Red Sea ReefSense Probes & Sensors PRE-ORDER

The Red Sea ReefControl Grounding Probe is a dedicated, universal safety device designed to protect both the hobbyist and the aquarium livestock from stray voltage and the risk of electrical shock. It is considered an essential component for any marine or reef aquarium system where water conductivity can exacerbate electrical hazards.

Features and Functionality

• Essential Safety Device: The probe's primary function is to provide a direct, safe path-to-ground for any electrical potential (voltage) present in the aquarium water. This instantly neutralizes electrical charge, making the water safe for you to handle.
• Eliminates Stray Voltage: Stray voltage is a low-level electrical charge often induced in the water by pumps, heaters, and other electrical equipment. By introducing a direct ground, the probe effectively removes these stray volts.
• Reduces Livestock Stress: Low-level stray voltage is a known environmental stressor for fish and corals. By eliminating this charge, the grounding probe helps create a more natural and less stressful environment, potentially leading to better health and coloration.
• Completely Reef-Safe: The probe tip is made from 100% pure, corrosion-resistant Titanium. This material will not rust, degrade, or leach any harmful substances into your saltwater.
• Weighted Design: The probe is weighted to ensure the corrosion-resistant titanium tip remains submerged and stable in the water (typically placed in the sump).
• Integration with ReefControl Power: The grounding probe connects directly to a dedicated port on the ReefControl Power smart power center. This connection ensures the probe is properly grounded and integrated with your main control system. If a significant current leak occurs, this connection—when used in conjunction with a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) protected circuit—will safely trip the GFCI, immediately shutting down the power and preventing a major electrical hazard.

The Red Sea ReefControl Grounding Probe is an affordable, non-intrusive, and highly recommended piece of safety equipment for any aquatic system.

The Red Sea ReefSense Temperature Probe is a dedicated, high-precision digital sensor designed to provide reliable, standalone monitoring of water temperature. This separate unit is perfect for reef keepers who need to monitor temperature in a second location (such as a quarantine tank, a separate refugium, or within a chiller loop) or as a primary control sensor.

Technical Features

• Dedicated Digital Sensor: Provides continuous, accurate temperature data as its sole function.
• Digital Signal Purity: Like all ReefSense probes, it converts the analog reading to a digital signal inside the probe itself. This makes the reading highly stable and immune to electrical interference (EMI) often found near pumps and other electronics in the aquarium setup.
• High Precision: Offers a high level of accuracy, 0.1 F, ensuring very tight control over thermal stability.
• Smart Calibration Memory: Stores calibration data directly within the probe's internal memory. This allows for simple plug-and-play functionality across different ports or controllers without the need for immediate re-calibration.

Ecosystem Integration and Automation

When connected to a ReefControl Lite or ReefControl Pro controller, the ReefSense Temperature Probe unlocks powerful automation via the ReefBeat mobile app:

• 24/7 Monitoring & Logging: Tracks and records the temperature continuously, providing real-time data and historical trend analysis to help identify overheating or chilling issues.
• Critical Alerts: Sends instant notifications to your mobile device if the temperature falls outside your custom-set safe range, allowing you to prevent thermal shock to your livestock.
• Automation Triggers (Primary Function): The temperature reading can be used as the primary trigger to control heating and cooling devices:
  • Control DC Equipment: Automatically switch a cooling fan ON/OFF using the 12V DC ports on the ReefControl Lite/Pro.
  • Control AC Equipment: Automatically switch AC devices like heaters or chillers ON/OFF when integrated with a ReefControl Power unit (sold separately), ensuring precise thermal control.
• Multi-Point Temperature Check: Allows advanced users to monitor the temperature differential between, for example, the main display tank and the sump or a critical reactor.

This probe is an excellent addition for users seeking redundancy in temperature monitoring or requiring temperature-driven automation from a specific location within their system.

The Red Sea ReefSense Digital pH & Temperature Probe is a fundamental, dual-purpose sensor designed to monitor the two most crucial and interrelated parameters for the health and stability of any marine reef aquarium: pH (acidity/alkalinity) and Temperature.

