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I have an Apex, three Energy Bar 832s, ATK, DDR, two COR-20s, AFS, Trident, two DOS units and various other probes. I also have six Radion G5s and four MP60s. I use one DOS for automatic water changes and it works perfectly, the other for alk/cal dosing.
Currently, my Apex controls just about everything including: return pumps, skimmer, AWC, ATO, AFS, alk/cal dosing, saltwater mixing pump, RO/DI system and heaters. I am concerned that I might be too dependent on Apex. What happens if my Apex head unit or a component of it (Wi-Fi chip) fails. I lose everything right?
Should I be looking at equipment that can operate independent of the Apex, and use the Apex as a redundant backup (e.g., replacing the COR returns pumps with Vectras, but still run them from the Energy Bar, replacing the ATK with Tunze Osmolator with backup Neptune optical sensors, replacing the DOS units with Versas, etc.
Right now, I'm considering replacing my two DOS units with Versas. However, I'm fine with the noise of the DOS units as they are in a conditioned garage, and the DOS integrates well with the Trident and automatically adjusts alk/cal dosing. Also, the AWC has been flawless. Is there any benefit to swapping to Versas?
Currently, my Apex controls just about everything including: return pumps, skimmer, AWC, ATO, AFS, alk/cal dosing, saltwater mixing pump, RO/DI system and heaters. I am concerned that I might be too dependent on Apex. What happens if my Apex head unit or a component of it (Wi-Fi chip) fails. I lose everything right?
Should I be looking at equipment that can operate independent of the Apex, and use the Apex as a redundant backup (e.g., replacing the COR returns pumps with Vectras, but still run them from the Energy Bar, replacing the ATK with Tunze Osmolator with backup Neptune optical sensors, replacing the DOS units with Versas, etc.
Right now, I'm considering replacing my two DOS units with Versas. However, I'm fine with the noise of the DOS units as they are in a conditioned garage, and the DOS integrates well with the Trident and automatically adjusts alk/cal dosing. Also, the AWC has been flawless. Is there any benefit to swapping to Versas?
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