Hello and happy holidays!
First of all, we're new to the forum... so we're presenting a project we're working on: http://kraken-tech.com/
It's a custom controller and we're working on some points we think are pretty important:
-compatibility, we want to support all the common models of aquarium equipment out there (like pumps, sensors, lights, etc.)
-modular, we want it to be scalable and configurable. In this way the complexity, costs, size, and other characteristics of the system can be tailored to the user needs.
-remote management, we want to control, configure and monitor the system remotely, through a web interface.
As you can see from the blog link above, we're already experimenting some versions of the controller, with different configurations, sensors, etc. Let us know what do you think!
Also, it would be great if you could tell us what kind and model of pumps you're using in your aquarium. In this way we'll do some research, to plan our compatibility features in that direction.
Thanks!
Matteo & Francesco