A must have when owning an Apex...

[Jordan Prather]

I'm a big fan of the wavs they move a ton of water in my 220. Heres a must have though https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/neptune-apex-check-tank-light.528667/. I only say that cause I came up with it lol

 

[JoeIII]

Avast break out box, it has separate ground terminals for each switch instead of one shared ground.

I have a wxm , the interface has gotten much better so take complaints about it with a grain of salt. A friend of mine told me he would have given me his wxm when I told him I ordered one because he hated it, and used 1link. After I got mine set up and showed him he took down his 1link and plugged the wxm back in.

 

[JoeIII]

A note regarding the wxm, it does not control vectra, only radion and mp

 

[Waters]

I agree the WAVs are nice (I have two) but by no means are they a necessity when owning an Apex. There are a ton of good options available for water movers

 

[cypherljk]

The breakout box, WAV's and when the Trident comes out soon I will have that...

 

[jt17]

Leak detectors are a very affordable alert system. I also like the flow sensors. I run a UV sterilizer and an external skimmer both require certain flow rates and I can’t eyeball what 600 gph looks like. Also allows me to shut off the skimmer if flow =0 to save the skimmer pump should the return pump fail.
I too prefer WXM over reeflink for my mp60s but prefer reeflink to control my radions.

 

[CreatiVe2]

I use the one from Neptune. I never knew Avast made one until after I bought it. I've read about DIYing one, and it looked fairly simple. Will try the DIY one when I need more switches.

I make custom DIY 3d printed break out boxes if you are interested.

 

[lbacha]

A note regarding the wxm, it does not control vectra, only radion and mp

Does it stay connected with you vortechs reliably. I have a reeflink and don’t use it because I’m always having connection issues. I’d love to add the wxm for feedmode alone

 

[JoeIII]

I have "only" had it about a month, but so far so good.
Most recent firmware on everything.

 

[vetteguy53081]

MANY HAVE MADE MENTION OF BREAKOUT BOXES. IT'S PERHAPS SOMETHING I HAVE OVERLOOKED. ANYONE HAVE DRAWINGS/PICS/DIAGRAMS TO SHOW TYPICAL HOOKUP/SETUP OF BREAKOUT BOXES FOR APEX??

 

[ca1ore]

Modules are all optional LOL. Beyond the basic components, that is. What’s necessary, IMO, is a way to ensure that the head unit never loses power. I get frequent, short power losses chez moi and the 2016 apex does not like them (had some module readdressing issues) so I use the dedicated power supply connected to a UPS. Maintains continuous power to the brain for the time it takes for mains to return or my standby to kick in.

 

[ca1ore]

There are a few DIY breakout box thread floating around. I made one years ago from a thread on RC, and it’s fine. Now I just buy the avast kit and solder it up myself.

 

[scriptmonkey]

So how many breakout boxes can you run? I only see one DIN connector, what if I wanted to add another?

 

[JoeIII]

I believe some modules also have a connector for external inputs...

 

[Ferrell]

I guess I have two. The WXM if you have Vortech wireless and the atk for the leak detection and optical eye addition for the ato reservoir

 

[ca1ore]

Yes, most of the add on modules have the capability to add switches. I have five break out boxes lol.

 

[JDowns]

Breakout box.

I did a version that uses 3.5mm jacks and panel mount jack for less than $12.

 

[scriptmonkey]

Just joined the brotherhood (or sisterhood, it is 2019) of the Apex today. Will try to get it set up tomorrow..

 

[Engloid]

You can buy a breakout box and wire "rain sensors" from amazon to it. For about $70, you could have more sensors than the fmm would allow...and have spots left for floats or whatever else.

 

[427HISS]

Can you post the Amazon link ?