apex a few before puchase questions

[Tater11]

ok here we go,i'll be running 4 mh and 4 vho actinics on our new system.can one dc8 do this or will i need another?
will they controll tunze streams?if so does it have a "wave"mode?
also does my pc need to be close to the apex?it's about 20' away
can i get tank info on my android phone?im gone alot and wife can only do so muck:hmm2:thanks,steve.

 

[aquamanic]

If you're buying an Apex, you won't use a DC8, you'll use an EB8.

A single EB8 can handle up to 15A, 6 of the outlets can handle 5A each and 2 can handle 10A. I don't see any issue with handling those lights on a single power bar. You can consolidate outlets by using regular power strips if you want your lights to come on/off together.

Yes, it will control Tunze pumps with a special cable available from Neptune. You program them yourself to do whatever mode you want. Instructions are available for waves.

You can configure a wireless game adapter to enable wireless communications to the Apex. Again, instructions in the User Guide. You cannot use wireless to apply firmware updates at this time though so you'll need a plan B for that.

There is an Android app in the making but as long as you can access a browser, there is a browser based one called TankManager that you can use for smart phone access.

All of these questions and more are addressed in the User Guide that's stickied.