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Hi Everyone,
So it's gotten to the point where I'm tired of doing messy water changes. Doing it automatically would potentially avoid any mess and it would add stability to the tank.
Since, I plan on getting an Apex, by years end, I thought I would get their DOS pump for doing said water changes. That was fine until I heard the noise they put out. If it was only for a short time - no problem, but doing a 1 gallon water change it would be on for a fairly substantial time.
Since my wife and I are retired, invariably, we would suffer the noise, for at least part of the day.
So I considered getting a LiterMeter 3 and a remote pump by Spectrapure. The advantage of their pumps are they are supposed to be much quieter, plus they come with a 5 year warranty.
However if I purchased the "main" litermeter 3, which programs its own internal pump and up to 2 remote pumps, it would be somewhat redundant, considering the Apex performs a similar function.
Then I noticed on Spectrapure's website that they offer a "Basic" LiterMeter dosing pump (LM3-MPM) which have all the sound and warranty benefits noted above, and can be programmed by an aquarium controller.
So my questions are:
1. Is anybody using these pumps, with an Apex, for auto water changes?
2. How to program in Apex?
3. Ideally, I would want a program that would dose 1 gallon of fresh saltwater while removing same amount from the tank. However, the program would not be on a set schedule. I would want to initiate the exchange whenever, I wanted to -anytime, any day. Is that possible?
Thanks
So it's gotten to the point where I'm tired of doing messy water changes. Doing it automatically would potentially avoid any mess and it would add stability to the tank.
Since, I plan on getting an Apex, by years end, I thought I would get their DOS pump for doing said water changes. That was fine until I heard the noise they put out. If it was only for a short time - no problem, but doing a 1 gallon water change it would be on for a fairly substantial time.
Since my wife and I are retired, invariably, we would suffer the noise, for at least part of the day.
So I considered getting a LiterMeter 3 and a remote pump by Spectrapure. The advantage of their pumps are they are supposed to be much quieter, plus they come with a 5 year warranty.
However if I purchased the "main" litermeter 3, which programs its own internal pump and up to 2 remote pumps, it would be somewhat redundant, considering the Apex performs a similar function.
Then I noticed on Spectrapure's website that they offer a "Basic" LiterMeter dosing pump (LM3-MPM) which have all the sound and warranty benefits noted above, and can be programmed by an aquarium controller.
So my questions are:
1. Is anybody using these pumps, with an Apex, for auto water changes?
2. How to program in Apex?
3. Ideally, I would want a program that would dose 1 gallon of fresh saltwater while removing same amount from the tank. However, the program would not be on a set schedule. I would want to initiate the exchange whenever, I wanted to -anytime, any day. Is that possible?
Thanks