**Neptune AquaController** - Page 19

Octoman · 04-06-2008, 02:53 PM

Only the DC8 (Direct Connect - 8 outlets) powerstrip is available with the ACjr at a discounted price. If you want an additional DC4, you would have to purchase that one at regular price. Both of these hook up via a phone cord (not through your house phone line, they are directly connected to each other with a cord). If you had two powerstrips, you would run a cord from the ACjr to the first one, and another line from the first one to the second one.

And thanks for the comment on the cabinet!

rmlevasseur · 04-06-2008, 04:18 PM

Digital Aquatics 2008 - ReefKeeper Elite

This thing looks pretty cool too, and appears to be much cheaper.

Octoman · 04-06-2008, 04:56 PM

I paid about $200 less than that for my ACjr setup...

althea2you · 05-03-2008, 11:44 PM

OMG... o.. im going to need some SERIOUS help on this... i tried... i got my PH probe calibrated and THAT IS IT!!!! are they kidding with the directions that come with it?!!! i will want to do this tomorrow.. if anyone is available and will be around to help kinda talk me through it, that would be awesome... if not i totally understand....

Octoman · 05-04-2008, 09:59 AM

I will help however I can. I can meet you in chat some time soon if you like or you could give me a call (PM on the way). I don't have the full Aquanotes though, just the Lite version. I prefer to do most of my programming directly on the ACjr.

althea2you · 05-04-2008, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octoman

I will help however I can. I can meet you in chat some time soon if you like or you could give me a call (PM on the way). I don't have the full Aquanotes though, just the Lite version. I prefer to do most of my programming directly on the ACjr.

cool! thank you so much! PM returned...

Octoman · 05-04-2008, 12:41 PM

I've been working on this, it's not all together like this in the ACjr manual. Please let me know if anyone sees mistakes or anything that needs to be added...

I couldn't get it into a file small enough to attach, but I'd be glad to send the original excel file to anyone who wants it. Is there any way to upload that here?

Woodstock · 05-08-2008, 10:49 PM

Sarah, have you got it all programmed and working now?

Thanks for the command spreadsheet Mark

thelastmucci · 05-10-2008, 10:17 AM

Hey guys quick question. I was going to buy the Neptune controller but I think I like the AC Jr allot better...can anyone break it down "barney" style and tell me which one I would be better off with..thanks

Tony

Woodstock · 05-10-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thelastmucci

Hey guys quick question. I was going to buy the Neptune controller but I think I like the AC Jr allot better...can anyone break it down "barney" style and tell me which one I would be better off with..thanks

Tony

Tony,
Check out this site. It has tons of info and even compares the models using an Excel spreadsheet.
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althea2you · 05-11-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

Sarah, have you got it all programmed and working now?

Thanks for the command spreadsheet Mark

i did get everything programmed.. thanks to Mark!

i just have to recalibrate my pH probe... about how long did it take you all to calibrate? i thought the numbers were done changing, but i think its off.. so im going to re do it just in case. im thinking of getting the DC4 also...

thelastmucci · 05-12-2008, 01:52 AM

Just to let you guys know I finally came to a much debated conclusion. I'm going with the reefkeeper jr. While I know most of you are neptune fans and they both have allot of features, (most of which I don't understand) I like the diversity of the reefkeeper. Don't think I'm going to get the PH probe with it though...I don't understnad the differences in calibration liquids (ie ph 4.0 to ph 7.0) I can always do that test manually for now. Thanks for all your help everyone.

Woodstock · 05-12-2008, 11:53 AM

Sarah - I usually leave the probe in each calibration fluid for just a few minutes. I also dip the probe in ro/di water then shake it off between the two fluids to help keep cross contamination to a minimum.
After you calibrate it, put it in each calibration fluid to see how close it comes.

Thelastmucci - calibrating the ph probe is very easy. You'll really like having the probe.

thelastmucci · 05-12-2008, 04:28 PM

just to let you know...I messed up in my previous post...I am getting a neptune..I thought the ACJR was another brand. I also put the ph probe with the two solutions in my shopping cart.

Also if someone could clairify..the ph 4.0 is for getting the probe to read the low end of the ph spectrum while the 7.0 is for getting it to read the high end. Is this correct???

Octoman · 05-12-2008, 04:53 PM

You want to buy 7.0 and 10.0, you don't need the 4.0.

4 and 7 would be more suitable for freshwater, but since you will be around 8.3 pH, you want to calibrate above and below that at 7 and 10.

