Apex Controller - Details?

[unbreakable]

Curt, do you know when we can pre-order? would that be at the end of this month?

 

[SirVilhelm]

Can the Apex replace the Tunze wave maker controller using the variable outputs? Does that make sense?

 

[eran]

don't shun me but I just bought a rke and I will be sending it back as soon as it hits my door!!!!! Sign me up

 

[rsuplido]

Any wireless AquaBus option?

I hope there's an AquaDisplay version for the iPhone...

 

[Constantin]

count me in, would like to know when they ship and when is the salinity expension scheduled to be released.

 

[Buzz]

Will the AC3 be obsolete once the Apex is released?

I have just placed an order for the AC3 that I can cancel but if the AC3 has functionality that the Apex doesn't then I may have a reason to keep the order.

 

[ah30k]

I'm wondering how the ACiii-Pro fits into the product lineup?

The jr and iii can be priced as cheaper options, but the Pro?

 

[chrishet]

I see everything in this unit that I need, but VorTech control...I'm guessing it would take a proprietary controller to work and unless EcoTech is willing to open this up we won't see anything from the automation vendors...too bad, I really like the pump but would like the ability to retain night time settings after a power down... and of course the ability to automate it. I'm ready to Pre-Order my Apex now! Congrats Neptune on a great looking product! Sorry RKE...

 

[SirVilhelm]

Let me order now!! haha

 

[kuyatwo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14798220#post14798220 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrishet
I see everything in this unit that I need, but VorTech control...I'm guessing it would take a proprietary controller to work and unless EcoTech is willing to open this up we won't see anything from the automation vendors...too bad, I really like the pump but would like the ability to retain night time settings after a power down... and of course the ability to automate it. I'm ready to Pre-Order my Apex now! Congrats Neptune on a great looking product! Sorry RKE...

switch to tunze then you can control them with the controller.

 

[SirVilhelm]

I don't understand something...

What do you guys mean it will do tunze control? Won't it control any pump you plug into the DC 8 but turning that port on and off?

 

[ah30k]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14799222#post14799222 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SirVilhelm
I don't understand something...

What do you guys mean it will do tunze control? Won't it control any pump you plug into the DC 8 but turning that port on and off?

We're talking "variable speed" pumps.

 

[SirVilhelm]

Ok, so the pump has some kind of interface that you can plug into the Apex which can control flow based off your program correct?

 

[aiko670]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14799246#post14799246 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SirVilhelm
Ok, so the pump has some kind of interface that you can plug into the Apex which can control flow based off your program correct?

Correct

 

[SirVilhelm]

That's pretty damn cool. Which model of Tunze specifically will do this? All of them?

 

[ah30k]

AquaSurf - http://www.neptunesys.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40

 

[ah30k]

Mildly off topic... So I have a second-hand Tunze 7095 controller that is controlling two 6100 pumps. The connection is a round connector like the old computer keyboard connectors.

There is a round transformer and small control box between the 7095 and the pump

If I want to switch over the the Neptune controlling them and use the AquaSurf or the built-in features in the Apex, how do I interface my two round connectors to the Neptune? The Apex connectors don't look like they can be that large based on the pics. The AquaSurf manual I downloaded does not have enough detail in the drawing to tell.

 

[chrishet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14799204#post14799204 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kuyatwo
switch to tunze then you can control them with the controller.

Wow, I haven't thought of that! LOL....But seriously, if Tunze ever makes a low profile pump I may, for now the MP20 is a very nice fit/profile for my 22 Cad. I have seen a mod on Youtube that allows spped control of the MP40 with the Aqusurf but I'm not that bold....

 

[Mako]

ah30k- The Aquasurf interfaces directly to those round Tunze connections. The same is more than likely true with the Apex.

 

[ah30k]

Chuck, the connectors on the Apex are much smaller and marked V1/V2 and then V3/V4

There must be some physical adapter?