesley Duerksen Trevor Natiuk Lucas Saca |
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| description | Ocean acidification is the process by which the increase in atmospheric CO2 causes a corresponding increase in seawater CO2 and results in lowering the seawater pH. While this process is likely to have substantial impacts on marine ecosystems, research into the effect of ocean acidification has been limited by the high costs of quality tools to perform ocean acidification treatments in the lab. The Open Acidification Tank Controller is designed to reduce the cost of ocean acidification research by providing a device that can monitor and control pH and temperature of aquaria as well as or better than commercially available research-grade devices, but for less than $250 USD per aquarium. The device is centered around an Arduino Mega 2560 and is assembled into a 3D printed housing. It monitors pH using a BNC glass pH probe and temperature using a three-wire waterproof PT100 temperature sensor. The Open Acidification Tank Controller also features web-based parameter reporting, and data storage to a micro-SD card. This device can hold aquarium pH and temperature at given setpoints, ramp between two values over a user-defined time period, or produce a sine-wave fluctuation in values. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c96553bcbb4e4775b49752c5841b3a8d2023-06-24T05:18:20ZengElsevierHardwareX2468-06722023-06-0114e00435The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experimentsKirt L Onthank0James Foster1E. Preston Carman Jr2John E. Foster3Monica Culler-Juarez4Eliam Calvo5Wesley Duerksen6Trevor Natiuk7Lucas Saca8Department of Biological Sciences, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United States; Corresponding author.Department of Computer Science, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Mathematics, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Biological Sciences, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesDepartment of Computer Science, Walla Walla University, College Place, WA, United StatesOcean acidification is the process by which the increase in atmospheric CO2 causes a corresponding increase in seawater CO2 and results in lowering the seawater pH. While this process is likely to have substantial impacts on marine ecosystems, research into the effect of ocean acidification has been limited by the high costs of quality tools to perform ocean acidification treatments in the lab. The Open Acidification Tank Controller is designed to reduce the cost of ocean acidification research by providing a device that can monitor and control pH and temperature of aquaria as well as or better than commercially available research-grade devices, but for less than $250 USD per aquarium. The device is centered around an Arduino Mega 2560 and is assembled into a 3D printed housing. It monitors pH using a BNC glass pH probe and temperature using a three-wire waterproof PT100 temperature sensor. The Open Acidification Tank Controller also features web-based parameter reporting, and data storage to a micro-SD card. This device can hold aquarium pH and temperature at given setpoints, ramp between two values over a user-defined time period, or produce a sine-wave fluctuation in values.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067223000421pH stat deviceArduinoLab sensorOcean acidification |
| spellingShingle | Kirt L Onthank James Foster E. Preston Carman Jr John E. Foster Monica Culler-Juarez Eliam Calvo Wesley Duerksen Trevor Natiuk Lucas Saca The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments HardwareX pH stat device Arduino Lab sensor Ocean acidification |
| title | The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments |
| title_full | The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments |
| title_fullStr | The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments |
| title_short | The Open acidification Tank Controller: An open-source device for the control of pH and temperature in ocean acidification experiments |
| title_sort | open acidification tank controller an open source device for the control of ph and temperature in ocean acidification experiments |
| topic | pH stat device Arduino Lab sensor Ocean acidification |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067223000421 |
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