Articles by SuncrestReef

This article is a part of my whole series of Apex tutorials, available here: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/authors/suncrestreef.93940/ 1. Overview The DOS is Neptune's two-head dosing pump for the Apex system. It may be used to dose additives into your aquarium or can be used for automatic...

The Neptune Apex consists of many components, whether you have the most basic Apex setup or an extensive collection of add-on modules. One of the challenges in configuring and managing your Apex is the process of identifying each of the Inputs, Outputs, and Modules connected to the Apex. But...

Here's a quick overview of the Apex hardware family: Apex controller (sometimes referred to as the "base module" or "brain") The Apex controller is the primary device that controls and monitors the entire Apex setup. There are two current models: Apex (commonly called the Apex 2016) Apex-EL...

This article is a reference guide for all of the Neptune Apex programming commands. All of this information is publicly available, but is scattered amongst several Neptune documents and posts in the Neptune Community Forums. My goal is to consolidate all of this information into a single...

When I wrote my 8-part Apex Programming Tutorial series, all of the coding examples were applied to outputs where the Control Type was set to Advanced. Control Types are pre-set shortcuts to program an output for a specific device, allowing less experienced Apex users with a simple entry form...

This article is Part 8 of a series. Reef2Reef is extremely grateful to @SuncrestReef for sharing his expertise with us. These articles were badly needed and have been happily received by the Reef2Reef readership. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part...

We apologize that this article was not published last Friday, when it was supposed to be. As you know, there have been a number of updates and changes to the Reef2Reef site, and some of these changes have had significant effects on how articles are published. We hope to get everything back on...

This article is Part 6 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers Part 3 Automatic Top-Off Kit (ATK) Part 4 Power Monitoring Part 5 Virtual Outputs Part 6 Alarms Part 7 Feed Cycles Part 8 Lunar Schedule and Lighting Profiles...

Note From the Editor: This article is Part 5 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers Part 3 Automatic Top-Off Kit (ATK) Part 4 Power Monitoring Part 5 Virtual Outputs Part 6 Alarms Part 7 Feed Cycles Part 8 Lunar Schedule and...

Note From the Editor: This article is Part 4 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers Part 3 Automatic Top-Off Kit (ATK) Part 4 Power Monitoring Part 5 Virtual Outputs Part 6 Alarms Part 7 Feed Cycles Part 8 Lunar Schedule and...

For Inspiration: A beautiful 15-liter reef tank. This photo is from the Reef2Reef archives courtesy of @Fletch10_uk ©2019, All Rights Reserved. Note From the Editor: This article is Part 3 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers...

For inspiration: a beautiful 10-gallon nano tank. This photo is from the Reef2Reef archives courtesy of @Dferrari13 ©2019, All Rights Reserved. Note From the Editor: This article is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 may be found here. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1...

Note From the Editor: All of the articles in this series by the same author were originally part of several presentations made to a local aquarium club on programming your Neptune Apex Controller. The article is reprinted with permission from the author. Because this topic will be of great...