You have such a high quality channel, I enjoyed this review a lot as well as the alkatronic ones. You deserve way more views. And what an out of the box idea for this tester!
The piece that is missing from Reefbot is the ability to *control*. Measure Mg, then control Dosers and react (adjust dosing up/down). If they developed an API that controllers could consume then thats true automation. MEASURE/ADJUST/RE-MEASURE and so on. It's a great first step though.
Hey Devin great video. Could use some extra lighting for that bar when doing videos. :) Look forward to some follow up on how this unit runs long term and how much maintenance is required.
Thanks. I do have some umbrella lights that come out some days! As for maintenance. Checking calibration once every month or two/. Replace the needle every 60 tests. And refilling the vials is the extent of it. (will be a bit before I have to do any of them with a weekly schedule. If you test daily it would be a little more frequently
That thing is pretty slick! But WOAH! It’s not exactly space-saving is it? Plus 3 containers nearby.... Having said that though, I totally see how useful it would be both for convenience and having a regular stream of information. Really interesting video! 👍🏻
Why do you need to purge the waste water to a separate after alkatronic test? The waste water from alkatronic should be safe to purge back to the tank right?
Lots of people put it back into the tank. I have not tried this yet. Since I have the waste for the reefbot and alkatronic I just left the container and empty it every few weeks
Man I'm loving it. Seemed bit loud but even if so it's only during testing so meh. But interested in how it holds up. How the hell have I not heard bout this one? Lol going to have to check it out. Fact you can use many different kits for testing is huge. Now to try n figure out how much these bad boys cost....
retail is 899 USD and 50$ off with the code rkreefdudes :) For me its perfect paird with the alkatronic to fill in all my testing gaps.. now i can kick back and get the weekly results! oooooohhhh yeaaaaaaa! :D
I’ll stick to liquid ones. A few of the powder test can work if you pre mix the powder with water but it’s much simpler to just pick liquid based kits :)
Question, did you have any issues calibrating the ro fluid. I was helping set one up this evening and after 1st calibration it read around 14ml, bot only allows you to enter value of 1-9...🤔, ran a second calibration and it came out at 8ml, perfect!, we had to run out and help move a tank, came back and noticed the syringe was not fully seated in the holder, fixed that, went to recalibrate the ro line and kept getting 12ml app only allows a value between 1 and 9. Owner is now going to contact customer tech support. Just curious if you could shed any insight. Thanks in advance👍
I honestly dont fully recall that part as its been a few months now.. i dont recall having any issues with the calibration through. Their support is really good so they should be able to help you out.
ReefDudes where are you finding the refills for Tropic Marin? I spoke with Lou Ekus of Tropic Marin (at reefapalooza) and he insisted BRS carries the refills. But I can't find them in ANY store. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
@@ReefDudes That's the brand I ended up going with. At Reefapalooza, I spoke with Lou Ekus (of Tropic Marin) and he swore up and down that places like BRS carries the Nitrate refills. Unfortunately that is not the case. Really strange how hard it is to find in the US. But anyway, people seemed pleased with Fauna Marine, so when my Bot finally gets here I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes.
This with alkatronic! Haha. Alkatronic for alk every 12h and reefbot for mag/no3/po4 weekly . Team effort! Haha. And by far the cheapest reagent strategy :)
Compatible kits so far : reefkinetics.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/43000508730-what-is-the-estimated-duration-for-each-test-brand-and-parameter-
I wonder when the doser unit will be available for the Reefbot since that would really make it a better solution. Also I wonder if people have found out which Brand test kits would last the longest and have less reagent components? Also do they recommend specific test kits for best accuracy?
Doser is coming out Q4, Reefbot has a list of which test kits work and how many tests you get. reefkinetics.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/43000508730-what-is-the-estimated-duration-for-each-test-brand-and-parameter-
i have a hanna phosphate checker so i can compare that one. I could compare to the redsea nitrate kits once its going but i suspect it to be pretty darn close. ICP would be a bit pricey to do so ill likely just do the kits i have in a future update :) The Reefbot will be much more accurate than me as its percise water volumes/drops/color interpretation.. basically takes out human error and preforms the tests identically each time.
@@ReefDudes its 1000 pounds in Uk, for this money it shut be very accurate, especially the tests of various companies have considerable dispersion. If you can make PO4 compare it will be nice
While nice, something that does concern me is how many tests you get. Just taking the Red Sea test kit as an example, it says it uses 1.05mL per test, which is fine the instructions say to discard the liquid (I don't though... whoops :D) but 1.05mL is more than what is necessary, but fine I get it a little extra, however 20mL container of the reefbot divided by 1.05 is about 19 test, yet it states on their website you get 11 tests before refilling. Is this simply because of the fluid level in the vial needs to be a certain height? Either way kind of raw deal to only get 58% of your test kits out of each vial before refilling. That said, I really hope this thing works and sticks around in the market, we need more choices for products like this, we don't need one particular orange and grey device to dominate the market. That said, I hope version 2.0 is even better.
