Questions, answered plainly

Every Lakelytics sensor station measures dissolved oxygen and water temperature continuously. The Water Quality sensor station adds pH with automatic temperature compensation. Conductivity and turbidity are available as add-ons on the same sensor bus.

No. The sensor station is solar powered with a built-in battery, and it sends readings over a secure, long-range wireless link to a small site gateway. The gateway connects to the internet by Ethernet, Wi-Fi or a 4G/LTE mobile signal — and can run on solar too — so you only need a connection at the gateway, never at the water.

Lakelytics sends alerts to your phone the moment oxygen drops toward a dangerous level — day or night. Because dissolved oxygen usually crashes before dawn, the sensor station watches while you sleep and can automatically switch on an aerator through a remote smart plug.

Very little. The dissolved oxygen sensor is optical (fluorescence) with no electrolytes to replace — just an occasional wipe-down to clear fouling. The app reminds you when a clean is due and lets you log it from your phone to reset the reminder.

As a rule of thumb, one sensor station comfortably covers a typical small, single-basin fishing lake up to roughly 2–4 acres (1–2 hectares) of fairly uniform water. Larger lakes, separate bays or basins, and long or narrow shapes benefit from a second sensor station.

Two ways. Self-install with phone support — everything arrives pre-configured, you place the sensor station and power the gateway, and we guide you through it, usually in under an hour. Or we come to site, choose the best placement and install it all for you as a paid site visit.

Put the sensor station where oxygen drops first: the deepest area, the most sheltered corner out of the wind, and the weediest zone — and away from any aerator or fountain, so you see the lake’s true condition rather than the oxygenated bubble around the aerator. One sensor station in that "canary" spot beats several in easy-to-reach places.

The sensor station uses a long-range wireless link that comfortably covers a lake and its surroundings — typically hundreds of metres up to a few kilometres in open, rural settings. During setup we confirm a strong signal between each sensor station and the gateway.

Just an internet connection at the gateway location — Ethernet, Wi-Fi or a 4G/LTE mobile signal — often at a clubhouse, cabin or nearby building. For fully off-grid sites the gateway can be solar powered. Nothing is needed at the water’s edge; the sensor station is solar powered and we supply the connectivity.

By push notification, SMS and email — as soon as dissolved oxygen trends toward a level you set. Alerts run 24/7, so you’re warned overnight and before dawn, when oxygen usually bottoms out.

Yes. Pair a Lakelytics smart plug with your aerator and set a threshold. When oxygen drops, the plug switches the aerator on automatically; when levels recover, it can switch off again. You can also toggle it manually from the app.

It varies by species, but as a general guide most coarse and game fish are comfortable above roughly 6 mg/L, come under stress below about 4 mg/L, and are at serious risk below around 3 mg/L. Lakelytics lets you set alert thresholds to suit your stock.

Just an occasional wipe-down to clear fouling — there are no electrolytes or membranes to replace on the optical DO sensor. The app reminds you when a clean is due (typically every 6–12 months) and lets you log it from your phone, which resets the reminder.

The sensor station is solar powered with a battery buffer for cloudy spells, and the system flags any sensor station that stops reporting so a problem is never silent. Readings are stored and forwarded, so short connectivity gaps don’t lose data.

Yes. The sensor station housing is watertight and the sensor is rated for continuous immersion. It’s designed to live on your lake year-round, through UK winters included.

Pricing has two parts: a one-off for the hardware (gateway, sensor station and smart plug) and an ongoing monitoring subscription that covers connectivity, the app, alerts and support. Multi-lake and estate setups are quoted to suit the site. Ask us for a quote for your water.

Get in touch and we’ll walk you through the current options for buying or subscribing to the hardware alongside the monitoring service.