Picked up a cheapo 1m 24w strip of reds/blues off eBay, wrapped around a 1/2” aluminum tube and crammed it all in an old eheim heater. I’ll throw it in my tank tonight and see if it will grow some chaeto.
That’s pretty good customer service, I’m impressed.
To be fair, I’ve had my share of issues with my apex, more often than not it’s related to net connection issues with my router, usually just resetting the connection gets me going again.
For what it’s worth, I’ve ran standard aquarium airline (clear vinyl) for co2 on planted tanks since the early 90s, zero issues. I run straight co2 on my welding rig, same tubing, no worries.
My best luck has been with chaeto too.
Feed your fish the same amount everyday, and once every two weeks toss half of the blob of chaeto.
ATS works, just kind of a PITA to harvest.