Maxspect controller Gyre/Etheral

[sfsuphysics]

So not too long ago Steve Tyree had a coral farmer's market in Silicon Valley, while there I was chatting up one particular booth which was a new local store and there was a Neptune rep there. They had quite a few Maxspect items there including their newest "flagship" products, the Gyre200 series and the Ethereal LED light, and one thing he said struck me as odd so I didn't really think about it too much until now (as I contemplate a Gyre).

He basically said that the Ethereal's controller was a much more advanced version of the same controller that the Gyre uses and you could use it to control Gyres. Now I didn't push any further and the way he was talking to me I have the feeling he just assumes everyone has an Apex, but how true is this? Can you run your Gyres off an Ethereal's controller? I haven't seen either products up close but I wouldn't think there would be connectors for the pumps on the light's controllers.

 

[tmnigat]

A while back Carlos at coralvue told me that wifi support for the gyre's would eventually be available for via the ICV6 controller. I have both ethereals and gyre's in my tank with both new controllers. With the ICV6 I can see the gyre controller but when i go to add it, the app crashes and loses its config. Eventually they are going to support Wifi, but i think you will need both the ICV6 and adanced gyre controller.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Gotcha, was just wondering if I could get the ICV6 with the Ethereal and then buy the Gyre stand alone without the controller. But it sounds like maybe I (or the Neptune guy) misunderstood as the controllers can talk to each other but the ICV6 can't replace the Gyre's controller outright.