Back off Aquacontroller!!!! Reefkeeper Elite is coming to town!

bkv1997 · Mar 5, 2008

revhtree said:
Right and the user friendly interface is what caused me to go with the RK2 over the ACjr in the first place. It's a world of difference.

Seemed very similiar to me.

kevin · Mar 5, 2008

Wow, that looks great. When i was first setting up my tank a year and a half ago, i was looking at the reefkeeper, but decided to wait. I may have to pick one of these up.

Paintguru · Apr 6, 2008

Seems a bit high for what I need a controller to do (I too am in the market for one). Any idea when it is coming out?

VanHalen · Apr 6, 2008

I wouldn't mind getting one to use in addition to my RK2. When is the deal gonna go down Rev?

cardgenius · Apr 6, 2008

VanHalen said:
I wouldn't mind getting one to use in addition to my RK2. When is the deal gonna go down Rev?

Pre-Orders where supposed to start back at the beggining of march so who knows. They got thier final prototype in and I guess it wasnt up to par for production so it looks like its gonna be even longer.

Im getting kinda ansy and dont think I can wait much longer cause I really need a controller. If its not out in the next month or 2 Im gonna go with the AC3.

Paintguru · Apr 7, 2008

What have people heard about the Profilux?

JuniorMC8704 · Apr 7, 2008

Ive been to Tod's house (cherrycorals) and seen his setup, and its very cool.

Endless power, its by far the most elaborate. Certainly more complicated than DA's reef keeper series, but it can do some really cool stuff.

I know he just got a ton in stock. I know hes got some sweet beginner setups too.

revhtree · Apr 7, 2008

Yes the profilux is def. something to check out as well. I didnt even think of it at the time. Maybe Todd would do a special order for the members that wanted one here at R2R. I wouldn't want to waste his time though unless people wanted it.

Paintguru · Apr 7, 2008

JuniorMC8704 said:
Ive been to Tod's house (cherrycorals) and seen his setup, and its very cool.

Endless power, its by far the most elaborate. Certainly more complicated than DA's reef keeper series, but it can do some really cool stuff.

I know he just got a ton in stock. I know hes got some sweet beginner setups too.

I was chatting with him a bit. Apparently they drop ship the "setups" direct, and he said he can't match their prices on the deals that they give for the combo setups. Still, I would need to buy two dosing pumps to do my two part and I'm not sure I can bring myself to spend that much on this project when I went in initially just wanting an easy way to automate my 2 part

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Paintguru · Apr 7, 2008

Looks like I found someone selling an AC3 with pH and ORP probes. Comes with a DC8 and new temp probe as well. He's asking $450. Not sure if that is a good deal or not.

chadfarmer · Apr 7, 2008

Paintguru said:
What have people heard about the Profilux?

i have a aquacontroller jr (had a reefkeeper 1 when they first came out-- I hope the newer ones are better than the older one I had)

I just bought a profilux and am waiting on to make the trip across the sea to my house

this is the ultimate controller upgradeable in every aspect and more upgrades every few month

the price is steep only because of the dollar to euro exchange

sdietz2469 · Apr 7, 2008

if you dont mind me asking, what is the cost of the profilux?
shane

Paintguru · Apr 8, 2008

sdietz2469 said:
if you dont mind me asking, what is the cost of the profilux?
shane

Check out www.cherrycorals.com. There are a bunch of packages. I have a feeling I will go with the Profilux if I can convince myself that I need a controller. In the end, if they continually upgrade the firmware, it should be with me for years to come and I would eventually like to get a new larger tank once I'm in a house vs. my condo.

Paintguru · Apr 8, 2008

Are you kidding me? A wireless LAN card for the Profilux is over $300!! Ok, I think I may ditch this whole controller idea...seriously, when it starts to cost as much as my entire tank, I'm not sure it is worth it!

chadfarmer · Apr 9, 2008

Paintguru said:
Are you kidding me? A wireless LAN card for the Profilux is over $300!! Ok, I think I may ditch this whole controller idea...seriously, when it starts to cost as much as my entire tank, I'm not sure it is worth it!

thats is something new added to the setup (price the wireless lan on other controllers)

Paintguru · Apr 9, 2008

Rev sent you a PM about the RKE.

SaraB · Apr 9, 2008

I saw the Elite Model out in California this past weekend at the Marine Aquarium Expo in Costa Mesa. The unit is AWESOME!!! I currently have two Reefkeeper 2's running 2 separate systems and getting just one Elite would allow me to run multiple tanks! Each 4 plug module has it's own Temp and ORP plug, so you can do a whole lot with that option as well. It's not wireless yet, but being able to have so many modules plugged in from 25+ feet away is great for those who run multiple system. My friend is concerned about redundancy as I have 2 systems now each with it's own controller, but I might not be able to resist! I also heard that the early orders get a moon light option included that's usually $90 itself. Did I hear group buy???