FarmerTy Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Awesome cause I have been slowly doing research on the different reef controllers and like what I with cerebra but like I said when I wanted to get one they disappeared and had no idea why. so I have been bouncing between the DA Reefkeeper and the Apex... they both have things I like and dislike ( I have gotten to play a bit with both and see how they work via others who have them) but I hadn't known anyone who got to play with the cerebra till I saw this thread.When it finally shows up, you're more than welcome to come play with it and the Apex and see which is more your style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Your getting to play with it as a beta again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Your getting to play with it as a beta again?From what they have told us, yes. We may even get a special edition one for being part of the program... Whatever that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Nice. Would love to come over and play with it when/if you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Nice. Would love to come over and play with it when/if you get it. I like the when/if part. I have the same reservations. Haha!I'll let you know when it comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Got a pic of all the connections from the cerebral forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 That's pretty feature-rich if those are all included at the base price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 nice setup they got there. I like the fact there are LOTS of ports for things, however I'm not entirely sure why they have 2 pH ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 That's pretty feature-rich if those are all included at the base priceAnd they told us it has ample computing power so we can easily add a USB hub to even more peripherals, like wireless mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 nice setup they got there. I like the fact there are LOTS of ports for things, however I'm not entirely sure why they have 2 pH ports.2 pH ports is ideal when running a calcium reactor. You have one monitoring the reactor pH to ensure proper melting of the media and you have the other placed in the tank for monitoring and as a safety in case the reactor dumps CO2 into the system somehow. It can be programmed to detect and shut off the co2 solenoid to stop co2 gas from entering the system and save your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 ahh.. never ran a Ca reactor, so didn't think of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 ahh.. never ran a Ca reactor, so didn't think of thatThe Apex classic had one pH port and another that could be used as ORP/2nd pH port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Just wanted to check and see... though I doubt it if you have heard anything more from Vertex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Just wanted to check and see... though I doubt it if you have heard anything more from Vertex?Nothing too crazy, just an end of March/beginning of April timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Cool, lets see if that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 They have us beta testers filling out forms the past couple weeks to prep for shipment of the new version of the Cerebra. Its getting closer but I'll believe it when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Oh boy, hopefully it has the bugs worked out. The offer to come see/play with it still up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Oh boy, hopefully it has the bugs worked out. The offer to come see/play with it still up?Absolutely, though I can't guarantee bugless. [emoji16]Cool part is the original manufacturer decided to drop ship on the original Cerebra so we don't have to return it to get the new one. I'm not sure the actual details but the end result is we don't have to send back version 1. Now what to do with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 You basically have a big paper weight sitting around. I know we can't promise all the bugs, I was mainly hoping the big bugs got worked out from V1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 You basically have a big paper weight sitting around. I know we can't promise all the bugs, I was mainly hoping the big bugs got worked out from V1.It was somewhat functional when I shut it down awhile ago. Maybe just throw it on the QT tank and don't give it too much to be responsible for.Better yet, program it and put it in my living room to control lamps to automatically turn on and off. [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 What all was it able to do with no issue? If it could perform basic monitoring (Ph, Salinity, Temp) and/or other functions (I don't know exactly where the bugs are) you could run it on the frag system and when/if you get V2 use it along side V1 and see how they compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 What all was it able to do with no issue? If it could perform basic monitoring (Ph, Salinity, Temp) and/or other functions (I don't know exactly where the bugs are) you could run it on the frag system and when/if you get V2 use it along side V1 and see how they compare. It was fully functional from what I last recall, but that was more than a year ago. It just didn't have cloud support but I remember it running an independent frag tank for me.My frag system is tied to my main system so no go there but I'll run it on the fish QT and see how it does. I fired up the old one tonight and powered right up and began taking temp and ORP readings like nothing happened. I switched each individual outlet on/off and it responded appropriately. I might have to look back up with the big deal was with the old version. Like I said, at the end of the day, I'll program it to flip on my lamps in the living room or have it run my Christmas lights in the winter. [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Lol be a good way to repurpose the equipment, and using it to run the lights in the living room might score some points with the wife. If V2 runs well I might consider it for my tank controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Saunders Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 They tell you anything more about V2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 No timeline yet but I submitted my forms to get it when it comes out. They gave us 25% off any vertex accessories so I capitalized and bought some sexy red media reactors to replace my BRS ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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