Mine is in the mail as well. BTW when is the SL2 going to be released?

I'm ordering mine soon.

Ordered... I'll be picking mine up on vacation in 2 weeks.

Are you L2 and L3 units going to be one sale too?

nope just the level 1

No... The L3 is still a better deal if you're putting a full package together all at once. No other units being adjusted.

Scott
DA

ordered mine on 6/05/2009 gets here 6/16/2009...damn could this shipping get any slower...lol...

Mine is 30 miles away but even if it came today I couldnt even open it till tomorrow so no biggie.

Rehype, the SL2 is supposed to be out the end of Q2, so I assume the end of the month. My concern is will the RKL firmware be ready and will I be able to control my 2 banks of LEDs individually? I posted a couple of questions about the ALC in the DA forums but no reply yet. But as long as Scott is working on getting the SL2 and RKL firmware out faster I dont mind.

Probably noob questions but I have never used a controller of any kind

To add pH and salinity do I need to get the SL1 before?

Anyway this can be monitored remotely (online)?

The Elite can be monitored remotely with an add-on module. To monitor pH and SG you need the SL2 that has not come out yet. It should be out soon though. You should go over to their web site and check all the options out.

No "noob" questions! and opy01 is correct. You would only need the SL2 and that will be in pre-order soon with a scheduled ship date posted!

Scott
DA

We are working on it, and the firmware is coming along nicely!

Scott
DA

HURRAY!!! I dont even have my RKL yet and I am already exited about the FW lol. Only 3 weeks till the end of Q2. I am going to be pulling money from my photography fund for the SL2 and the salinity monitor so I can get rid of my stupid hydrometer.

Update:

For anyone that wasn't aware, this package should now be stocked and sold by all Digital Aquatics dealers! Contact your favorite LFS or online retailer to see if they have their shipments in!

Scott
DA

Scott, thanks so much for offering this sale! I've been wanting to get one for some time, but just never had the incentive to take the step... I hooked my RLK up last night, by far the easier thing I've done for my tank yet! I can't wait to add more modules to expand my systems capability! Thanks again for getting my butt up and buy one of these great controllers!

LOL... That's funny!

That's a nice looking tank! I'm glad we can be a part of it!!!
How many gallons is it?
What do you have the RKL doing for you?

Thanks for posting the picture!

Scott
DA

damn...you can sell RKL's by posting that tank pic on your site...sick tank...

Thanks Scott, it's a 12' 157 gallon (142x16x16)

Right now, I have the RKL running 3 IceCap 660 ballasts letting me create a sunrise/sunset effect; I have each one turned on in 30 min increments. With the temp probe, I have the controller turning on/off a fan to maintain temp... It works much better this way, as I'm not running the fan 24x7 and then having to heat the water that's being over cooled! Also helps keep the evap down.

I just got my RKL and I am playing with it now. The customer service there is incredible! Thanks Scott for everything!

This thing is AWESOME! It's real easy once I got used to the menus.

Glad to hear it! We're always ready to help if you have questions!

Scott
DA

from the looks of it, it does control lighting. can it control LEd arrays like the one's we build here on NR? if thsst the case which one do we need? i'll be getting it as soon as i get back from my trip!

I'm taking off early today, but if you post a link the LED you're talking about I will advise.

Scott
DA

I was wondering if the ALC on the RKL would run two of these.

Meanwell LED driver 1-10v dimmer

Yeah I was wondering the same thing too with the exception is that I need to be ablr to control 4 drivers. 2 deivers would control the royal blues and the other 2 would control the whites

At a glance, it does not look like this device has 0-10VDC inputs. Without that the ALC can not interface with it.

Scott
DA

when will the sL2 be back in stock?

I have a question, can it control moonlights to represent a lunar cycle through one of the PC4 outlets or do you have to buy the RKM-MLC to simulate a cycle.

Just got the RKL yesterday for my birthday....super excited about hooking it up this afternoon. Looks and feels like a rock solid product and you just can't beat the price.

The 1-10V output on it is optional. I had to look a little harder myself but it is there.

