Share your apex tips/tricks/settings

OutColdCRNA · Dec 7, 2022

Wanted to start a thread for people to share anything interesting they are doing with their apex. I just setup my first one and am finding an array of things I didn’t think possible! Share whatever cool things your doing with your programming to make your tank a safer more efficient environment!! Enjoy!!

blaxsun · Dec 7, 2022

Too many to list, but I did implement a custom Trident schedule (there's a thread someone started detailing this on R2R).

OutColdCRNA · Dec 7, 2022

I was amazed at how intuitive it was to program. I was intimidated at first but the built in tasks were great. Especially setting up maintenance functions that will shut down returns and skimmer. I’m sure there are simple things to do for added safety.

homer1475 · Dec 7, 2022

Hmm lets see.......

I have my cabinet lights turn on when I open the doors, skimmate collector shuts off the skimmer and send me alert when full, ATO container sends me an alert when it's empty and shuts off the ATO. I dose kalk so when my PH gets too high it shuts down the kalk.

My maintenance mode(feedb) shuts off my return pump, skimmer, reactor, doser, and my higher up PH's. It also turns on the pump in my sump to pump out 10G of water for a WC.

I'm sure there are many more I can't think of right now.

Reefer Matt · Dec 7, 2022

blaxsun said:
Too many to list, but I did implement a custom Trident schedule (there's a thread someone started detailing this on R2R).

I use one too. I test alk twice a day, ca/mg once. Uses half the reagent. No problems in over a year and a half.

OutColdCRNA · Dec 7, 2022

homer1475 said:
Hmm lets see.......

I have my cabinet lights turn on when I open the doors, skimmate collector shuts off the skimmer and send me alert when full, ATO container sends me an alert when it's empty and shuts off the ATO. I dose kalk so when my PH gets too high it shuts down the kalk.

My maintenance mode(feedb) shuts off my return pump, skimmer, reactor, doser, and my higher up PH's. It also turns on the pump in my sump to pump out 10G of water for a WC.

I'm sure there are many more I can't think of right now.

That’s awesome! How did you add the lights to your cabinet to the apex?

homer1475 · Dec 7, 2022

Simple window security switches. Normally open switches hooked to a break out box.

EDIT:
Lights are on an eb8, so when the switch closes(open the doors) the outlet turns on.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 7, 2022

Breakout box great for door lighting, and other mini accessories like moonlights and more

homer1475 · Dec 7, 2022

I personally wouldn't own an apex without a BOB, or a couple of them .

Lbrdsoxfan · Dec 7, 2022

homer1475 said:
I personally wouldn't own an apex without a BOB, or a couple of them .

This. Got two BOB's on one tank. One port left between the two of them

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OutColdCRNA · Dec 7, 2022

homer1475 said:
I personally wouldn't own an apex without a BOB, or a couple of them .

What all could be used with a breakout box. Anything with an electrical connection? Like a switch?

BZOFIQ · Dec 7, 2022

OutColdCoral said:
What all could be used with a breakout box. Anything with an electrical connection? Like a switch?

Anything with N/C or N/O type connection, I mean anything.

homer1475 · Dec 7, 2022

BZOFIQ said:
Anything with N/C or N/O type connection, I mean anything.

Literally anything you can do with a normally open/normally closed switch, you can use the break out box.

BZOFIQ · Dec 7, 2022

@homer1475 ?

homer1475 · Dec 7, 2022

Just reiterating what you said. Why I quoted you. Just in case the OP didn't know what NO/NC meant.

Wiskey · Dec 8, 2022

homer1475 said:
I personally wouldn't own an apex without a BOB, or a couple of them .

This is why I think the new JR is such a mistep. They could be marketing this to Nano tanks, but it has NO outlets, NO ethernet (only wireless), and NO BOB connector. It can't control anything, all it can do is monitor water level using 2 optical sensors I guess, Monitor PH, and Monitor Temp, but it has no way to control any of it. If it had a BOB I would have bought one for my 3G at work.

Whiskey

Dburr1014 · Dec 8, 2022

homer1475 said:
Hmm lets see.......

I have my cabinet lights turn on when I open the doors, skimmate collector shuts off the skimmer and send me alert when full, ATO container sends me an alert when it's empty and shuts off the ATO. I dose kalk so when my PH gets too high it shuts down the kalk.

Yup, all of this but my ato refills itself when it's empty. Float valve is about 1" from the bottom. It triggers a couple VO's that flushs my RO and starts up the RODI. every hour it flushes it again. Another float valve to turn it off and as a safe guard, I set up a timer in the Apex to shut off the water valve if it goes over the timer. Never run out of water again.