Having 2 heaters saved me today :/

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by jason604

what else is apex good for i dunno if its worth for me to invest in 1 yet. my old system seems to be good for 2yrs without apex anyways.. mybe i will buy 1 for my new system if its worth it

My apex runs my vortech, radions, misc float switches, temperature readings, ph readings, heaters, and emails me whenever something is wrong. And I can control things from anywhere in the world on my phone. Just have to hook up my wireless camera to it again as well.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Seriak

My apex runs my vortech, radions, misc float switches, temperature readings, ph readings, heaters, and emails me whenever something is wrong. And I can control things from anywhere in the world on my phone. Just have to hook up my wireless camera to it again as well.

+1. In this day and age I would consider NOT using an Apex to be reckless! (I'm ready for the backlash!) Lol.

[daplatapus]

Ya, my tank has been saved once or twice by the email alerts. If nothing else, that's been worth it for me.

[FishingGoalie]

Originally Posted by jason604

Hmm mybe I should rly consider using more than 1 heater as well. I'm just scared they don't turn off n cook everything fast

Thats why i run 2 slightly less powerful because if one decides it wants to cook the tank it isn't strong enough by itself to cook it

[mark]

Originally Posted by FishinGoalie

Thats why i run 2 slightly less powerful because if one decides it wants to cook the tank it isn't strong enough by itself to cook it

again the controller

[Craigdillman]

The only reason initally I got a controller was to control heaters couldn't imagine having them just sitting there 30$ heater can cook a $ 10,000 tank and for 100$ contrôlér or 250$ for the apexs it's a no brainer

[Roskoreef]

2 weeks after my tank was running 2 of my 3 heaters broke at the same time, almost lost all my fish. I was lucky to have a small 150w carry me through the day.

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

The only reason initally I got a controller was to control heaters couldn't imagine having them just sitting there 30$ heater can cook a $ 10,000 tank and for 100$ contrôlér or 250$ for the apexs it's a no brainer

I think the Apex is a lot more than that, once you add it all up. Still, it's well worth the money, considering the many thousands invested, the time and sweat. I only have a ReefKeeper, but I wouldn't even consider running a tank without a controller.

[mark]

full controller is nice but if just wanting to control temp, there's always the RANCO ETC series or the STC-1000

[04V10]

Very cool! Good catch on the controller part. I haven't run a big system yet, but I had a controller on my 20gal, just so the heater didn't fail on (old controller without emailing capability).

If i do a big one in the future, I'll be getting a nice controller with all of these capabilities.