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Old 05-07-2009, 03:03 PM
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any 1 have a AquaController, are they as good as the say, or is it a waste of money. im thinking of getting 1
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:23 PM
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I have an AC Jr. and so far its performed well for me. Not as many bells and whistles as some of the other units though.

Programming the unit is pretty straight forward as the language is pretty basic. The instructions for wiring an external input into the unit could be better though.
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Old 05-08-2009, 03:16 AM
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I like my AC Jr. It also recently survived a tank leak.
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Old 05-08-2009, 03:45 AM
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I have a AC jr and am happy with it.
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Old 05-08-2009, 04:49 AM
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I've got an AC III and really enjoy it. I did some reading around for two weeks back in October to decide which controller would work best for me. I considered the Profilux, ReefKeeper, Aquatronica and Aquacontroller. I eventually decided on the Neptune AC III because of its popularity, price and two pH probe ports built into the stock unit.
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Old 05-08-2009, 10:39 PM
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Neptune is coming out with Apex line this month, that will beat all the other controllers hands down.
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Old 05-08-2009, 10:40 PM
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Neptune is coming out with Apex line this month, that will beat all the other controllers hands down.
Looks way nicer too!
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Old 05-08-2009, 11:04 PM
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Neptune is coming out with Apex line this month, that will beat all the other controllers hands down.


F**K!! It's got USB too... Hmm I'm gonna have to find out pricing.
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Old 05-08-2009, 11:17 PM
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F**K!! It's got USB too... Hmm I'm gonna have to find out pricing.
Pretty much what I said
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Old 05-09-2009, 03:18 AM
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According to Neptune basic combo will go for $500 US.
That's for the main unit, remote display and energy bar and maybe few probes.
Preorders start this month.
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