Still looking at controllers........how about this one!

[DrMark]

Take a look at this controller.
I am seriously considering this one. Looks good so far, need to research a little more:

http://www.mcuresearch.com/

mark

[Bill S]

Mark,

I have an ACII on my tank. EVERYTHING it controls has backups - and I'd STRONGLY recommend that. In my experience, these things just aren't reliable enough to depend upon SOLEY. Others here just use them to control lighting - and I'd concur. I also use mine for ozone, but with my ozone unit, it's really not big enough to hurt the tank if it just ran. My chiller runs on it's own, with the ACII as a backup (to shut it down). I have fans that kick on if the chiller fails, too. And, a temp alarm on top of everything else.

What it comes down to is this. These units WILL fail. Just make sure your tank doesn't crash if it does.

P.S. We'll be at the boat all weekend in the marina. If you aren't working on Friday night - or any time - stop by for a drink. 210.663.8079.

[swjim]

Hi Mark,

Just in case you haven't seen it, this site has a nice spreadsheet that compares various controllers: http://www.aquariumcontrollers.com/. Unfortunately, they don't have this unit included but the chart might be helpful anyway. Good luck.

Jim

[DrMark]

Hi Mark,

Just in case you haven't seen it, this site has a nice spreadsheet that compares various controllers: http://www.aquariumcontrollers.com/. Unfortunately, they don't have this unit included but the chart might be helpful anyway. Good luck.

Jim

Thanks, I have seen this site. You are right, they have not included this unit yet.
mark