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- Garden city
Should I get an apex?
- Thread starter Mattl22
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- Garden city
Anyone know if there will be a sale anytime soon?
Also I was offered a unused unit for about $100 off new price worth it or should I just order new and make sure my warrantee is legit?
Also I was offered a unused unit for about $100 off new price worth it or should I just order new and make sure my warrantee is legit?
- Location
- Ronkonkoma, NY
Matt, talk to Rich
- Location
- Norhern NJ
I would just pay the 100 for bbrand new with warranty. Your going to love it. Apex fusion. Has made the unit so much more user friendly.
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- Garden city
Thanks Andy will do !!
Akama that's what I was thinking also !!
Akama that's what I was thinking also !!
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- Garden city
With the basic package can I monitor salinity? How does salinity probe work?
Hi Matt,
If you want the salinity probe, it is indeed an add-on. If you are willing to go that route, I would suggest looking at the Neptune Apex "Gold" package, it contains the standard APEX, with temperature, pH, ORP and salinity probes.
The salinity is just measured using a probe similar to any other measure, which gives a conductivity number. But this number is translated into salinity. Aka "ppt". (for the hardcore guys who want the conductivity number, you can still get it, it is a setting).
It is a somewhat delicate probe however, you need to make sure that it is fully submerged, and that no air has made it inside. But once set it is pretty easy to use (some do recommend to recalibrate it more often than other probes).
ps: on a side note, nobody has mentioned it here, but the GHL Profilux is also a very good controller. Which comes packed with plugs for every probe imaginable. However it is harder to find, and well... the translation from German in the manual can be "interesting".
If you want the salinity probe, it is indeed an add-on. If you are willing to go that route, I would suggest looking at the Neptune Apex "Gold" package, it contains the standard APEX, with temperature, pH, ORP and salinity probes.
The salinity is just measured using a probe similar to any other measure, which gives a conductivity number. But this number is translated into salinity. Aka "ppt". (for the hardcore guys who want the conductivity number, you can still get it, it is a setting).
It is a somewhat delicate probe however, you need to make sure that it is fully submerged, and that no air has made it inside. But once set it is pretty easy to use (some do recommend to recalibrate it more often than other probes).
ps: on a side note, nobody has mentioned it here, but the GHL Profilux is also a very good controller. Which comes packed with plugs for every probe imaginable. However it is harder to find, and well... the translation from German in the manual can be "interesting".
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- Garden city
Cmantis thanks for the offer I think I'm gonna buy everything new from my Lfs so if I have an issue I have them to back me up
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- Garden city
I bought the apex gold package now just gotta figure out what to do with it lol
First question to run a wire to my router will be a 1/2 a days work for me drilling through walls and cabinets to snake the wire a reef buddy recommend to me that I use a wifi adapter anyone have any experience with this and apex??
Or is there some reason I really should just do the work run the wire?
First question to run a wire to my router will be a 1/2 a days work for me drilling through walls and cabinets to snake the wire a reef buddy recommend to me that I use a wifi adapter anyone have any experience with this and apex??
Or is there some reason I really should just do the work run the wire?
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- Garden city
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- Long island
Hey matt, for updates I hook up my laptop to the apex. The laptop is wireless so I hardwire the laptop to the apex unit. It worked for me last time although neptune walked me through it remotely cause I'm not good with computers. Lol
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- Garden city
Ok so maybe for me would be worth it to just run the wire?? Do I follow right?
Then I can do updates anything through computer/iPad wherever ?
Then I can do updates anything through computer/iPad wherever ?
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- Garden city
Also I'm gonna go to apex website to start set up soon just wondering what are the normal functions most ppl r using the apex for???
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Hi Matt,
When I needed to do an update (which happened once, to be able to control my Radion), I just ran a long ethernet cable to my router.
I use it for everything...
- turn lights on off
- turn chiller/heater as needed
- dosing
- checking for incorrect parameters and sending messages accordingly
- leak detection and act accordingly (shut down return pump).
- change the mode on my Vortech. (I have the WMX module to "talk" to Ecotech products)
You can do a lot with it, but I would suggest you start slowly... to get accustomed to it.
When I needed to do an update (which happened once, to be able to control my Radion), I just ran a long ethernet cable to my router.
I use it for everything...
- turn lights on off
- turn chiller/heater as needed
- dosing
- checking for incorrect parameters and sending messages accordingly
- leak detection and act accordingly (shut down return pump).
- change the mode on my Vortech. (I have the WMX module to "talk" to Ecotech products)
You can do a lot with it, but I would suggest you start slowly... to get accustomed to it.
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- Garden city
Ok question I run 2 250 w mh pendants and 2 radions but the way I have things set up I'd need to use a power coats to plug them into where I'm gonna have my apex should I use a hevy duty ext cord ??
Right now I'm using 2 fans and they r pluged into a ext cord and then into a timer but it makes me nervous what's the right cord to use for aquarium application
Right now I'm using 2 fans and they r pluged into a ext cord and then into a timer but it makes me nervous what's the right cord to use for aquarium application
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- Garden city
Geraud I will probably do the same thanks for ur help
Hi Matt, where would the power cord be? You do not want to use extensions for high-power devices. The EB8 should be plugged directly to the wall, and your lights ballasts directly to the EB8.
In fact if I were you I would actually get a second EB8, and plug 1 Radion + 1 MH to each, rather than everything on the same (I forgot what is the max Amps you can get out), or at least make sure they are not all juicing up at the same time.
As for the fans themselves, they should not be drawing much, just check for the information about how many amps they are drawing.
In fact if I were you I would actually get a second EB8, and plug 1 Radion + 1 MH to each, rather than everything on the same (I forgot what is the max Amps you can get out), or at least make sure they are not all juicing up at the same time.
As for the fans themselves, they should not be drawing much, just check for the information about how many amps they are drawing.
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- Garden city
My ballasts r under my tank pluged into a powerstrip which is on a timer
Most my equipment is in the closet next to tank so that's where apex will be
Most my equipment is in the closet next to tank so that's where apex will be
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