Leviathan-Affordable Aquarium Automation

A project in Knoxville, TN by Brandon Schreiber
000days 
:
00hours 
:
00minutes 

Funding Successful

Monitor & control nearly every aspect of your aquarium using a tiny $14 circuit board! Part of the Make 100 initiative.
DIY Electronics
Backers: 167
Average Pledge Per Backer: $77

Funded: $12,856 of $1,250
Dates: Jan 13th -> Feb 12th (30 days)
Project By: Brandon Schreiber
Tags:
diyhome automation +Suggest

Suggest Tags

Begin typing to search or pick from a list. You can add multiple tags at the same time!
  • 2-player
  • 3d
  • 3d printing
  • action
  • action rpg
  • adventure
  • africa
  • african american
  • aircraft
  • aliens
  • android
  • animals
  • animation
  • anime
  • anthology
  • apparel
  • arduino
  • art
  • audio
  • bedding
  • beer
  • bees
  • big band
  • bluetooth
  • board game
  • books
  • camping
  • candy
  • card game
  • casual
  • cats
  • chocolate
  • classical music
  • clothing
  • cnc
  • coffee
  • comedy
  • comics
  • community project
  • component
  • conservation
  • console
  • cooperative game
  • country
  • craft
  • craft beer
  • creative commons
  • cyberpunk
  • cycling
  • dance
  • dice
  • dice game
  • diy
  • documentary
  • dogs
  • dragons
  • drm-free
  • dungeon crawler
  • dystopian
  • e-reader
  • eco
  • educational
  • ergonomics
  • expansion
  • fantasy
  • fashion
  • festival
  • fiction
  • film
  • first person shooter
  • folk music
  • food
  • furniture
  • gadget
  • game design
  • gardening
  • geocaching
  • gizmos
  • graphic design
  • graphic novel
  • handcrafted
  • headphones
  • health and fitness
  • hip hop
  • historic
  • home automation
  • horror
  • housewares
  • illustration
  • indie
  • indie rock
  • indigenous
  • instrument
  • ios
  • ipad
  • iphone
  • irish music
  • jazz
  • jewelry
  • kids
  • knit
  • lgbt
  • lighting
  • linux
  • locally sourced
  • lovecraft
  • mac
  • machining
  • magic
  • magnetic
  • maps
  • miniatures
  • minimalist
  • mmo
  • monsters
  • music
  • music video
  • native american
  • nature
  • ninjas
  • noir
  • non-fiction
  • oculus rift
  • open source
  • opera
  • organic
  • outdoors
  • ouya
  • painting
  • parody
  • party game
  • pc
  • pens
  • perceptual computing
  • periodical
  • pets
  • photography
  • pin-up
  • pinball
  • pirates
  • platformer
  • playing cards
  • podcast
  • point and click
  • pop music
  • post-apocalyptic
  • prehistoric
  • present-day theme
  • prints
  • programming
  • ps4
  • psvita
  • pulp
  • puppets
  • puzzle
  • racing
  • rap
  • raspberry pi
  • real time strategy
  • repurposed
  • retro
  • robots
  • roguelike
  • romance
  • rpg
  • sandbox game
  • scandinavian
  • science
  • science fiction
  • simulation
  • single-player
  • sleep
  • smartwatch
  • soccer
  • software
  • space
  • speakers
  • spiritual
  • sports
  • steampunk
  • stop motion
  • strategy game
  • stylus
  • superhero
  • survival
  • suspense
  • tabletop game
  • tarot
  • television
  • terrain
  • theatre
  • tile placement
  • timepiece
  • tower defense
  • toy
  • trading cards
  • travel
  • turn-based
  • uspcc
  • utopian
  • vehicle
  • video game
  • voxel
  • wallet
  • war game
  • watch
  • web series
  • wifi
  • wii u
  • wireless charging
  • world music
  • ww1
  • ww2
  • xbla
  • zombies
SubmitCancel

What is tagging? || Have a new tag we should add?
Saving your suggestions...
Suggestion Saved Successfully
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon.

Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen).

If you have any questions, have a good idea for a tag, or a more in-depth suggestion - please feel free to let us know!

Ok
Hrm... something went wrong.
Hey, bad things happen to the best of us. Don't worry, the gnomes have been dispatched. Maybe try again in a little while.

Ok

$12,856

current pledge level
Last Updated: February 12 @ 08:02 -0500 GMT

1028%

of goal
funding period ended

$0

trending toward
Trends are not projections. Read More >>

0%

of goal

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Latest News

Final 48 hours- Boards are in production & stretch goals are nearly met!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there!! Unlike my previous updates where I lead with bad news.... I have only good things to share! Board Progress The boards are officially in production! They are currently undergoing the pattern plating process. If you're interested in... (Read More)

Less than a week to go: Enclosure improvements, stretch goals, factory update, & a podcast appearance!

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been an amazing 3 weeks! As with the last update, I'm going to lead with circuit board factory news: My initial schedule had me receiving the boards by the end of this week, so I'd have most of the month to build them. However, it's sounding... (Read More)

2 weeks to go! Coronavirus, sharks, & more.

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there, hope you're doing well! I'd like to share this first to make sure you see it: There may be a possibility of some slight delays :( With the outbreak of the Coronavirus coinciding with Chinese New Year, there's a good chance the circuit... (Read More)

New Brackets, New Rewards, & New Backers!

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
First on the list, I've got... New Rewards for people without 3D printers, but who ordered the boards. If you sign up for the $67 selection, you'll get an enclosure to add to your collection. A board + enclosure was a popular request, I'm happy to... (Read More)

Less than 3 days in, more than 300% funded, & at least 30,000 thanks to you!

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a wild few days & I've got multiple exciting things to share, updates to give, questions to answer, & thanks to give! ~`~ Most importantly- To everyone who has backed Leviathan up to this point, I can't begin to express how thankful... (Read More)

Wow! Thanks for all the early support!!

January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
For good luck, I let Kristine, my wife, press the button to launch the Leviathan Kickstarter almost exactly 5 hours ago. This is my first project & if I'm being honest, I still have no idea what I'm doing. I typically only make things- selling... (Read More)

If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!