LOL, true enough. I am not wedded to any brand. I'll throw away anything if something better comes out. It's pretty sad that it's expected (the norm) if a person complains about one brand they must be complimentary to the competitor? What does that say about the genuineness of the complaint and people being tribal with purchase defense? I can be blunt, but that's my way, and the criticism is meant to be constructive for the company. People just defending products and company practices i don't think improves anything. Positive reinforcement i save for my children and other kids, not corporations charging arms and legs for reef gear.
Neptune controllers have far better usability, at least the older version i had did. If i trusted the hardware, or if it was not so expensive (when being built cheaply) and back ups were reasonable to have on hand, i would go apex despite my misgivings as toward Neptune's proprietary nature.
Hydros has some potential???
Waiting this long for GHL products, at least i think GHL wants their hardware to be sound. Better than say rushing to release a light that does not even have a mount. Then again, Neptune and Eco-tech long ago likely knew they were going to be one in the same--so i guess the mount came out before the light! haha.
I'd be fine waiting for the Ion Director, as long as they need--months or years--if i thought it would ultimately do what anticipated it did from the early marketing. The devil appears to be in the details though... First generation tester still and probably not a big time saver is my speculation... For example, if the probe(s) only lasts 6 months or so--how often are you calibrating them/it before then??? If you're testing everyday, there has to be maintenance? And no phosphate testing as they originally promised...
