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Reefkeeper lite or apex jr ?
- Thread starter Mikeamadio
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Thanks to Mark C I am now the owner of a reefkeeper lite. I will be installing today then starting a WTB thread of any additional modules or accessories I may need.
Great bang for the buck.....using one on a QT tank I'm setting up.
It definitely is. Hard part is trying to figure out how to mount all of it.
I'm a RK guy.
I started with a RKL 5 years ago to use as a timer and heater controller, then added another power strip and light module.
When I upgraded tanks I upgraded to the elite and added another power bar and ph/orp probes. I can go on and on but as if today I have the archon controlling 6 power bars on 3 tanks, lots and lots of float and horizontal float switches, many lights, dosing pumps for ATO and AWC, and the oscillating fan of the room temp gets high!
I did try apex once when I bought a used setup but I was never really impressed as it was the same thing for the most part and the addons where so much more expensive even used ones.
I started with a RKL 5 years ago to use as a timer and heater controller, then added another power strip and light module.
When I upgraded tanks I upgraded to the elite and added another power bar and ph/orp probes. I can go on and on but as if today I have the archon controlling 6 power bars on 3 tanks, lots and lots of float and horizontal float switches, many lights, dosing pumps for ATO and AWC, and the oscillating fan of the room temp gets high!
I did try apex once when I bought a used setup but I was never really impressed as it was the same thing for the most part and the addons where so much more expensive even used ones.
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Easy enough to mount, on one tank I have a piece of 1/2" ply with all the modules attached to it inside my stand. On another tank I used sticky Velcro to mount the modules inside the top section of the stand.
Plus it's easy enough to make your own bus cables.
I will be mounting on 1/4" ply with velcro and screws. Hard part is just making it look nice with some room to add on and also fit my 3 jebao controls and possibly there 3 transformers and my two led ballasts.
I went and bought a whole saw blade for my drill, made it super clean being able to pass the cables through the board.
Did the same thing. Stuck on what to put where
What I did was cut out a piece of cardboard box the size of the spot where I wanted to mount everything and used it as a mock up.
Placed the unplugged units on the box and outlined them with a pencil once I had all the units traced and placed properly I then looked for the ideal location to cut the pass throughs.
Here are some quick pics
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Believe it or not that's a picture after I rearranged and cleaned it up, the blue wire is now tucked out of sight lol.
Word of advice, you don't have to put all the modules together in one place.
I have the primary section with my power bars, dosing pumps, water bug leak detector, and Archon.
Then I have a Sl1/2 spaced out and directly below the tank so I could run probe and switch wires straight down.
Word of advice, you don't have to put all the modules together in one place.
I have the primary section with my power bars, dosing pumps, water bug leak detector, and Archon.
Then I have a Sl1/2 spaced out and directly below the tank so I could run probe and switch wires straight down.
Looks good, didn't even think about making a template. Thank you once again new pics will come when finished.