On another note, this RKL is the best investment I have made. Now that I added this and a fan my temps stay between 77.9-78.2 and no higher or lower at all. Changing light cycle times is easy. On my old timer if the start time had passed you had to wait 24 hours for any changes to take effect, this one is instant. Now I just need to get another PC4.

Well, they were never in stock. That's one part of our store that's misleading... We don't have a "Coming Soon" tag we can put in place of the "out of stock" tag.

They should be orderable by the end of the month. We'll post more when we have it!

Scott
DA



It does require the MLC. The PC4s channels aren't dimmable.



Thank you!!! And happy birthday!

Scott
DA



If the 0-10 is an option for "control" NOT driving the input than it should work... The ALC can only supply voltage (0-10VDC) no useable current for powering anything.

Hope that makes sense.

Scott
DA

Makes perfect sense. The driver has an A/C input for driving the LEDs, the 1-10v is only for dimming control.

i ordered a rkl and opy, i'm following along with with your build since it relates close to mine.

i can't wait to get it. i love new toys

when is the ALC coming back into stock?

Just want to put a plug in....got the RKL yesterday afternoon. Just spent 20 minutes unpacking, setting the time/date, and already have it running a heater using the included iTemp probe.

Couldn't be much easier than it was. Next comes the lights.

Awesome! My heatsink and drivers get here thursday and my LEDs I ordered on ebay should be here early next week ($5.70 each). They are Crees but the stars are somewhat different. I will let you know if they suck or not lol. Hopefully the ALCs will be in stock when the firmware is released.



Thats funny because the lights were the first thing I set up and they were just as easy as the temp. I even set my fuge light to shut off if it gets over 80 degrees. Of course with a couple of computer fans on it the temps stay right at 78. I need another PC4 to control those fans when it gets up to 78.5 now so they arent running 24/7 lol.

Getting mine in on Wednesday from diyreef.com, can't wait.

should have bought the leds through my GB! lol just joking
i'm just waiting on my drivers from evil and now the RKL and ALC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

official thread hijack!
first one now that's that out of the way.......

I was going to but you pushed it back to the 30th and I just got impatient lol. I still need optics though.

i know that's what i get for being nice. i pretty pissed too, the two that begged me to extend it still haven't committed. i want my leds too. i think this GB is a FAIL! lol


are you using it to control your LED setup up too?

Hadn't thought about it. I probably will once I figure out how too, lol.

This unit will be on back order for about a week... We'll get it back online as soon as our next shipment comes in!

Thank you,

Scott
DA

There are now a limited number of RKL L1s available. They are first come first serve and may or may not last the weekend.

For those of you on the fence, we should have more units in around the 17th of July or so.

Thank you,

Scott
DA

I'm absolutely loving my RKL, glad I got my order in when I did!

Glad to hear it! Thank you for the feed back!

Scott
DA

will you guys post one to the UK (if it works over here)

I got my RKL1 last week or so... absolutely kicks ass, best money i spent thus far on my tank. Very intuitive to program, haven't even checked out the manual yet.

I was interested in ordering one, and was wondering what would I need to buy if I wanted to control more than 4 outlets?

Just the 4 plug expansion?

If I get that, would the rkl be able to control those additional 4 plugs?

Thanks

All you would need was another pc4. You could also buy a second rkl and have a backup head unit and temp probe for $10.

Now that's a smart move. I might go that route. I suppose you might even be able to run them in parallel.

I've had the RKL up and running for two weeks now and I love it! I got it along with an SL1, float switch, and an aqualifter. It's set up to turn on the fans to cool down the tank when it gets too hot, and top off using the float switch and the aqualifter. Works like a charm.

Just a heads up for those setting up your systems, make sure low current devices (like the aqualifter or cooling fans) are on either channel 1 or 4, which are the only channels that can switch low current devices on and off. I initially made the mistake of hooking up the aqualifter to channel 2 and it failed to turn off when it was supposed to -- it just kept pulling a low amount current and kept running. Thankfully the aqualifter is so slow that I caught it before it had dumped too much top off water in the tank.

The RKL is great otherwise -- now I don't really need to buy a chiller with the RKL, the SL1, the fans, and the aqualifter. Highly recommended.