EcoTech is usually tight lipped about anything new regarding products and updates.JJ Ocean;787369 wrote: Related question since you guys probably know. Any update on being able to control the Radions from an Apex controller?
JJ Ocean;787369 wrote: Related question since you guys probably know. Any update on being able to control the Radions from an Apex controller?
spankdog;787355 wrote: Aquarium Specialty just put up a how-to video. Never thought it would be this much trouble to replace lenses. Always thought those two screws on each light were all that would be needed. Looks like they realized that the wires needed to be secured inside the fixture too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bi-6-fO_Zcg#">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bi-6-fO_Zcg#</a>![/QUOTE]
Lol! I sorta does look like that. "While your in there, secure this cable down... we forgot". However, other than the insert shot of the lens being centered, the video is shot straight thru with no edits, so they could conceivably advertise that it takes less than ten minutes to install.
I'm a bit impressed with seeing the inside of the fixture. Usually when I see the inside of electronics, its a bunch of stuff that make no sense to me. I only see a little bit of stuff that makes no sense to me. I don't know why that impresses me, but it does.
On another note, did it seem like the guys screwdriver slipped and possibly scratched the mess out of one of the pucks?
</span></span>falos;787437 wrote: The software is top notch just get a cheapo laptop for the tank or a really long micro USB cable
</span></span>JayU;787440 wrote: What exactly do folks mean when they say "control" thru the Apex. You'd be able to power the lights from the Apex but other than the program that you customize, what "control" are you looking for?
</span></span>Acroholic;787442 wrote: Other than turning them off or on you are out of luck right now.
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<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Got plenty of laptops and cables … just not a solution I’m interested in. I’d kill the power to them before going that route. Thanks for the suggestion though.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Basically, I want the Apex to be able to change the Radions program/profile. Just like I do with AI’s and vortechs … control the radions via Apex to run at x% by LED color (run a predefined “profile”). For example, I can control my AI’s via apex to run Royal Blues at 20%, Blues at 10% and Whites at 0% with one tap. Similarly, I can do the same with my vortech’s with one tap during feeding time … rear pumps off and side pumps down to 20% power on ReefCrest. I’ve got no issue setting up the radion profiles via the ecotech software, but not being able to simply execute existing profiles via apex is my issue.</span></span>
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<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Yep … about the only solution right now. Kill the Radions and dim my apex-controllable AI’s. The setup I’m potentially looking at is utilizing my existing AI’s (sunk cost), but since I need more lighting on the new tank – one of the rows might be Radions. </span></span>
<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: Verdana">I just had higher expectations for the more advanced vendors out there in the hobby (Ecotech & Neptune). Really, the ball is in Neptune’s court, but Ecotech should be partnering with them better. If the consumers don’t demand it, it doesn’t come.</span></span>
<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: Verdana">BTW – I realize I’m probably being picky (or substitute your own word), but system integration, mobile devices, etc. is what I do to pay for this hobby. The functionality I’m looking for is about as easy as it gets.</span></span>
JJ Ocean;787464 wrote: Yep … about the only solution right now. Kill the Radions and dim my apex-controllable AI’s. The setup I’m potentially looking at is utilizing my existing AI’s (sunk cost), but since I need more lighting on the new tank – one of the rows might be Radions.
I just had higher expectations for the more advanced vendors out there in the hobby (Ecotech & Neptune). Really, the ball is in Neptune’s court, but Ecotech should be partnering with them better. If the consumers don’t demand it, it doesn’t come.
BTW – I realize I’m probably being picky (or substitute your own word), but system integration, mobile devices, etc. is what I do to pay for this hobby. The functionality I’m looking for is about as easy as it gets.
Acroholic;787531 wrote: EcoTech may not be partnering with the other controller manufacturers because they may be competitors in the future. JMO.
Not if you catch Ebola or salmonella from itRipped Tide;787550 wrote: I am beginning to wonder about PAR.
Is it similar to a pound? A pound of apples and a pound of grapes are both a pound, but we are measuring the weight of different things.
A pound of gummy bears will make me sick, a pound of spinach will make me feel better.
Just a thought.
