Reefkeeper Elite controller
- Thread starter Len
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Yeah, I pre-ordered.
Hopefully it won't come back to bite me in the butt though, with a bunch of "Well that feature we had to cut..." type things between the "hype"phase and the "production"-phase.
But I figure compared to a RK2 or ACjr, when you add in probes, the RKE isn't that much more, plus it has a lot of expandability
Hopefully it won't come back to bite me in the butt though, with a bunch of "Well that feature we had to cut..." type things between the "hype"phase and the "production"-phase.
But I figure compared to a RK2 or ACjr, when you add in probes, the RKE isn't that much more, plus it has a lot of expandability
sfsuphysics":3aa0kdmb said:how big is that thing? Because it doesn't look much bigger than an iPod nano, yet they claim all the stuff it can show on the screen, my eyesight is bad enough without having to squint at a little tiny screen
Much larger than an iPod nano... I would say ~3.5in x 4in? Large enough to see everything well, small enough that it wont stick out like a sore thumb if visible.
Well initially I'm going to simply use it to control my lights, monitor pH & Temp via computer to see what funky stuff is going on, and control a few devices based on temp. While yeah I can easily do this with a RK2 or ACjr, who knows what I'll want to do tomorrow, so rather than having to buy a more expensive controller AC3, RKE, and sell my original for a loss, I decided the expandability of the Elite will keep me satisfied
sfsuphysics":2f3yvm6h said:Update... it's coming... soon! (or so says the email that says it shipped)
BTW, they do have a manual(s) online if you want to browse through it, digitalaquatics.com support/product documentation.
Will you be doing any dosing with it?
Not initially. I dose manually (cup with line drawn on it) and don't have the equipment (peristaltic pumps), however after I play around with some of the more basic things I might buy some to do it as I feel how easy it works out and lazy it allows me to be If I can find a way for it to clean the glass on the tank I'll be set!
If I can find a way for it to clean the glass on the tank I'll be set! 
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