Probes/Controllers ?

[wkopplin]

I do have the software. I will give all the demos you want at the Aug. mtg. I have been using it since November and it is great. I really do like the thing. It works flawlessly. One feature that is really great is the logging of data. If you go out of town and come back to a mess, you can pull up the logs and see when it happened as usually, temp or pH would have been affected by whatever the problem was. It can also be set up so you can check in over the internet and see if a problem is developing and call a trusty MAAST friend to check it out. I would not do a tank without it.

[scuba_steveo]

What about the OCTOPUS 3000 by Aquadyne?

[wkopplin]

I looked at the Octopus and the Neptune seemed to have more features. As long as it is hooked to a computer, the Neptune is the thing to use. If it is not hooked to a compter, then the Octopus has an easier display to read. The both do the same basic features.

[StephenA]

Does it have to be hooked to a PC 24/7 to work or can you program it and disconnect it?

[wkopplin]

You can program it and disconnect it. It will run on its own. If you want the continuous data logs, you need to keep it hooked up. It can download the data logs whenever it gets reconnected. It does not have to be hooked to a computer all the time in order to work.

[z28pwr]

I wish it could support an 802.11 B or G card, that way you could forward the packets to another system without a wire running across.

PS: Blake, I have your bulbs.

[StephenA]

I can't belive no one supports that yet. I tried X10 on my tank a year ago. It didn't work well. The X10 People said I'd have to buy all kinds of equipment to fix it. Now this was from my pc to the X10 devices. I would imagine that this would work because they are on the same power strip.

[wkopplin]

The wired connection is a bit of a problem. I wish I could figure out how to hook it into a wireless hub, but so far, I have not figured out how to do it as it uses a serial cable.

Jose, I will give you a call on the lights. Thanks for getting those for me.