**Neptune AquaController** - Page 22

Octoman · 06-12-2008, 11:39 PM

I think you only need the "off at xx temp" program. The timer program should automatically kick back in when the tank drops back below the temp.

Anselth · 06-12-2008, 11:45 PM

Alright, I'll try that, thanks!

charlestonemt · 06-13-2008, 01:11 AM

Wow. GREAT thread! I just spent an hour reading all of it. I think you guys have just indirectly convinced me to spend a bunch of $$$ while my wife is out of town. It would be so nice to get rid of timers...

Woodstock · 06-13-2008, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by charlestonemt

Wow. GREAT thread! I just spent an hour reading all of it. I think you guys have just indirectly convinced me to spend a bunch of $$$ while my wife is out of town. It would be so nice to get rid of timers...

LOL!

I'll never be without a controller again. They 'walk the dog' IMO. Even if they did nothing but control the heater & fans, I would gladly pay the $$!
I even have a ReefKeeper 2 on my hospital/QT.
I'm addicted to simplicity!!

Techno-Vicki · 06-13-2008, 10:11 AM

One of these days. For now I am stuck with a simple Medussa controlling the Fan. At least the tank stays nice and cool. I have to walk the rest of the 'dogs'

BigAl07 · 06-13-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by charlestonemt

Wow. GREAT thread! I just spent an hour reading all of it. I think you guys have just indirectly convinced me to spend a bunch of $$$ while my wife is out of town. It would be so nice to get rid of timers...

Timers are so bulky, unreliable and uncontrollable!

Just wait till the first time you get the controller doing the work FOR you... you'll be like :smck: why did I wait so LONG!! Honestly a controller COULD save your tank by "actively" controlling it rather than just "timing" it. Having it monitor temps and controlling the right device is AWESOME!! And simply hitting the "FEED" button to turn off pumps and power heads for your PRESET amount of time... then THAT many minutes later they ALL come back on automatically... that's freaking SWEET! It will be some of the BEST $$ you'll spend on your tank.

charlestonemt · 06-13-2008, 11:04 AM

I think I'm sold. I'm still using a that CRAPPY coralife timer that everyone has had so many problems with to control my lights. It is TERRIBLE! Is anyone currently running the software on a Mac? I just bought a mac laptop a few weeks ago and it would be great if I could (easily) set it up with that.

Mattfish · 06-14-2008, 03:15 PM

I just got an AC III Pro last week, and I think it's great - a lot of flexibility, and expandability for when we add a qt, etc. Still breaking mine in - our ORP is still reading low, but it could be electrical interference with the way I have it set up. It'll probably pay for itself in a few months by eliminating the fight between our heater and the chiller and it's pump. We have a Solaris, so we don't need the main lighting control, but it's also making it simple to keep our fuge light off for 12 hours a day, where it was staying on 24 hours a day before. Great so far.

Woodstock · 06-18-2008, 08:38 AM

Good points Mike. I hug my controller every day

You may want to think about putting your Solaris on the controller anyway though.. then the controller can turn them off should the water temp raise too high.

fishnu · 06-18-2008, 10:08 AM

I HACE my Coralife timer... the III is on my shopping list,

Just curious.... but why do you folks like the Pro? Do you have multiple tanks that need separate monitoring?

charlestonemt · 06-18-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by fishnu

I HACE my Coralife timer... the III is on my shopping list,

Just curious.... but why do you folks like the Pro? Do you have multiple tanks that need separate monitoring?

I hate my coralife timer too. It is SO unreliable! I came home at around 1:15 AM last night and my MHs were on. I really need to bite the bullet and buy a controller. Just can't decide which one. I've read so much about them that I'm confused again!

fishnu · 06-18-2008, 10:50 AM

I deninitely don't need the pro. But the III is very nice.

What is that other brand that was supposed to come out months ago?

charlestonemt · 06-18-2008, 10:53 AM

I'm not sure. I'm confused about the computer-connection capabilities between the Jr, III, and III pro.

fishnu · 06-18-2008, 10:55 AM

I will let someone else answer the JR, but there was no apparent connectivity advantage for the Pro. Only real advantage was the number of controllers you had, and the number of simultaneous tanks you could manage.

charlestonemt · 06-18-2008, 10:57 AM

Cool. I am interested in having wireless connectivity due to my tank location. I could really do without having cable stretched across my hardwood floors, up the stairs, and into my office. I thought that somewhere in this thread someone linked to some instructions on how to create a wireless connection with a Jr.

06-12-2008, 11:39 PM	#316 (permalink)
Octoman 8 left feet... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Haven, CT Posts: 1,960 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Neptune AquaController I think you only need the "off at xx temp" program. The timer program should automatically kick back in when the tank drops back below the temp. __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

06-12-2008, 11:45 PM	#317 (permalink)
Anselth Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 967 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Alright, I'll try that, thanks! __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

06-13-2008, 01:11 AM	#318 (permalink)
charlestonemt Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 378 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Wow. GREAT thread! I just spent an hour reading all of it. I think you guys have just indirectly convinced me to spend a bunch of $$$ while my wife is out of town. It would be so nice to get rid of timers... __________________ Steven 75g reef tank 2 x 175w MH (20,000K) 2 x 48" T-12 VHOs on IceCap balast 50 gpd RO unit with ATO setup Sealife Systems skimmer

06-13-2008, 10:11 AM	#320 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController One of these days. For now I am stuck with a simple Medussa controlling the Fan. At least the tank stays nice and cool. I have to walk the rest of the 'dogs' __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

