Apex - talk me in, or talk me out :)

[Aquattro]

Greg, the Apex interface is way better now with the Fusion page, it's all GUI based, not the old on/off stuff from years ago.

[Aquattro]

And what is a Gold Member??? :P

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

And what is a Gold Member??? :P

He gave me $20.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by WarDog

He gave me $20.

I never thought of that....

[Frogger]

Reasons against-
1. $1000
2. If you are managing your alkalinity/calcium with 2 part, anything other than the temperature monitoring is really not needed and easily tested using manual tests once a week or so.
3. It is useless for ATI lighting and some other lighting types
4. It is almost useless for Gyres.
5 There is work involved in setting up and maintenance involved in calibrating probes.
6. If pH is a problem in your tank.
7. Because orp is rather useless number unless you are using ozone
8. pH is not a test that is required regularly unless you have a problem and salinity is a once a week test max unless you have a monstrous water top off hooked up to an infinite source of fresh water
9. you will not save any time testing because you still have to do weekly salinity, temperature and periodic pH testing with an Apex.

Reasons for-
1. Its a great tank computer for only $1000.
2. If you are managing your alkalinity with calcium/CO2 reactor.
3. You have lighting that works with their programming
4. You have pumps that work with the unit.
5. You travel or are away for long hours at work and need to manage your tank. Or no one is home in your house for long hours a day and you tend to worry.
6. You love gadgets/ toys and somewhat useless charts that show your pH, Salinity, Orp and temperature 24 hours a day, assuming you have properly calibrated the unit. You still will need to do tests to check on its accuracy once a week or so.
7. You plan on purchasing the Trident once it becomes available.
8. you are using ozone
9 You have an unreliable lighting source that you need to continually monitor the par just in case it spikes or conks out on you.

I just purchased one during the Black Friday deals because I want the Trident in the future when it is available. I am in no hurry to set it up

[Aquattro]

Frogger, thanks. Great post. I don't even know what Trident is, now I have to look

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Frogger, thanks. Great post. I don't even know what Trident is, now I have to look

Don't get excited about Trident. It probably still won't be available for a few more years (inside joke).

[Ryan]

Why Apex over GHL?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Why Apex over GHL?

Never liked GHL, and it was always more money when I first looked at controllers. At this point, I know Apex, so might as well go with what I know.

[Pazil]

my apex controls
lights for my main and fry tanks
Heat for my main tank, fry tank, and water fill tank
Wave pumps, return pump, co2 pump and reactor
DOS for dosing
ATK for auto top off
2 AFK for different foods
Temp monitor x 2
PH monitor
ORP monitor
Flow monitor
Leak detector
And a IPC Cam

I can easily leave for a 2 week holiday and monitor everything in my system and watch the cam to ensure things look OK.

Worth the money!!
Cheers