pdxmonkeyboy Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 for the longest time I thought that an Apex system was an overpriced toy. After sinking a bunch of cash into my new tank it seemed ridiculous not to invest in a monitoring system and i was seriously impressed with how easy it was and how mtany redundancies you can program. Long story short, i am currently in Ohiovisiting my parents and i get an apex heartbeat notification, then a return pump notification, then a temperature notification. I opened my fusion app and noticed that my EB832 had no power at all. So no heater, skimmer, return pump, doser, nothing!!! So a 6am call to my teenager and a whole lot of "its the orange rectangle thing, no, the other one.. is this on? is that on? is this making noise" we got it figured out. pulling too much amperage and popped the overload protection. Anyways.. if you have a significant amount of investment in your tank and on the fence about a monitoring system, they are TOTALLY worth it. cheers Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Yes , yes they are. That's going to be my next item to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharklover Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 After a recent mishap I went with the same theory. Too much invested to not have a monitoring system. Glad you caught yours. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Yeah I vaguely remember you criticizing the purchase of Apex systems Glad to see you have come to the dark side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Indeed.. it is worthy to note however that some people go totally overboard. I am astonished at how many modules and probes people get. The upcoming trident module is really a huge part of why i went with the apex. Now that they sell the base 2016 separately i would just buy a base, an 832, a temp,a ph probe, and a breakout box. Yeah I vaguely remember you criticizing the purchase of Apex systems Glad to see you have come to the dark side Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroberts Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Wow,... good save. I am glad your teenage was able to get it straight again. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I like having the option of Modules supporting several faucets of the hobby, allowing individuals to cater their System to their own personal concerns. Many people think conductivity is a waste, whereas I have a smaller tank and had an issue many years ago so I find peace of mind in something others might find pointless. As you mentioned the trident, I personally dont find it cost effective for my needs, though I see how that can be an excellent tool to avoid disastrous Alk swings, and just another tool in the arsenal of reef tank disaster prevention and redundancy. Though I agree some people can get a little crazy to the extent they are relying to heavily on the controller when we all could spend a little more time checking, testing, and maintaining our tanks Glad to see your Apex worked for you, prior to fusion years ago we didn't have that capability out of the box for alerting, rather we signed up an account at some online service that would ping our apex every so often, and when there was no reply the assumption power was out and the online service would shoot an email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I love mine but it needs an update and me and computers don't get along................. I hate the fact it needs to be hardwired.........mine runs off a wireless connection....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 5 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: for the longest time I thought that an Apex system was an overpriced toy. After sinking a bunch of cash into my new tank it seemed ridiculous not to invest in a monitoring system and i was seriously impressed with how easy it was and how mtany redundancies you can program. Long story short, i am currently in Ohio visiting my parents and i get an apex heartbeat notification, then a return pump notification, then a temperature notification. I opened my fusion app and noticed that my EB832 had no power at all. So no heater, skimmer, return pump, doser, nothing!!! So a 6am call to my teenager and a whole lot of "its the orange rectangle thing, no, the other one.. is this on? is that on? is this making noise" we got it figured out. pulling too much amperage and popped the overload protection. Anyways.. if you have a significant amount of investment in your tank and on the fence about a monitoring system, they are TOTALLY worth it. cheers Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk I seem to recall someone who started a "tell me why I should waste money on a controller" thread. Hmmm... who could that have been 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 that was that other monkeyboy guy.... avoid that guy! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Truth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 30 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: that was that other monkeyboy guy.... avoid that guy! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Haha - a monkeyboy doppleganger... we are in trouble now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse522 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I am with you, I love my apex. After feeding I would forget to turn my pumps back on. I just have the Jr but It has save me from worrying about what I forget to do with the tank. So, nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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