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05/24/2007, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Does Anybody Have an AquaController 3 or 3 Pro?
Just currious to see if anybody has one. It seems way too cool, but it is also way too much money for me to spend on a controller.
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Marineland 150 XH Reef w/ 55 AGA Sump, Oceans Motions Super Squirt, Ecotech Marine Vortech, Current Prime 1/3 hp Chiller, 200 lbs. LR, 175 lbs. LS, 800 watts PFO MH and 440 watts IceCap VHO. Softies, LPS, and Clams! |
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05/24/2007, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Jersey
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I just ordered the ac3 pro. Can't wait till I see what it can do.
Neptune has a thread under the sponsers on the main page. |
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05/24/2007, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I have the AC III... makes reefing easy.... its cheap insurance IMO.
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Vertex Alpha 300 Skimmer, AI SOL Blue, Neptune Apex Controlled 360 gallon Reef Current Tank Info: born 6/26/2008- 340 reef + 100 fuge, 300lbs of figi LR |
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05/24/2007, 12:25 PM
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Is it worth the money?
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Marineland 150 XH Reef w/ 55 AGA Sump, Oceans Motions Super Squirt, Ecotech Marine Vortech, Current Prime 1/3 hp Chiller, 200 lbs. LR, 175 lbs. LS, 800 watts PFO MH and 440 watts IceCap VHO. Softies, LPS, and Clams! |
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05/24/2007, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Des Moines IA
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I love my ACIII and I do think its worth the money. Neptune seems to provide excellent support after you buy one of their products.
I personally do not think the Pro version is worth the extra cash though unless you are contolling a huge tank or multiple tanks. The AC PRO only probes are pretty expensive. The conductivity probe is 130$ and the dissolved oxygen probe is 450$, not to mention the unit itself is 250$ more. The AC jr is a bit cheaper BUT you lose out on some of the functionalitly. I would suggest going with the AC III if you decide to get one.
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05/24/2007, 01:15 PM
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I would have to say its worth the money...
I will give you a situation that occured to me last fall. I live in Phoenix AZ, and temperatures are all over the board, but none of them cool... My daughter had a soccer game in Flagstaff (2 hours away in the mountains)...It was only supposed to be 75 degrees in the valley so I left the windows to my house open... It got to 88 degrees... my ACIII saw the tank temperature rising and turned off the lights when the water got to 82 degrees and emailed me. Once I got the email, I called a friend who went to my house, shut all the windows and turned on the A/C.... 1 tank distaster avoided.... because of the AC III.
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Vertex Alpha 300 Skimmer, AI SOL Blue, Neptune Apex Controlled 360 gallon Reef Current Tank Info: born 6/26/2008- 340 reef + 100 fuge, 300lbs of figi LR |
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