Hey thanks man that's the way I was starting to lean BUT do you know what modules I'll need on top of what comes with the kit other than a float switch, pump module, and extra power supply?
For what you said above go for the Apex it has the EB8 power plug, the base unit has both the Ph and ORP which the ORP and be used as a second Ph monitor and it comes built in with V1/V2 & V3/V4 for full led management and other devices. The Jr and Lite Apex are also solid but has less function and if purchased would require more modules to compensate for what the Apex does.
ONE EXAMPLE:
You purchase the Apex and you want to also control another tank you run a USB or other type of cable to that tank connect it to one of Apex expansion modules, login to the apex or do it manually at the base unit, create a name for the new module then under that profile manage the equipment for the second tank. That's just one example and the Apex main model handles up to 240 connections!
The system is based off of IF statements but not complexed formulas but simple ones, I have found when I want to do something I write it down as shown in the online manual they have to write out what I see and this has worked to ensure I'm not telling the lights to turn and off at the same time and not making me hate my investment.
There is so much you can do and on a acreage for my fellow reefers who also has one its about a 2 week curve to understand the proces, I set mine up in my living room and plugged three different color lights into it plus some small fans to simulate different items I wanted to control in my tanks. (Day1) Then stared seting up the Internet and remote access from the house (Day2) access remotely, (Day3) fans control, (Day4) light control, (Day5) Ph probe setup, (Day6) full run of everything and timed lighting and fan controll both locally and remote access via Internet. (Day7) transfer and setup in fish room. With just Ph and temp control and monitoring, (Day8) heaters and pumps control and monitoring, (Day9) light control and adjustment, (Day10) remote access via remote access and control this including on/off controll, rewriting IF statements to ensure success, (Day11) Rum and Coke, (Day12) fine tuning, ((Day13) created fake power outage to see if the Apex system would respond according to programmed instructions, (Day14) Auto Topoff setup and testing.
All in all several trips to Apex Community website and received help within a hour for every issue that solved the issue.
Hope this helps.
