Ok love the questions keep em coming do not mind helping a new reefer I was there and can't thank these and my local forums enough.
You may regret posting that
For a.t.o I run a j.b.j a.t.o (float switch with an aqualifter pump)
I have ran the same a.t.o for like 5+ years now and never failed me once. Other reefers will swear by the optical sensor a.t.o but my j.b.j has been perfection for me. I run two float switches for safety.one higher than water will ever get and the one that keeps the water level. So say first float switch gets stuck on the next float switch will trigger to shut the water off.
Sounds good. So I'm assuming this is it: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/jbj-a-t-o-water-level-controller.html
Was it easy to set up?
Reefkeeper light is an aquarium controller produced by digital aquatics sadly a now defunk company. Look up aquarium controller make your life alot easier. It pretty much automates tasks and puts in fail safes.. i.e when my temp of the tank gets up to 80 the controller tells a fan to turn on until temp gets back down to 78.
Thats one example of many many uses for a controller. I would not run a tank without now that I have ran with one.
So, other than the Apex system, which is too $$ for me, what controller would you recommend?
When I kept reptiles, I used a Herpstat to control the temp of the cage. Those were the best controllers for temps. I wonder if I could use it for my heater?
The power strip are the best! They are called d.j strips and many people use them, makes turning on and off equipment a breeze.
Ok, so do not google D.J. Strip. It does not bring up what you think! haha So who sells them?
"Doser" is those two boxes you see stacked on each other. And what those do is automate dosing supplements into your aquarium. I have said it before consistasy is key. Livestock in your tank corals/coraline/crabs/shrimp algae etc need to use whats in the water to build their Skelton structures (calcium, alkaline, magnesium major three elements) in order to replenish these elements you will have to introduce them either via water changes or a more constinent way (dosing) i.e your aquarium alk drops 2dkh in two weeks you perform your water change great your back to where you need to be but your tank dropped that much alk in two weeks (inconsistent water) now if I can dose just a little bit of alk imbetween that two weeks I can keep the water consistent every day.
I couldn't find what you have (though I couldn't read what brand they are), but the dosers I found on BRS were high dollar. Are they all that expensive? I guess I could get one one day..