Hello folks, a few more technical questions here, this time for those of you with tank controllers/Apex/GHL/All that fancy stuff.
Do any of my fellow rural reefers have experience with tank controllers or “smart” equipment on crappy internet? I live in an area where the upgrade from dial up to dsl was recent and colorful. I’m still a little skeptical of tank controllers but… it would be nice to get an alert when the power inevitably dies, or if a parameter swings crazy. It might even be nice to be able to set something up to shut down my lighting if temperatures climb and my chiller inexplicably fails, especially since it was manufactured by a company that doesn’t exist anymore. Yet how would I know that the power shut off if the controller isn’t getting juice anymore? Would there be any way to tell if it was a genuine power outage or just a internet drop? Do y’all put yours on battery back up? I’m guessing the modem would also have to be on battery backup. Do controllers HAVE to be on WiFi or can they be wired? How much will a crappy connection affect the usability of your controller?
Photo from a trip to our Oregon Coast Aquarium for no reason at all.
Thank you!
Do any of my fellow rural reefers have experience with tank controllers or “smart” equipment on crappy internet? I live in an area where the upgrade from dial up to dsl was recent and colorful. I’m still a little skeptical of tank controllers but… it would be nice to get an alert when the power inevitably dies, or if a parameter swings crazy. It might even be nice to be able to set something up to shut down my lighting if temperatures climb and my chiller inexplicably fails, especially since it was manufactured by a company that doesn’t exist anymore. Yet how would I know that the power shut off if the controller isn’t getting juice anymore? Would there be any way to tell if it was a genuine power outage or just a internet drop? Do y’all put yours on battery back up? I’m guessing the modem would also have to be on battery backup. Do controllers HAVE to be on WiFi or can they be wired? How much will a crappy connection affect the usability of your controller?
Photo from a trip to our Oregon Coast Aquarium for no reason at all.
Thank you!