06-13-2008, 11:04 AM	#322 (permalink)
charlestonemt Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 378 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController I think I'm sold. I'm still using a that CRAPPY coralife timer that everyone has had so many problems with to control my lights. It is TERRIBLE! Is anyone currently running the software on a Mac? I just bought a mac laptop a few weeks ago and it would be great if I could (easily) set it up with that. __________________ Steven 75g reef tank 2 x 175w MH (20,000K) 2 x 48" T-12 VHOs on IceCap balast 50 gpd RO unit with ATO setup Sealife Systems skimmer

06-14-2008, 03:15 PM	#323 (permalink)
Mattfish King of all I survey Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 190 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController I just got an AC III Pro last week, and I think it's great - a lot of flexibility, and expandability for when we add a qt, etc. Still breaking mine in - our ORP is still reading low, but it could be electrical interference with the way I have it set up. It'll probably pay for itself in a few months by eliminating the fight between our heater and the chiller and it's pump. We have a Solaris, so we don't need the main lighting control, but it's also making it simple to keep our fuge light off for 12 hours a day, where it was staying on 24 hours a day before. Great so far. __________________ Mike - for the Mattfish Family - Mike, Pum and Matthew the little fish "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it's real money." Sen. Sam Rayburn on the 1964 Congressional Budget, or, anyone with a tank. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do." Joe Walsh on life. "Vote early, vote often." Mayor Wild Bill Thompson of Chicago on elections during the Capone era.

06-18-2008, 08:38 AM	#324 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Good points Mike. I hug my controller every day You may want to think about putting your Solaris on the controller anyway though.. then the controller can turn them off should the water temp raise too high. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

06-18-2008, 10:08 AM	#325 (permalink)
fishnu Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 998 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController I HACE my Coralife timer... the III is on my shopping list, Just curious.... but why do you folks like the Pro? Do you have multiple tanks that need separate monitoring? __________________ *I'd rather be good slow than bad fast.* Fishnu, Lord of Fishes Mantis Shrimp Club My Tank Thread The Wisdom of Fishnu - Mistakes on the path. 75 Gal Refurbished and Refinished Dutch Aquariums System Tank drilled with 2 1.5" bulkheads and 30 Gal Sump / Refugium Combo; 90 Lbs Fiji LR; ASM G2; OR6500 Pump; 2 Koralia Nanos; 2 150W HQI 2 96W Actinics; Gamma 25w UV; Kent Maxxima Hi S 60GPD RO/DI. Amphiprion percula (OMEN); Sphaeramia nematoptera (CODY); stenopus hispidus (PIMP THE SHRIMP); Selected hermits and snails. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton ...). Looking for mermaid.

06-18-2008, 10:50 AM	#327 (permalink)
fishnu Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 998 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController I deninitely don't need the pro. But the III is very nice. What is that other brand that was supposed to come out months ago? __________________ *I'd rather be good slow than bad fast.* Fishnu, Lord of Fishes Mantis Shrimp Club My Tank Thread The Wisdom of Fishnu - Mistakes on the path. 75 Gal Refurbished and Refinished Dutch Aquariums System Tank drilled with 2 1.5" bulkheads and 30 Gal Sump / Refugium Combo; 90 Lbs Fiji LR; ASM G2; OR6500 Pump; 2 Koralia Nanos; 2 150W HQI 2 96W Actinics; Gamma 25w UV; Kent Maxxima Hi S 60GPD RO/DI. Amphiprion percula (OMEN); Sphaeramia nematoptera (CODY); stenopus hispidus (PIMP THE SHRIMP); Selected hermits and snails. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton ...). Looking for mermaid.

06-18-2008, 10:53 AM	#328 (permalink)
charlestonemt Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 378 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController I'm not sure. I'm confused about the computer-connection capabilities between the Jr, III, and III pro. __________________ Steven 75g reef tank 2 x 175w MH (20,000K) 2 x 48" T-12 VHOs on IceCap balast 50 gpd RO unit with ATO setup Sealife Systems skimmer

06-18-2008, 10:55 AM	#329 (permalink)
fishnu Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 998 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController I will let someone else answer the JR, but there was no apparent connectivity advantage for the Pro. Only real advantage was the number of controllers you had, and the number of simultaneous tanks you could manage. __________________ *I'd rather be good slow than bad fast.* Fishnu, Lord of Fishes Mantis Shrimp Club My Tank Thread The Wisdom of Fishnu - Mistakes on the path. 75 Gal Refurbished and Refinished Dutch Aquariums System Tank drilled with 2 1.5" bulkheads and 30 Gal Sump / Refugium Combo; 90 Lbs Fiji LR; ASM G2; OR6500 Pump; 2 Koralia Nanos; 2 150W HQI 2 96W Actinics; Gamma 25w UV; Kent Maxxima Hi S 60GPD RO/DI. Amphiprion percula (OMEN); Sphaeramia nematoptera (CODY); stenopus hispidus (PIMP THE SHRIMP); Selected hermits and snails. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton ...). Looking for mermaid.

06-18-2008, 10:57 AM	#330 (permalink)
charlestonemt Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 378 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Neptune AquaController Cool. I am interested in having wireless connectivity due to my tank location. I could really do without having cable stretched across my hardwood floors, up the stairs, and into my office. I thought that somewhere in this thread someone linked to some instructions on how to create a wireless connection with a Jr. __________________ Steven 75g reef tank 2 x 175w MH (20,000K) 2 x 48" T-12 VHOs on IceCap balast 50 gpd RO unit with ATO setup Sealife Systems skimmer

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