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08-09-2005, 12:39 PM
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Reef Society Duluth/Mpls
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Duluth,Mn
Posts: 1,033
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Why you have controllers
My wife was taking care of the daily details of my tanks while I was at the frag swap in Rhinelander. When I came back I noticed my PH controller was shut down stopping the CO2 flow. Generally it runs 24/7 just to keep up. Today is the first time I saw the CO2 come on and some how she had the needle valve on full flow. I hate to think what would have happened to the PH without the controller since it took two days to notice. The other thing is I just got this setup with the probe in an effluent container so the shutoff is instant. If your running your system without controls your lucky day by day.
Fahz
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08-09-2005, 01:49 PM
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i dont miss working on it
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Waseca Minnisota
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thanks fahz. i needed some one to tell me that im lucky every day that the tank is set up. the onything that people call me is special. but i dont know why.
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08-09-2005, 02:33 PM
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MMMM Acros
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Richland, MN
Posts: 1,260
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I also am glad I run a controller on everything. Also comes in handy when you are trying to tune a CA RX and need sleep  |
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08-09-2005, 03:15 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Savage, MN
Posts: 2,176
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which reminds me... I need to replace teh backup battery in my ACII  |
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08-09-2005, 03:27 PM
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Protector of Diver Dan
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Ramsey, MN
Posts: 387
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If you don't run gadgets, you don't need a controller. 
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SPS - Reactor media waiting to happen.
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08-09-2005, 03:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 161
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Was just curious which controllers you guys use. Have been looking at a couple different ones and was curious what those of you with experience with them thought of them.
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08-09-2005, 03:57 PM
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Got Crabs?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Woodbury, MN
Posts: 5,526
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I use the neptune aquacontroller as you can control up to 20 different things with x10 modules
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08-09-2005, 04:16 PM
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MMMM Acros
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Richland, MN
Posts: 1,260
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Originally Posted by redwinger
I use the neptune aquacontroller as you can control up to 20 different things with x10 modules
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08-09-2005, 04:19 PM
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MMMM Acros
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Richland, MN
Posts: 1,260
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Originally Posted by Dwayne
If you don't run gadgets, you don't need a controller. |
Hmm that is half the fun in the hobby...
Maybe this is why your signature says
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SPS - Reactor media waiting to happen.
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BTW do you still have any sps left? as in the thin branching blue tip stag I got from you a couple years ago?
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08-09-2005, 04:25 PM
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micro nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: TWIN CITIES
Posts: 4,853
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as long as the x10 controllers don't mess up your ballasts 
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08-09-2005, 05:44 PM
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MMMM Acros
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Richland, MN
Posts: 1,260
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Originally Posted by JnS
as long as the x10 controllers don't mess up your ballasts |
I use a BluewaveII ballast... Its a just a common magnetic ballast. No problems here.
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08-09-2005, 07:10 PM
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300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
Posts: 2,640
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Originally Posted by Amand
Was just curious which controllers you guys use. Have been looking at a couple different ones and was curious what those of you with experience with them thought of them.
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Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper here. Love it. Good price.
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08-09-2005, 08:37 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 24,010
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Makes vactions easier!
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08-09-2005, 08:40 PM
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The Reefer in the Boonies
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Little Canada MN
Posts: 1,721
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Originally Posted by the_colonel
Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper here. Love it. Good price.
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Same here! However I wish it could control more things, but I don't have any more specialized equipment to utilize controls if the RK did.
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