I have been waiting on the OSIX for the OR3 150's for some time and I finally got my hands on them a couple weeks ago. It seemed like a long wait, but I can say without a doubt that it was well worth the wait. Orphek has hit it out of the park with OSIX. The ability to dim my OR3 150's gives me...
Neptune Apex and CoralVue Hydros: Personal Opinion and Experience
@Nanojoe
Personal opinion and Personal experience // Disclaimer
The scope for this article is to dive a little deeper and, in turn, hopefully help the hobbyist on how they should invest their hard-earned cash from a hobbyist...
This article is a part of my whole series of Apex tutorials, available here: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/authors/suncrestreef.93940/
1. Overview
The DOS is Neptune's two-head dosing pump for the Apex system. It may be used to dose additives into your aquarium or can be used for automatic...
When I first utilized Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in coral experiments in 2001, I never envisioned how these lights would revolutionize the aquarium hobby. The advantages of LEDs are many, including long life, relatively low heat generation, dimming capability, spectral tuning, potential low...
Orphek Atlantik iCon
Orphek takes a leap into the future and presents the new Atlantik iCon – Intelligent Connectivity
Orphek Atlantik iCon LED Lighting for Coral Growth & Color pop is the new generation of the Atlantik series offering you access to the future:
New free Orphek iCon...
The Neptune Apex consists of many components, whether you have the most basic Apex setup or an extensive collection of add-on modules. One of the challenges in configuring and managing your Apex is the process of identifying each of the Inputs, Outputs, and Modules connected to the Apex. But...
Neptune Systems has offered sophisticated SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) devices along with analyzers, pumps, ATOs, and others for many years. Although many lighting systems made by others could be controlled by the Apex, only recently has this company offered its own LED...
Here's a quick overview of the Apex hardware family:
Apex controller (sometimes referred to as the "base module" or "brain")
The Apex controller is the primary device that controls and monitors the entire Apex setup. There are two current models:
Apex (commonly called the Apex 2016)
Apex-EL...
Product Review: AquaMaxx Puratek Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Filtration Unit
By Dana Riddle
Water evaporates, salts do not – this is one of the first things a marine hobbyist learns. Hence fresh water must be added to keep the aquarium water from becoming too salty. If you’re fortunate, tap...
This article is a reference guide for all of the Neptune Apex programming commands. All of this information is publicly available, but is scattered amongst several Neptune documents and posts in the Neptune Community Forums. My goal is to consolidate all of this information into a single...
When I wrote my 8-part Apex Programming Tutorial series, all of the coding examples were applied to outputs where the Control Type was set to Advanced. Control Types are pre-set shortcuts to program an output for a specific device, allowing less experienced Apex users with a simple entry form...
I was trying to calibrate my new salinity probe a few weeks ago, and ran into all sorts of problems. Calibrations that were way off the mark, big fluctuations in readings that couldn't possibly be correct (and were verifiably not), etc. After searching around the internet, it was clear that a...
An RO membrane forces molecules through a semipermeable membrane (certain substances can pass through but not others) to form a less concentrated solution then you started with. The inside of the membrane looks like so:
Some of the things an RO membrane can filter out are:
Lead
Copper...
In many of the threads on lighting between LED's and MH's. I see allot of comments stating that there is not very much savings in going from MH to LED"s. This is what inspired me to start this article. Just a little back ground. I have been reefing for a long time. When I first started, I was...
Reef Factory is the first company in the world to introduce an entire line of smart products designed for marine aquaristics including numerous devices with traditional functionality yet enhanced by modern technology. They offer aquarists substantial benefits, facilitating aquarium management...
As the title states I am writing this article to help those of you who are having issues getting your salinity probe to be successful. Do you feel like you just can’t get it right and that you think you’ve done everything possible to make it work. Well I am here to hopefully help you with this...
This article is Part 8 of a series. Reef2Reef is extremely grateful to @SuncrestReef for sharing his expertise with us. These articles were badly needed and have been happily received by the Reef2Reef readership.
Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles:
Part 1 Introduction
Part...
We apologize that this article was not published last Friday, when it was supposed to be. As you know, there have been a number of updates and changes to the Reef2Reef site, and some of these changes have had significant effects on how articles are published. We hope to get everything back on...