digital Aquatics

LoneRegister · 01/12/2009, 09:37 PM

Do you have a digital Aquatics Elite setup?

do you like it?

What cool things do you have it doing for your reef?

Can you offer me info on your experience as I am thinking of purchasing one - and I'd like to learn more about it.

Thinks I'd like it to do:

1) control power to in tank pumps (the kind that hang on with magnets)
2) Control lighting to 2 400W icecap's
3) Control posssible moonlighting
4) control calcium reactor
5) control skimmer on/off

What else should I think about having it do? What else can it do?

Thanks for helping me understand what this thing can do!

James77 · 01/12/2009, 10:42 PM

They are still releasing modules, but I will be (some I do already) dosings, lights, heating, ph control, ozone, tank/skimmer overflow switches, fan control, moon light(they sell their own modules), text warning to my phone if anything is wrong, data logging and a couple others.

It can do everything you listed. If you are planning on controlling Tunzes or Vortechs, it cannot- although they *MAY* be offering one of those in the future.

I like mine so far, easy to program and reliable. I find programming simpler than my old AquaController.

James77 · 01/12/2009, 10:43 PM

Forgot to mention, a biggie for me with a basement fish room, is the 100' of bus cable you can run between the modules(compared to Aquacontrollers recommended 10').

LoneRegister · 01/13/2009, 11:15 AM

The bus cable is just a phone cord right?

solitude127 · 01/13/2009, 12:56 PM

Another cool thing that it can do that you might consider is using it as an Auto Top Off. I just help my dad setup this fuctionallity.

DaveMorris · 01/14/2009, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LoneRegister
The bus cable is just a phone cord right?

No it is not a phone cable. If you use a regular phone cable you will do permanent damage to the system. It uses an RJ11 6 conducter jack, but it is a straight through cable. The system ships with plenty of cables and they sell extras at a decent price online.

01/12/2009, 09:37 PM	#1
LoneRegister Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Peoria AZ Posts: 324	digital Aquatics Do you have a digital Aquatics Elite setup? do you like it? What cool things do you have it doing for your reef? Can you offer me info on your experience as I am thinking of purchasing one - and I'd like to learn more about it. Thinks I'd like it to do: 1) control power to in tank pumps (the kind that hang on with magnets) 2) Control lighting to 2 400W icecap's 3) Control posssible moonlighting 4) control calcium reactor 5) control skimmer on/off What else should I think about having it do? What else can it do? Thanks for helping me understand what this thing can do!

01/12/2009, 10:42 PM	#2
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	They are still releasing modules, but I will be (some I do already) dosings, lights, heating, ph control, ozone, tank/skimmer overflow switches, fan control, moon light(they sell their own modules), text warning to my phone if anything is wrong, data logging and a couple others. It can do everything you listed. If you are planning on controlling Tunzes or Vortechs, it cannot- although they MAY be offering one of those in the future. I like mine so far, easy to program and reliable. I find programming simpler than my old AquaController. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

01/12/2009, 10:43 PM	#3
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	Forgot to mention, a biggie for me with a basement fish room, is the 100' of bus cable you can run between the modules(compared to Aquacontrollers recommended 10'). __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

01/13/2009, 12:56 PM	#5
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	Another cool thing that it can do that you might consider is using it as an Auto Top Off. I just help my dad setup this fuctionallity. __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

01/13/2009, 11:15 AM	#4
LoneRegister Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Peoria AZ Posts: 324	The bus cable is just a phone cord right?