They are working on larger containers which is good. How much liquid is likely the average so may vary based on actual levels. If your testing daily then yep i could see that being a pain refiling after 11 days.. if weekly i could deal with once every 3 months :) The new upcoming larger vials should solve that issue or at least reduce it for the daily testers.
Around there, depends on the test and how much reagent it uses.. but it does very tiny steps when adding it to keep it super accurate. I schedule my future ones for 5/6am so i have the results when i wake up Friday mornings :)
At the show I didn't know u got it...I went to pick it up and they said it was sold. LOL...Well please tell me how u like it Dev? I'm ordering this week.
So far so good! Only been fully hooked up for the weekend but it auto primed and calibrated it self I loaded my tests and told it which was which the rest was more or less automated. Don’t forget to use my coupon code to save some mula!
I did a few spots tests my first month and they were pretty darn close havent checked in a while as i truest the robot to be more consistent than me :P
Depends what you want to test and how often. I believe mindstream tests very frequently and you pay for a monthly subscription for the discs. For me what I’m testing I only care to know once a week so reagent refills are much cheaper long term. But it also only test a few things vs a ton on the disc so it’s all a trade off based on what your after
Awesome Vid Dev . I think the Reefbot is going to be way better than the trident. You can test more things and with being able to use different test kits is way better and cheaper then having to buy new stuff from Neptune. Reefbot will probably be my choice when I go auto testing.
Meier'sReef & Pets 🙏 thank you! It’s nice to be able to test what you want and one of the only options for testing nutrients. Big sell for me is being able to test at any frequency i want! Ex once a week as I don’t need to know daily which will make reagent last ages!
You have to pre mix the powder to use that one. I have a calcium reactor and tune it based on alk so no real point on testing CA as it is what it is :P (any time i have ever tested its been good).. so i only worry about Alk/mag
You have such a high quality channel, I enjoyed this review a lot as well as the alkatronic ones. You deserve way more views. And what an out of the box idea for this tester!
Great review Dev
Thank you! ill do a follow up in a month or so once its been in action for a few weeks
This is a great tool and must have especially for us lazy reefers. 😁Thanks for the tutorial..
Lazy/techie reefers unite!
Looks promising buds..Great video...
Thanks ash!
Smart to buy just the refill kit, I would have bought the full kit, lol! Looking forward to seeing your review.
Mind as well save money when you can! I’m stoked to be free of weekly testing!
Says it works with many of the test kits, I use Red Sea and how will this work when you have to add a powder as the reagent?
The piece that is missing from Reefbot is the ability to *control*. Measure Mg, then control Dosers and react (adjust dosing up/down). If they developed an API that controllers could consume then thats true automation. MEASURE/ADJUST/RE-MEASURE and so on. It's a great first step though.
Macca 75 they actually had a Doser at Rap NY that can dose based on the results. It’s coming out in q4
This looks good but whats the Warranty on the motor? what if it stops working after 8 months?
Comes with a 1 year warranty
Hey Devin great video. Could use some extra lighting for that bar when doing videos. :) Look forward to some follow up on how this unit runs long term and how much maintenance is required.
Thanks. I do have some umbrella lights that come out some days! As for maintenance. Checking calibration once every month or two/. Replace the needle every 60 tests. And refilling the vials is the extent of it. (will be a bit before I have to do any of them with a weekly schedule. If you test daily it would be a little more frequently
Nice vid. Mine just arrived yesterday! Where did you buy your Tropic marin refill kit from?
Posted a link in description. Saltwater aquarium carries them
That thing is pretty slick! But WOAH! It’s not exactly space-saving is it? Plus 3 containers nearby.... Having said that though, I totally see how useful it would be both for convenience and having a regular stream of information. Really interesting video! 👍🏻
Awesome 👍👍 If the reagents gets low you get a notification too ?
Sure do!!
Why do you need to purge the waste water to a separate after alkatronic test?
The waste water from alkatronic should be safe to purge back to the tank right?
