Aquacontroller JR

[dfm34]

I am thinking of buying this can anyone give some advice/ opinoins Good or Bad. If you are using another controller I wouldn't mind opinoins on them either.

Thanks
Dan

[Capt_Cully]

for the price, i'm extremely happy with mine. simple to set up. reliable too. going for 3 yrs strong, no complaints. there is better stuff out there, but again, for simplicity and price, can't beat it IMO.

[dfm34]

Thanks I am tossed know because I just noticed the RK2 comes with a DC8 and the AquaController does not that adds anothe $140!!

[areze]

I like mine, I got it a while back on a sale or something, like 220$ I think, with DC8 and serial port.

only thing I dislike, it has a seasonal lighting program, awesome, more and less light is fine... but I dont want the tank lit at like 6AM in the summer and dark at 8, and certainly not dark at 5 in the winter. but the most you can adjust it is 2 hours. I may abandon the seasonal setting entirely soon. causes even more problems if you wanted 2 or 3 photoperiods.

after typing this, maybe I should just lie to it about what time it is... offset it that way.

[MarkGP]

You don't have to use the seasonal lighting with the AC jr. For the price it is an excellent controller for basic needs. If you don't need internet access or two pH probes it should work out for you. If you do get one, definitely get the serial port so you can upgrade or use aquanotes on a computer hooked up to it.

[fireman912]

Thinking of buying the aqua jr also and wanted to know if you can hook up a water sensor to it and use it as an auto top off...if so which water float switch will work with it

[Twz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12927159#post12927159 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dfm34
Thanks I am tossed know because I just noticed the RK2 comes with a DC8 and the AquaController does not that adds anothe $140!!
Huh?
i just bought mine off jlaquatics.com and it included the dc8 and probes for 299

[Twz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12929562#post12929562 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fireman912
Thinking of buying the aqua jr also and wanted to know if you can hook up a water sensor to it and use it as an auto top off...if so which water float switch will work with it
Yes it will,
i was thinking about setting up my top off that way but why wast a slot of the dc8 when you can just go direct to the pump?

[shag26272]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12929562#post12929562 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fireman912
Thinking of buying the aqua jr also and wanted to know if you can hook up a water sensor to it and use it as an auto top off...if so which water float switch will work with it


yes you can, any float switch with 2 wires will work, you need to plug them into pin 1 and 2 of the serial port

heres the one I use
http://www.aquahub.com/store/ifloatfloatswitch.html

[shag26272]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12929826#post12929826 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Twz
Huh?
i just bought mine off jlaquatics.com and it included the dc8 and probes for 299

premiumaquatics is cheaper

[dfm34]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12929826#post12929826 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Twz
Huh?
i just bought mine off jlaquatics.com and it included the dc8 and probes for 299

MArin Depot said it did not the DC8 was 140 (aprox) and the unit was about 180 off the top of my head. They said RK2 260 came with the DC8?

[Twz]

lol buy it from there ^
Coulda saved some cash for some corals =D

[shag26272]

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NEP-ACJR-SERUP&Category_Code=Neptune

[fireman912]

Thanks for the info and the link