We've Found Even More Neptune Apex Setup Mistakes We've Made. Apex Controller Lessons We've Learned.

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If you have a Neptune Apex Controller on your reef tank you NEED to see these mistakes that we have already made! In our first ApexEL Top Mistakes video we drilled down to our Top 20 most common fails, but we're back with 10 more mistakes we've made as we continue to use and learn day in and day out.
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00:00 Mistakes Neptune Apex
00:17 Not Watching Randy’s Master Series
01:14 Focus On Control vs Monitoring
03:26 Turning Alarms Off
04:51 Wasting Outlets
06:10 01. Heater Settings
07:19 Beyond Apex Ready
08:45 Not Using The Leak Sensors
10:31 Control Board
11:37 Monitor / Display
13:00 Debating Whether You Need One
14:29 Final Thoughts

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Комментарии : 42

@RogueAquariums 3 года назад

I really appreciate how transparent you both are when it comes to showcasing equipment. 👍

@anthonyrodriguez2570 3 года назад

Thanks to BRS for this series! Really helping a beginner Apex user out!

@BriannesFishFam 3 года назад

Love your videos as always!

@johnreefervermont4874 3 года назад

Awesome. More videos and soon I will get my master's degree on this wonderful hobby. You guys are awesome :)

@donduck73 3 года назад

Well that was helpful. You just reminded me to turn the alarm back on. In the middle of the night the alarm went off for low ATO. I turned it off and did a reminder on my phone to make water but I forgot to turn the alarm back on. Really need the auto reset for the alarm.

@ReeferGil 3 года назад

Great advice

@vegetadt6348 3 года назад

Can't wait for BRS to get comfortable with GHL to do a similar series. Great job as always 😊

@ianawesome4875 3 года назад

Guys. Your videos are great. Honestly I enjoy watching and learning about the apex controls. But here in the UK. We get the rubbish 6 power bar. Which doesn't do half of the stuff your 8 bar one's do.. Have a word with neptune, we deserve the better power bar too., especially as the neptune unit is equivalent to $1100…!

@BuddhaKat1 2 года назад

There is a good saying that applies to good reefing; You can't manage what you don't monitor.

@PaulFraser4 5 месяцев назад

Hey team, it seems the Master the Apex Series has been removed, can you re-publish?

@jamescoughlin8856 3 года назад

I'm sorry to see that you are kind of becoming Neptune's lap dogs, especially with that last comment. Don't get me wrong, I have an Apex, and I've had one since the ACIII, more than a decade ago. But there are other players in the field, especially the new CoralVue controller. Neptune has gotten very sloppy with customer support, especially on peripherals. If you send a module in for repair they always reply, "it was water damage" and they refuse to honor their warrantee. I see myself using less Neptune equipment and more from companies that honor their warrantees and stand by their products. Just compare the reviews of the Neptune WAV pump against the Tunze Stream 3 as an example of what I mean.

@BRStv 3 года назад

We're sorry to hear that you've been having some bad experiences with Neptune. If there is ever anything that our own support team can do to help, don't hesitate to reach out. We do have a couple more controller options that you'll start to see on the BRS website in the near future in GHL and the Hydros controllers.

@nathanaguilar762 Год назад

One thing that I believe that Neptune really needs to make a priority is making this equipment more water resistant. For the price tag of this electronic equipment that is purposed to be near and in water, the degree of water resistance that is implemented is disappointing. Even the new Neptune Sky LEDs offer the least amount of water resistance compared to others.

@iwantosavemoney 2 месяца назад

2 return pumps at half the turn over and 2 heater

@liampritchard4163 Год назад

Dose anyone else come watch these videos again just to see Randy or is it just me lol

@BRStv Год назад

We miss him too!

@rickgrigsby5848 Год назад

Not to cheer you guys on but come on I would expect there to be a thousand likes here. How about anybody that has learned at least one thing from Randy press that like button

@TheHelicapt 3 года назад

I like the Neptune system however letting one system run it all is a problem. If Neptune fails then the whole system goes down. I have traditional power outlets and run SmartThings to run and warn me.

@truereefkeeping6022 3 года назад

I am really considering getting one of these but I have been hearing really bad stuff about their customer service and quality issues so idk what to do now lol

@BRStv 3 года назад

Absolutely do take reviews into account, but also know that for every negative review, there are many more happy customers that don't take the time to submit a review. Even if you don't go with the Apex and pick the GHL or Hydros instead, you'll be in good hands 🙂

@Confused_Hippie 2 года назад

I hate how everything on that board is crocked just a tiny bit... 😂

@jessedepass8757 3 года назад

Could you plug a power bar full of mp40s into the apex and just use one apex outlet to turn off the multiple mp40s?

@thomassimpson3934 3 года назад

I did.

@BRStv 3 года назад

Technically, yes. Just make sure that you're not over the max wattage/amp draw for that individual outlet. With MP40's not drawing too much power, likely not a problem.

