Fauna Marin BALLING LIGHT discussion thread

[Aqua-Digital]

High-purity chemicals
The necessity of supplementing depleted minerals and micronutrients (trace elements) to reef tanks is due to enhanced growth rates of corals and marine algae in reef tanks, thus its importance is not to be underestimated. FAUNA MARIN provides a complete product line for the easy supplementation of calcium,magnesium, carbonates, as well as essential trace elements. FAUNA MARIN sticks to its principles: best results obtained by purest chemicals.

BALLING SALTS
Purest salts for the supplementation of calcium and magnesium in reef tanks as a practical alternative or in assistance to the Calcium reactor.
1. Calciumchloride-dihydrate
2. Magnesiumchloride-hexahydrate
3. Magnesiumsulfate-heptahydrate
4. Sodiumbicarbonate

[mark]

CA reactor, for me at least, is basically turn it on and walk away.

For the Balling method what's the cost of a 3 stage dosing unit and suitable controller, to get the same level of automation?

[Aqua-Digital]

You will get a massively different and higher level of automation with this system as explained above.

You have two choices the first being the profiLux stand alone doser pictured here. this has a built in controller



The picture shows the fully configured 4 pump version. These units are available in 1-2-3-4 pump versions. And the 1-2-3 can all have pumps added at anytime by removing the blank plate.

Cost of 3 stage with built in controller as shown above is $469.00

Or you can go for the other option which has proven so popular

GHL 3 stage dosing pump
GHL profiLux aquatic controller
GHL Temp probe
pH probe
RS232 cable

MRSP $659

This is so popular becuase it also gives you the GHL profiLux also, which then expands you possibilites even further

[mark]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

You will get a massively different and higher level of automation with this system as explained above.

You have two choices the first being the profiLux stand alone doser pictured here. this has a built in controller



The picture shows the fully configured 4 pump version. These units are available in 1-2-3-4 pump versions. And the 1-2-3 can all have pumps added at anytime by removing the blank plate.

Cost of 3 stage with built in controller as shown above is $469.00

Or you can go for the other option which has proven so popular

GHL 3 stage dosing pump
GHL profiLux aquatic controller
GHL Temp probe
pH probe
RS232 cable

MRSP $659

This is so popular becuase it also gives you the GHL profiLux also, which then expands you possibilites even further

Can't see the pic (get the RC linking error) but the cost does seem rather comparable to a CA reactor system.

[mark]

looked around and found this thread with a pic. What really got my attn was the screen shots from the computer interface.

[Aqua-Digital]

Yes the screen shots are of the ProfiLux aquatic controller software so if you went for option 2 then you would have all this to play with as well

Balling method
ph
temp
Tunze stream control up to 8 pumps
dimmable lighting
salinity (upgrade)
redox (upgrade)
and on and on and on

The ProfiLux plus II aquatic computer controller is a completely different walk in the park so if you want info on this please email at sales@aqua-digital.com

The cost has been worked out with the stand alone dosers to be very comparable, it was an important step to produce a highly functional and reliable 100% German built system that people could rely on. This system is new to North America and it will take some time for users to see the benefit, so pricing this method right is key for obtaining user recognition

[Marlin65]

Can they control other power heads or do they have to be Tunze?
Is dimming the lights not hard on the ballast and bulbs?
Interested not sure I want to spend $600 for this though.