Technical Features

• Digital Data Transmission: Unlike traditional analog probes, this unit features a digital converter built right into the probe head. This technology ensures the signal sent back to the controller is purely digital, making the readings highly resistant to electrical noise (EMI) from pumps, lights, and other sump equipment that can corrupt analog signals.
• Combined 2-in-1 Sensor: Measures and transmits both pH and temperature data through a single physical port on the controller. 
• High Precision Measurements:
  • pH Accuracy: 0.1 pH unit.
  • Temperature Accuracy: 0.1 F
• Integrated Temperature Sensor: The dedicated temperature sensor ensures the highest accuracy for the pH reading through continuous Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC).
• Smart Calibration Memory: Calibration data is stored directly on the probe's internal memory. This allows for simple plug-and-play use if the probe needs to be moved to a different port or even a different Red Sea controller, eliminating the need for frequent recalibration.

Ecosystem Integration and Automation

The probe is a core part of the Red Sea ReefControl system and is managed entirely through the ReefBeat mobile app, enabling powerful features:

• 24/7 Monitoring & Logging: Provides continuous, real-time data feeds, detailed history logs, and trend analysis for both pH and temperature, allowing you to easily spot daily trends (e.g., pH dip at night).
• Instant Critical Alerts: Sends immediate notifications to your mobile device if the pH or temperature levels breach your custom-defined safe ranges, allowing for rapid intervention to protect your livestock.
• Automation Triggers: The readings from this probe can be used to control various devices:
  • CO2 Scrubber Automation: Use the pH reading to automatically control the power to an air pump connected to a CO2 scrubber (via a ReefControl Power unit) to maintain stable pH levels.
  • Temperature Control: Automatically activate cooling fans, chillers, or heaters (via a ReefControl Power or the DC ports on the Pro/Lite) to keep the temperature within the optimal range.
• Remote Calibration: Allows for quick, simple calibration via Bluetooth near a sink or water mixing station.

This probe is essential for maintaining the chemical and thermal stability that is vital for all corals and marine fish.

The Red Sea ReefSense Salinity & Temperature Probe is a highly advanced, digital 2-in-1 sensor designed to provide continuous, high-accuracy monitoring of two of the most critical parameters in any reef aquarium: Salinity (or conductivity) and Temperature. It is a core component that integrates seamlessly into Red Sea's ReefControl and ReefBeat smart ecosystem.

Technical Features

• Digital Accuracy: The probe is fully digital, meaning it converts the sensor's analog reading into a precise digital signal inside the probe itself. This crucial design feature makes it immune to electromagnetic interference (EMI) often caused by pumps, lights, and other equipment in the sump, which can cause reading errors and signal drift in older analog probes.
• 2-in-1 Monitoring: Provides simultaneous, real-time readings for both salinity and temperature through a single port.
• Bespoke 4-Pole Conductivity Sensor: Utilizes a custom 4-pole design specifically engineered for superior performance and stability in the harsh, high-ionic environment of saltwater aquariums.
• Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC): The salinity measurement is automatically compensated for the water temperature, ensuring you receive a consistently true and accurate salinity value regardless of water temperature fluctuations.
• High Precision:
  • Salinity Accuracy: 1% Displayable in PSU (ppt), mS, or S.G.
  • Temperature Accuracy: .1 F
• Smart Calibration: All calibration data is stored directly on the probe's internal memory. This means the probe can be moved between different ports on a controller, or even to a different controller, without requiring a full re-calibration.

Ecosystem Integration and Automation

The ReefSense Salinity & Temperature Probe unlocks powerful automation features when connected to a ReefControl Lite or ReefControl Pro controller:

• 24/7 Monitoring & Logging: Continuously transmits data to the ReefBeat mobile app, providing real-time graphs, history logs, and trend analysis.
• Instant Notifications: Sends alerts to your phone if the salinity or temperature drifts outside your custom-set safe ranges, allowing you to react quickly before a disaster occurs.
• Automation Trigger: Both the salinity and temperature readings can be used individually to:
  • Control DC Equipment: Automatically control DC devices (like cooling fans or solenoids) connected to the 12V DC ports on the ReefControl Lite or Pro.
  • Control AC Equipment: Automatically control AC devices (like heaters, chillers, or ATO pumps) connected to a ReefControl Power unit (sold separately) based on the probe's readings.
• Remote Bluetooth® Use: The probe can be temporarily removed from the main controller and connected to your phone via Bluetooth to get live readings for tasks like checking the salinity of newly mixed saltwater at your mixing station or calibrating near a sink.

The ReefSense Salinity & Temperature Probe is an essential component for any reef keeper aiming for rock-solid parameter stability and comprehensive, reliable control.

The Red Sea ReefSense ORP Probe is a highly specialized, digital sensor designed for advanced reef keepers who want to monitor the Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), also known as the redox potential, of their aquarium water. ORP is a key indicator of water purity, the efficiency of biological filtration, and the overall oxidizing capacity of the water.

