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   by jbuch 1y ago

   Thanks! I'd recommend @SerpaDesign on YouTube as a great source of info on terrariums - he's got quite a few videos that cover this, but here's one to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lg4tzkHgVo&t=1
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   by jbuch 1y ago

   Full spectrum would be more optimal, but the 5700k "daylight" LEDs I'm using still work very well. They're probably lacking a bit on the red end of the spectrum compared to a full-spectrum light, but otherwise they cover
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   by jbuch 1y ago

   Thanks, just added that.
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   by jbuch 1y ago

   Thanks! Sounds like a fun project, best of luck! Would love to see what you come up with. One word of warning with the misting: using them in an "upside down" configuration as I'm doing can be a bit finicky. I've encount
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   by jbuch 1y ago

   Thanks! > To protect the ultrasonic mister from bad firmware frying it, you could probably replace R6 with a sufficiently sized capacitor to make an effective DC block That is an excellent idea - I'll definitely keep that in mind fo
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   by jbuch 1y ago

   Total cost is roughly $110 USD, but there are a couple caveats to that price: - some parts are sold in multiples, so you'll have to buy several even if you only need one for the build - I ordered the electronics from JLCPCB where
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   Show HN: Oasis – An open-source, 3D-printed smart terrarium(github.com)

   141 points by jbuch 1y ago|18 comments
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   by jbuch 6y ago

   They give it high-level commands like "run this flight pattern at 11am", but there's no human controlling a joystick. It takes radio waves 3-20 minutes (depending on orbit position) to travel from earth to mars (and vice vers