Wireless connectivity from your smartphone or tablet to your Apex (or other controller) is completely logical – and we embrace that. While many in the aquarium world continue to embrace wireless technologies for interconnectivity, we have decided to go the other direction – a wire. The WAV is the first of a line of aquarium products from Neptune Systems that will use a completely new interface. Practical Multipurpose Utility Pump (PMUP)v2.GRO – Macroalgae Grow Light for Refugiums.COR-15 – Intelligent Return Pump for Aquariums.COR-20 – Intelligent Return Pump for Aquariums.Trident – Marine Aquarium Water Analyzer.Now you use this number to compare to others that use the WAV in their aquarium or simply compare to your own history of FLO in your aquarium. On top of this, all the WAVs in your aquarium are aggregated giving you an overall FLO for your aquarium. Since the WAV constantly communicates with Apex Fusion, it knows exactly how much flow it is producing and logs a new measurement standard we simply call FLO. This understanding is here with the WAV and Apex Fusion. Until now there has not been a real-time method to understand the relative output of all the flow making devices (powerheads/wavemakers) in your aquarium. We even have a product to measure and log this with your APEX – the PMK – PAR Monitoring Kit.īut what about Flow? Well known and successful aquarists worldwide often say that two of the key components to a great reef aquarium are lighting and flow. With PAR we are able to look back to see how the light affected our aquariums, how it is lit now, and how we compare to our friends lighting set up. Most recently a new measurement has been getting more and more traction in the reefkeeping world – PAR (measurement of lighting intensity). Light and Flow – The two most important needs of a successful reef aquarium Less wires, less configuration headaches, and best of all, less cost to you as a consumer! It is called 1LINK because there is one power supply, one module (for up to three 1LINK devices), and a one-click-connection of a wire that carries not only the power for the device, but two-way communication from it to your Apex. So after much study of the problem, our answer is 1LINK. Finally for all this “benefit”, you as the consumer get the added cost of this wireless technology that must be baked into the price of every device you buy. And let’s not forget configuration – wireless devices require syncing, endless button presses and arcane steps to get them to connect up – hopefully with you and not your neighbor. You still need to use a wire to get power to the devices anyway. And ironically, wireless really does not save wires. Our philosophy is that when distances are measured in a few feet, wireless is a solution looking for a problem. However, wireless used for the interconnecting of devices within the confines of common aquariums (that are mostly less than 6? long) is not only unnecessary, but it reduces reliability. You get the flow where you need it and you stop blocking the beautiful side views of your aquarium! Imagine mounting the WAV on the back side glass or even the back wall, set an angle, and kicking the flow off the side or front glass. This provides so many more options than flow that coming straight out from the side or back of the aquarium. With its innovative, low-profile magnetic mount, you get up 40 degree range of motion on the pivot and then the entire pump rotates 360 degrees.
This is the approach we took with the WAV. Through research we found that most customers usually never need to point their pump at extreme angles – usually 20 degrees one direction or another is enough. The WAV answers both of these problems with a new take on an articulating mount. Having a powerhead that can be pointed in all directions is nothing new, but the hardware to make that happen usually takes up too much space and is unsightly. This really limits an aquarists options and, in some cases, obstructs the view. Unfortunately, some of the leading water moving pumps on the market only send flow in a direction perpendicular to the glass. Directional flow allows stealth mounting options
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