Just made the plunge, bought an apex today.

[pbyrmartin]

anit77;1075250 wrote: This should be all you need for the "aquabus" cable.

http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/product/details/5445">http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/product/details/5445</a>

They may have one 25' too.[/QUOTE]

Cool

Thanks

Now I have more funds toward my salinity setup

 

[Adam]

No, they don't have in 25'. But for the price if 15' isn't long enough grab and extension cable in male/female for the length you need to complete the run.

 

[pbyrmartin]

Well, almost finish with the apex setup, got another EB8 and mount it under the tank, I made a 50 ft cable with cat5 and left over USB cable, I knew there was a reason why I kept these old printer cable for all these years.
All I need now is a break out box and conductivity kit.
The setup was not all that bad, with the help from Neptune and you guys on the forum,

Thanks guys
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[bcavalli]

Very nice. I love my Apex. You can do soooo much with it!

 

[pbyrmartin]

I am starting to see that now
I didn't think it would work on my setup since my system is spread out all over the house
Garage, basement 1st floor but it work out quite well.

I am about to program my Jebao power heads to it

 

[bcavalli]

pbyrmartin;1077185 wrote: I am starting to see that now
I didn't think it would work on my setup since my system is spread out all over the house
Garage, basement 1st floor but it work out quite well.

I am about to program my Jebao power heads to it

So exciting. You can even setup alarms on your windows and doors for security alerts in case you have someone breaking into your house. It's limitless. .

 

[bkostuch]

Bcavalli;1075170 wrote: Congratulations! It's IMHO the best purchase you could ever make. My Apex has saved me time and time again. I had to make a long run with my Ethernet cable and it's well worth the tme and energy. It's makes updating so much easier.

+1 - I thought it wasn't worth it but as soon as I hooked it up I will never give it up

 

[brandonmason]

I've got a few thousand feet of cat5 if you would like to give me the pin out I'll make you one free if charge.

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[pbyrmartin]

BrandonMason;1077203 wrote: I've got a few thousand feet of cat5 if you would like to give me the pin out I'll make you one free if charge.

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Thanks for the offer but I still have some left over cat5 that I got off eBay and I usually put the ends on after I pull them through the the walls

 

[brandonmason]

Yea I seen that after the fact

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[michael grady]

So, I have apex with 5 or 6 eb4s and 8s, and at least one or two of most of their modules. The apex runs my entire 500 gallon reef and really do enjoy it. That said, my number one recommendation is to buy yourself a lable maker and lable each wire - both ends, and each outlet. This will make moving things around and keeping track of components much easier.

The whole thing goes tighter easily and is a pleasure to program/operate.

My .$02

Muchael

 

[bcavalli]

michael grady;1077244 wrote: So, I have apex with 5 or 6 eb4s and 8s, and at least one or two of most of their modules. The apex runs my entire 500 gallon reef and really do enjoy it. That said, my number one recommendation is to buy yourself a lable maker and lable each wire - both ends, and each outlet. This will make moving things around and keeping track of components much easier.

The whole thing goes tighter easily and is a pleasure to program/operate.

My .$02

Muchael

That's a great point. Over time you tend to forget where everything goes.