@danielporter4493 3 года назад

They need a sensor that can detect tank flexing. I have a 75g on a floor over a crawlspace in a 75yo home. Older houses do tend to shift in cold climates. How do I know the foundation wall is solid, or the floor joists aren't flexing? I could come gone to my tank shattered one day or a seal popped open. Just something you stick to the back of the tank in a couple spots that measure defection

@Val_Halla777 3 года назад

👍 Here’s hoping you’ll continue to pressure Neptune to re-release more BRS special edition Apex ‘ELMO’ units. If Neptune’s smart they’ll do this before CoralVue eventually releases a Hydros version c/w PH port for under $250. My current controllers/monitors: WiFi Inkbird for heaters Tunze wave controller AI for lights Avast Marine for ATO Kamoer X1 for KalkStirrer dosing BRS Dosers for Alk/Cal/Mg Reefkeeper RKL for PH monitoring and some switching Man, all I need is TEXT alert capability !! Id be willing to spend 200+...but not 5-800. For now...all I’m after is to replace my RKL with an updated controller /monitor that has web interface and text notifications. (..and grow the system from there eventually). It’s really too bad I missed out on the “BRS Apex” by a few hours before they sold out...and the CoralVue’s Hydros 2 doesn’t have PH. My wait continues. Hopefully my Inkbird’s Iphone notification will be enough of warning while I’m away. 🤞 Cheers.😊

@AJHeikkila Год назад

A little late to the party... but just set your alarm to silent during sleeping hours. "If Time 21:00 to 08:00 Then OFF" Leave your email alerts on so you can see it when you wake up. If you have a leak sensor, put it at the bottom so of your commands so it overrides the quiet time.

@Hottnick2010 3 года назад

Couldnt we just add a line for the alarms for the virtual outlet to turn back on in 24 hrs.

@Hottnick2010 3 года назад

@@BRStv Any ideas as to what the line would be? Thought i was going to be able to figure it out but no dice.

@BRStv 3 года назад

@@Hottnick2010 Actually, now that I think it through it wouldn't be a V/O to turn off email alarms..... BUT you could use a Feed Mode to quiet them. Just choose a FeedMode for this purpose only; extend it's max run time to 65,535 seconds (18hrs); and add a line at the BOTTOM of the Email outlet that says something like, " If FeedC 000 Then OFF " ..... Essentially this would give you 18hrs to fix the problem before it turned your alarms back on. *Note there are some alarms like HeartBeat that are not managed by the Email Alarm outlet. -Randy

@Hottnick2010 3 года назад

@@BRStv Yeah thats all i could think of as well. It would be nice if Neptune would give us a special outlet or atleast the commands to acomplish such a task. My biggest gripe is that you pay$800 for the unit and they keep deleting old data such as test results. The data dosent take up that much space. But if its money they want they should start a data subscription to keep our data $2.99 a month or something. Im sure most Apex owners would subscribe.

@TonyDamazio 2 года назад

I WISH!... they were $500! They're up to $1,000

@josh.kaptur 3 года назад

will apex notify you when you're not home in the event of a power outage that obviously knocks out your wifi too?

@beej1254 3 года назад

Yes, there is a feature known as “heartbeat”. If your apex isn’t connected to apex fusion then you’ll get a text alert.

@BRStv 3 года назад

A couple of ways that you could go about getting an alert in this situation. 1) set up Apex Heartbeat. This will notify you any time that you Apex is not connected to the cloud. This will tell you that either you have a power outage or internet outage. Unfortunately, it can't tell you exactly which one, just that something is wrong and you should check on your tank. 2) Neptune makes a power supply cable for the base unit. If you plug this as well as your internet router/modem into a UPS, then you'll know that it's a power outage issue and not just an internet problem.

@stephenlanouette6588 2 года назад

Bruh I want this cause I'm lazy

@johnluciano5163 3 года назад

If only reefing was just as cheap as fresh water.

@cedricrobinson9539 3 года назад

First :-)

@mnarlis Год назад

Neptune has really gone downhill, especially with the cheap parts they use and the service they provide. They only have one service tech Kyle and his job is to up-sell you. They are the only company I know who tells you that their system will probably fail somewhere between 18-24 months and you need to send them more money to keep it going so they can charge you $200.00 to replace some tubing and a small pump from China. So glad to now go with Hydros. The product and parts are so much more advanced they Neptune.

@kennethallen3452 2 года назад

Biggest mistake is buying anything Apex lol

@BRStv 2 года назад

Sorry to hear that you've had a bad experience with the Neptune products. If there is anything our customer service team can do to help, please let us know

@alexl.9317 3 года назад

Another one: Be an European and buy APEX. The European 220V power bars have no features at all. It is only a power switch and 6 slot only. Everything is great about APEX not available for other countries. I don't understand this crap. Why so much hate for other countries? Don't you want our money? Our money not good? What the hell Neptune!?