Reef Keeper Elite Bulks Up

Unless you were in a cave for the last 6-8 months, you had to know that the awesome people at Digital Aquatics had released their new baby into the world; the Reef Keeper Elite. Since one half of your FragdIt crew has their system powered by this unique controller (cough, cough), he has been waiting for the release of their new modules to show up. And they have.. with a bang!

Out of nowhere, albeit at MAX (Marine Aquatic Expo) in Costa Mesa California , they shocked the Elite user world by announcing 4 new products: HUB, SL2, SW5 and PC1. My brain just had to reboot from the info overload.

Lets start with the first module, PC1. Its capabilities are very simple. You will be able to control one or two outputs up to 15 amps. Great for high wattage light systems and those house-sized chillers. (photo courtesy of Digital Aquatics).

Secondly, the SL2 had been announced and been advertised as the alternative to SL1 or the supplemental module to your RKE system. It would have all the components that a SL1 has (pH, temp, 2 switches) except for the ORP. The SL2 will be harnessed with the ability to check on your salinity.. yes your salt levels! The only question that I would have, with respect to that, would be “how many times a year will you have to calibrate your salinity probe?”.

Now lets talk about the mysterious modules, HUB and SW5. Here are excerpts from the DA’s website:

The RKM-HUB isn’t just a simple 5 port bus HUB! The RKM-HUB will also have a power port so that you can power your bus! What does that mean for the RK systems…

1) As mentioned we’ll be announcing two new combos one with the RKE and one with the RKL head unit. The HUB will play an important roll in those systems!
2) Having 5 bus ports, the HUB will also offer up new options for mounting and wiring your system!
3) The RKM-HUB will NOT count as a module in your system. This is very important for those of you running the RKL system as that head unit has a four module limit.

In other words, now you can use the HUB as a means to power up your head unit or your necessities during a power failure. Personally, I would want to have the NET linked with the HUB module to show that there is a power failure when the return pumps and the lights are all powered off.

The SW5 is a special tool for the entire system.

The RKM-SW5 has 4 switch inputs and 1 relay out. The relay can switch up to 6amp at 120VAC. Note, this is NOT a powered outlet. Think of it as a light switch, it will switch on and off a supply line. This has MANY uses! The SW5 will expand the ability of the RK systems to do more automated tasks! Now you’re talking!

Switches could be almost anything, from dosing pumps to light switches. I will leave it to your imagination.

The release dates for all of these products are yet unknown, but they seem to be almost ready to be on sale. Stay tuned folks!

Related posts:

1. MACNA Day 2: Digital Aquatics Beefs Up
2. Digital Aquatics To Be Releasing Float Switches
3. Digital Aquatics: SL2 Modules Shipped
4. Long awaited release of the ReefKeeper Elite (RKE)..
5. Digital Aquatics: Begins Work On The TPC

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