Reef Automation Planning

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Hey everyone! I was starting to put together a plan for my future automation system. I still haven't decided on Hydros vs Apex and probably won't until I see what happens with the Maven. This is what I've come up with so far for configurations that meet my desired features. For simplicity I've gone either all Hydros/Apex, but I realize that some things (like ATO) could be done without kits (I likely wouldn't use the Apex ATO Kit in actuality).

I was hoping y'all could poke holes in this and tell me what I'm missing or if there are other configurations I should consider (and why). Appreciate it!

Edit: I should point out this is for a 75g mixed reef build.

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Any thoughts at all? Is the iV pretty reliable for Alk testing?
 
I’m curious as well, just started looking into these systems. Came across the maven as well. Not sure what’s going on with that yet.
 

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