Does anyone know if this temperature probe needs to be kept wet.....like a pH probe?
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ReefKeeper I-Temp Probe
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I did a quick Google search and came.up empty. I think being able to calibrate it with other thermometers you wouldn't have to I would just give it a few hours to adjust before calibrating, that's what I did.
Thanks all for the responses! I too am thinking it doesn't need to be kept wet. When I picked this RKL up the probe not only was totally dry.....and that way for months, but also totally encrusted with dead coralline....including up over the top, onto the wire. This told me that it was totally submerged as well. So I gave it a good soak and wash in vinegar, rinsed it off, and out of curiosity, and expecting failure, put it into my current tank. 78 degrees on the nose, same as my thermistor probe that I've had for years.
And @Sunny , an extremely wise individual would use a RKL! Someone who has two even older and now obsolete ReefKeeper II controllers controlling all aspects of the tank, that doesn't send him warnings on his phone when he's 300 miles away on vacation.
An individual who enjoys the simplicity and ease of programming, albeit you really can't call it programming....maybe pushing a couple buttons. An experience aquarist who knows better to trust a heater on it's own that is not plugged into a controller. And finally, a lazy person setting up a QT tank who can't remember to turn lights on an off at the correct times, and needs a controller to do it for him, but not so lazy that he can still get up off the couch to turn on and off a light switch, and not rely on a smart-switch.
I believe these are but a few plausible reasons why a person might use a RKL....even these days!
And @Sunny , an extremely wise individual would use a RKL! Someone who has two even older and now obsolete ReefKeeper II controllers controlling all aspects of the tank, that doesn't send him warnings on his phone when he's 300 miles away on vacation.
An individual who enjoys the simplicity and ease of programming, albeit you really can't call it programming....maybe pushing a couple buttons. An experience aquarist who knows better to trust a heater on it's own that is not plugged into a controller. And finally, a lazy person setting up a QT tank who can't remember to turn lights on an off at the correct times, and needs a controller to do it for him, but not so lazy that he can still get up off the couch to turn on and off a light switch, and not rely on a smart-switch.
I believe these are but a few plausible reasons why a person might use a RKL....even these days!
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Thanks all for the responses! I too am thinking it doesn't need to be kept wet. When I picked this RKL up the probe not only was totally dry.....and that way for months, but also totally encrusted with dead coralline....including up over the top, onto the wire. This told me that it was totally submerged as well. So I gave it a good soak and wash in vinegar, rinsed it off, and out of curiosity, and expecting failure, put it into my current tank. 78 degrees on the nose, same as my thermistor probe that I've had for years.
And @Sunny , an extremely wise individual would use a RKL! Someone who has two even older and now obsolete ReefKeeper II controllers controlling all aspects of the tank, that doesn't send him warnings on his phone when he's 300 miles away on vacation.
An individual who enjoys the simplicity and ease of programming, albeit you really can't call it programming....maybe pushing a couple buttons. An experience aquarist who knows better to trust a heater on it's own that is not plugged into a controller. And finally, a lazy person setting up a QT tank who can't remember to turn lights on an off at the correct times, and needs a controller to do it for him, but not so lazy that he can still get up off the couch to turn on and off a light switch, and not rely on a smart-switch.
RKL here too!!!!!!!!!!
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Guess should have been clear, in the era when you can see the tank on your phone when 300 miles away. Sent text and emails to the phone. Control the skimmer and pumps and feeder as well. Neptune Apex here and RKL looks like a cave man using rocks to build fire 
...............and RKL looks like a cave man using rocks to build fire
Someone have a match?
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Guess should have been clear, in the era when you can see the tank on your phone when 300 miles away. Sent text and emails to the phone. Control the skimmer and pumps and feeder as well. Neptune Apex here and RKL looks like a cave man using rocks to build fire
There was a guy in the club a few years back who could do a water change from Switzerland with his Apex...
I'm in the process of setting up this RKL on my Quarantine Tank and must admit, the Basic ReefKeeper Lite is the ideal controller for a QT tank. It has four outlets, just enough for the lights, powerhead, filter and heater.
And the simplicity of setting it up can be beat!
And the simplicity of setting it up can be beat!
The only one written in stone is a Long Nose Yellow Butterfly. I didn't even know I had an aptasia problem until this guy died. Never say one because he'd eat them. I now have maybe 50 or more. So the new guy will be fed well for some time.
I'd also like a dwarf angel.....I had a Coral Beauty, but I'm now leaning more towards a Flame.
I also think I'll stay away from Tangs. They are poop machines and my tank is too small for all but maybe one or two types.
I'd also like a dwarf angel.....I had a Coral Beauty, but I'm now leaning more towards a Flame.
I also think I'll stay away from Tangs. They are poop machines and my tank is too small for all but maybe one or two types.