04-06-2008, 02:53 PM	#271 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController Only the DC8 (Direct Connect - 8 outlets) powerstrip is available with the ACjr at a discounted price. If you want an additional DC4, you would have to purchase that one at regular price. Both of these hook up via a phone cord (not through your house phone line, they are directly connected to each other with a cord). If you had two powerstrips, you would run a cord from the ACjr to the first one, and another line from the first one to the second one. And thanks for the comment on the cabinet! __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

04-06-2008, 04:18 PM	#272 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 611 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Digital Aquatics 2008 - ReefKeeper Elite This thing looks pretty cool too, and appears to be much cheaper. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

04-06-2008, 04:56 PM	#273 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController I paid about $200 less than that for my ACjr setup... __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

05-03-2008, 11:44 PM	#274 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,233 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController OMG... o.. im going to need some SERIOUS help on this... i tried... i got my PH probe calibrated and THAT IS IT!!!! are they kidding with the directions that come with it?!!! i will want to do this tomorrow.. if anyone is available and will be around to help kinda talk me through it, that would be awesome... if not i totally understand.... __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

05-04-2008, 09:59 AM	#275 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController I will help however I can. I can meet you in chat some time soon if you like or you could give me a call (PM on the way). I don't have the full Aquanotes though, just the Lite version. I prefer to do most of my programming directly on the ACjr. __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

05-04-2008, 12:41 PM	#277 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController I've been working on this, it's not all together like this in the ACjr manual. Please let me know if anyone sees mistakes or anything that needs to be added... I couldn't get it into a file small enough to attach, but I'd be glad to send the original excel file to anyone who wants it. Is there any way to upload that here? __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

05-08-2008, 10:49 PM	#278 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Sarah, have you got it all programmed and working now? Thanks for the command spreadsheet Mark __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

05-10-2008, 10:17 AM	#279 (permalink)
thelastmucci Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Providence, Rhode Island USA Posts: 701 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Hey guys quick question. I was going to buy the Neptune controller but I think I like the AC Jr allot better...can anyone break it down "barney" style and tell me which one I would be better off with..thanks Tony __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." "Recent studies have shown that aquariums are actually MUCH easier and less expensive to maintain if you don't actually put water in them. Wiping a bit of dust out now and then is much easier than worrying about parameters, diseases, hitchikers, algae outbreaks etc." Making Becky mad since 2007

05-12-2008, 01:52 AM	#282 (permalink)
thelastmucci Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Providence, Rhode Island USA Posts: 701 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Just to let you guys know I finally came to a much debated conclusion. I'm going with the reefkeeper jr. While I know most of you are neptune fans and they both have allot of features, (most of which I don't understand) I like the diversity of the reefkeeper. Don't think I'm going to get the PH probe with it though...I don't understnad the differences in calibration liquids (ie ph 4.0 to ph 7.0) I can always do that test manually for now. Thanks for all your help everyone. __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." "Recent studies have shown that aquariums are actually MUCH easier and less expensive to maintain if you don't actually put water in them. Wiping a bit of dust out now and then is much easier than worrying about parameters, diseases, hitchikers, algae outbreaks etc." Making Becky mad since 2007

05-12-2008, 11:53 AM	#283 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Sarah - I usually leave the probe in each calibration fluid for just a few minutes. I also dip the probe in ro/di water then shake it off between the two fluids to help keep cross contamination to a minimum. After you calibrate it, put it in each calibration fluid to see how close it comes. Thelastmucci - calibrating the ph probe is very easy. You'll really like having the probe. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

05-12-2008, 04:28 PM	#284 (permalink)
thelastmucci Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Providence, Rhode Island USA Posts: 701 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController just to let you know...I messed up in my previous post...I am getting a neptune..I thought the ACJR was another brand. I also put the ph probe with the two solutions in my shopping cart. Also if someone could clairify..the ph 4.0 is for getting the probe to read the low end of the ph spectrum while the 7.0 is for getting it to read the high end. Is this correct??? __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." "Recent studies have shown that aquariums are actually MUCH easier and less expensive to maintain if you don't actually put water in them. Wiping a bit of dust out now and then is much easier than worrying about parameters, diseases, hitchikers, algae outbreaks etc." Making Becky mad since 2007

05-12-2008, 04:53 PM	#285 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController You want to buy 7.0 and 10.0, you don't need the 4.0. 4 and 7 would be more suitable for freshwater, but since you will be around 8.3 pH, you want to calibrate above and below that at 7 and 10. __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

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