Stream seems to be sort of working at least for me. Let me know if it isn’t working for you.
Currently in the Tower System Fish tank I an assortment of fish, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, goldfish and one Koi. The Big Tank Has Channel Catfish. Sorry the Big tank camera has gone rather blurry.
Here is some video footage I took. Still searching for some way to get a composite video signal onto the internet automatically without my needing to be here to convert it into a video then upload it.
Small Bluegill
Bluegill at night
Channel Catfish
Apparently I will need other gear to get a nice smooth live stream online of my fish cam. If you wish to help please donate to the fund so I can afford some live garden web cameras for the aquaponic lynx fish tanks.
Hi TC,
Great job … you are a one woman dynamo!
Denise
great job I want one
Cool cool! I can’t wait till mine are that size…
Love it.
Could be catfish webcam, could be loch ness monster documentary footage.
But definitely delicious
Thanks!
Yea, unfortunately I’ve found that I have to remove the camera and take it apart to clean it out regularly to keep the image clear. I have yet to find a good long term underwater camera or some housing that will work with the regular LED day/night cameras.
I love the fish cam….
Dad
Awesome stuff! Love your setup at home and the amount of work and time you must be putting into it, wow! Thats what i like to see, pride and dedication! Keep up the awesome work and we will feed the world!!!
goto YouTube and look for my friend Captain Ben Chancey. He does underwater all the time. He’ll help you
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ben+chancey&oq=ben+chancey&aq=f&aqi=g2g-m2&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=7553l9745l0l9782l11l6l0l0l0l0l317l1330l1.1.3.1l6l0.
Hola,
You’d need to convert the composite video to support RTP. I haven’t done much research into composite video, but I’m certain there is a USB converter or even wireless USB hub to plug the composite video into and then stream it to your local machine. I’d personally say get rid of composite video, it’s old and bad news. USB 3.0 or something similar is much better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocol
Yea, I know the fish cam needs work. I just haven’t had the budget to buy any new stuff for the cameras or video stuff lately (seeing as both underwater cameras can’t stay underwater more than a few days at a time either.) And haven’t really had the time to devote to searching for more stuff to buy to try to upgrade lately anyway. This is on hold for now while bigger priorities are dealt with. I will plan to install a camera plumbing fitting near the bottoms of any tanks I drain and re-fill though so maybe I’ll be able to install cameras that can see into the tanks without worrying about water tight cameras. Then maybe it will be worth getting a better stream going.
instead of using “underwater” cameras, have you thought about creating plexi-glass chambers for the cameras? basically a clear plastic container that the camera is sealed in, with only the wires coming out of so that no water can get to the actual camera. The problem with ALL “waterproof” cameras on the market is, 1) they are only intended to be submerged for short periods of time (such as scuba diving) 2) the seals can shrink over time or due to chemicals in the water, causing it to allow water to enter the camera.
Yep, the plastic box is definitely a valid option. I haven’t really had time to mess with it though. Tricks are one needs to make sure the camera is mounted right against the plexi so that the led lights don’t reflect back and ruin the picture. (Can’t shoot night cameras through windows very well.)
Also, making the plexi box sink if it is too big is a challenge and have to make sure it is well sealed so it too doesn’t leak but moisture will still get in and so I need to be able to clean it out and re-seal it and if that is too much work it probably won’t happen often enough.
I was actually trying to figure out if I could put a plumbing fitting through the tank with a plexi face that I could then put the camera up to so that it would be easy to access.
If reflection is a problem, mount the LED/IR outside the box. They are very easy to waterproof (compared to a camera. Even if you go with the PVC port, the lights can be put anywhere, even above the water line.
Thanks for your advice.
Lance Rose
Right, but when the LED/IR are part of the camera, then it is hard to separate them. The camera’s I have, have the LED/IR lights built in.