shopping for a controller
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I'm not a big fan of the "well, it depends on what you want to do with it" kind of responses, but they are so true, especially in the case of controllers. 
I just recently got a controller, and the AquaControllers and ReefKeepers were really the only ones I considered. The other products were out of my price range. I got an AC3 and have been very happy with it.
Basically, though, here's what it boils down to:
- if you foresee yourself ever wanting to connect your controller to the Internet, monitor it and control it, then look at either the AC3/AC3Pro or the Reefkeeper Elite.
- if not, then you should be fine with the ACJr or the Reefkeeper Lite.
Just my 2 cents!
I just recently got a controller, and the AquaControllers and ReefKeepers were really the only ones I considered. The other products were out of my price range. I got an AC3 and have been very happy with it.
Basically, though, here's what it boils down to:
- if you foresee yourself ever wanting to connect your controller to the Internet, monitor it and control it, then look at either the AC3/AC3Pro or the Reefkeeper Elite.
- if not, then you should be fine with the ACJr or the Reefkeeper Lite.
Just my 2 cents!
You can connect the ACJr to the Internet, but you'll need it permanently connected to a PC via a serial cable, and you'll also need the full (not free) version of Aquanotes, which is another $89 or so. Personally, it's really not worth doing; you might as well go to an AC3/Pro or Reefkeeper Elite if you plan on getting your controller on the network.