Technical Features

• Digital Signal Integrity: Like all ReefSense probes, the ORP probe features on-probe digital conversion, which generates a pure digital signal. This design provides complete immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI) often present in sumps, ensuring the highest stability and accuracy for this sensitive reading.
• Platinum Sensor: Utilizes a high-quality Platinum ORP sensor, which is considered the standard for reliable ORP measurement in aquatic environments.
• High Precision: Provides accurate readings within a range of -450 mV to +1100 mV (millivolts). For reef aquariums, a healthy range is typically considered to be between +250 mV and +400 mV.
• Smart Calibration Memory: Stores all calibration data directly on the probe's internal memory. This means the probe can be moved between different ports or even different Red Sea controllers without requiring a full re-calibration.
• Built-in Temperature Compensation: While ORP is not as directly temperature-dependent as pH or conductivity, the digital system ensures the reading is stable and reliable across typical aquarium temperature ranges.

Ecosystem Integration and Automation

The ReefSense ORP Probe is fully integrated into the ReefControl system and managed through the ReefBeat mobile app, unlocking specialized automation:

• 24/7 Purity Monitoring: Provides continuous, real-time data and historical logs of the water's ORP levels, allowing you to track the stability of your biological and chemical filtration.
• Instant Alerts: Sends immediate notifications to your mobile device if the ORP reading deviates from your custom-defined safe range. A sudden drop in ORP is often the first sign of contamination or significant biological stress (e.g., a major die-off).
• Automation Triggers: The ORP reading can be used to control essential purification devices:
  • Ozone Reactor Control: Automatically switch an ozone generator or reactor ON or OFF (via a ReefControl Power unit) to precisely maintain a target ORP level, preventing potentially toxic over-ozonation.
  • Dosing Control: Can be used in conjunction with a Red Sea ReefDose unit (or other controllers) to automate the dosing of oxidizing chemical additives.

Why Monitor ORP?

ORP is often referred to as the "health meter" of the aquarium. It tells you about the capacity of your water to break down organic waste.

• High ORP: Indicates highly oxidizing, pure water, often achieved through excellent skimming, ozone, or chemical filtration.
• Low ORP: Indicates poor water quality, high organic load, insufficient oxygenation, or inefficient biological filtration.

The ReefSense ORP Probe is an essential tool for advanced reef keepers utilizing chemical purification like ozone or those who require the earliest possible warning sign of a degradation in overall water quality.

The Red Sea ReefSense Leak Detector is a critical, digital safety accessory designed to provide instant warning and, more importantly, automated response to water leaks in and around your marine aquarium system. It is a vital component for ensuring peace of mind and minimizing the potential for damage from accidental spills or equipment failures.

Technical Features

• Digital Accuracy & Reliability: Like all ReefSense products, the detector operates on a digital signal, providing an instant, clear detection of water presence. It is highly reliable and immune to the false alarms or failures that can plague simpler contact sensors.
• Highly Sensitive Probes: The detector uses integrated metal pins/probes that detect the presence of water across the connection points.
• Compact & Low-Profile: Designed to be easily placed in critical areas that are prone to leaks, such as under the sump, behind the aquarium stand, or near plumbing connections.
• Easy Placement: The unit is small and typically placed on the floor or surface where a leak would first collect.

Ecosystem Integration and Automated Safety

The ReefSense Leak Detector integrates seamlessly into the ReefControl system and is managed through the ReefBeat mobile app, enabling its powerful safety features:

• Instant Mobile Alerts: When the detector senses water, it immediately sends a critical, audible notification to your mobile device via the ReefBeat app, alerting you to the precise location of the leak.
• Automated Power Shutoff (Critical Safety Protocol): This is the Leak Detector's most important function. When connected to a ReefControl Lite or ReefControl Pro controller (and integrated with a ReefControl Power unit), it can be set up to trigger immediate emergency protocols:
  • Cut Power to Pumps: Automatically shut off all critical AC-powered equipment (like return pumps, wavemakers, or skimmers) to stop the flow of water out of the tank and sump, drastically minimizing the volume of water spilled.
  • Disable ATO: Prevent the Automatic Top-Off (ATO) system from adding fresh water to the spill area.
• Continuous Monitoring: The ReefBeat app confirms the detector is always connected and functional, ensuring it is ready when you need it.

The ReefSense Leak Detector is an essential and intelligent safety device that provides not just an alarm, but a rapid, automated defense against water damage, making it a valuable investment for protecting your home and your high-value aquarium.