Lots of people put it back into the tank. I have not tried this yet. Since I have the waste for the reefbot and alkatronic I just left the container and empty it every few weeks
Man I'm loving it. Seemed bit loud but even if so it's only during testing so meh. But interested in how it holds up. How the hell have I not heard bout this one? Lol going to have to check it out. Fact you can use many different kits for testing is huge. Now to try n figure out how much these bad boys cost....
retail is 899 USD and 50$ off with the code rkreefdudes :) For me its perfect paird with the alkatronic to fill in all my testing gaps.. now i can kick back and get the weekly results! oooooohhhh yeaaaaaaa! :D
Devin, did one of your silicone lines come with a inline filter installed on any of them? Mine did but they don't specify which port it goes too?
Jason Williams I don’t think It did(but I also got a display model at a show) But I would have it on the tank water intake line
@@ReefDudes ha I almost bought one at the show too. I was thinking on the tank water as well
Thanks for the quick response
I love getting gear at the end of the show. Always great deals on the display models :)
Can you tell me which light bracket you are using? Looking for one like yours.
Fernando Castillo th-cam.com/video/XoxKQforlf0/w-d-xo.html
Does it only use tests that don’t have a powder reagent?
This looks promising, looking forward to the updates. 😊👍🏽
I’ll stick to liquid ones. A few of the powder test can work if you pre mix the powder with water but it’s much simpler to just pick liquid based kits :)
@@ReefDudes Good to know the Hanna powders won't work that easily.
Question, did you have any issues calibrating the ro fluid. I was helping set one up this evening and after 1st calibration it read around 14ml, bot only allows you to enter value of 1-9...🤔, ran a second calibration and it came out at 8ml, perfect!, we had to run out and help move a tank, came back and noticed the syringe was not fully seated in the holder, fixed that, went to recalibrate the ro line and kept getting 12ml app only allows a value between 1 and 9. Owner is now going to contact customer tech support. Just curious if you could shed any insight. Thanks in advance👍
I honestly dont fully recall that part as its been a few months now.. i dont recall having any issues with the calibration through. Their support is really good so they should be able to help you out.
@@ReefDudes thanks, figured it was worth a shot to ask. we will continue to attempt calibration and test later this evening
ReefDudes where are you finding the refills for Tropic Marin? I spoke with Lou Ekus of Tropic Marin (at reefapalooza) and he insisted BRS carries the refills. But I can't find them in ANY store. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
You can also use fauna marine. Check the links in the description
@@ReefDudes That's the brand I ended up going with. At Reefapalooza, I spoke with Lou Ekus (of Tropic Marin) and he swore up and down that places like BRS carries the Nitrate refills. Unfortunately that is not the case. Really strange how hard it is to find in the US.
But anyway, people seemed pleased with Fauna Marine, so when my Bot finally gets here I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Beyond impressive. Curious to see who wins between this, the trident and alkatronic
This with alkatronic! Haha. Alkatronic for alk every 12h and reefbot for mag/no3/po4 weekly . Team effort! Haha. And by far the cheapest reagent strategy :)
Have you considered a dosetronic at all?
Jason Williams yep. Looks pretty cool. Maybe end up with one eventually as I have an alkatronic already
I suppose you can't use kits like the Red Sea nitrate because 2/3 reagents are powders
You can pre mix some of the powders in a vial but seemed like more work so I just picked Kits that we’re all liquid based to avoid the extra Hassle
Compatible kits so far : reefkinetics.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/43000508730-what-is-the-estimated-duration-for-each-test-brand-and-parameter-
I wonder when the doser unit will be available for the Reefbot since that would really make it a better solution. Also I wonder if people have found out which Brand test kits would last the longest and have less reagent components? Also do they recommend specific test kits for best accuracy?
Doser is coming out Q4, Reefbot has a list of which test kits work and how many tests you get. reefkinetics.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/43000508730-what-is-the-estimated-duration-for-each-test-brand-and-parameter-
Hmm it seems none is in stock now and only preorders are available from one site
Now I know what a ReefBot is and how it works.
woo!! let me know if you have any questions on it :)
What is cost and availability of the reefbot vs the Trident?
Reefbot available now. Trident hit or miss for current availability
hi nice gear any chance you can do compare test result to hanna checkers or ICP Tests, I am very curious about the results, because is not cheap
i have a hanna phosphate checker so i can compare that one. I could compare to the redsea nitrate kits once its going but i suspect it to be pretty darn close. ICP would be a bit pricey to do so ill likely just do the kits i have in a future update :) The Reefbot will be much more accurate than me as its percise water volumes/drops/color interpretation.. basically takes out human error and preforms the tests identically each time.
@@ReefDudes its 1000 pounds in Uk, for this money it shut be very accurate, especially the tests of various companies have considerable dispersion. If you can make PO4 compare it will be nice
@@hajtaler1 Will do for the next update!
While nice, something that does concern me is how many tests you get. Just taking the Red Sea test kit as an example, it says it uses 1.05mL per test, which is fine the instructions say to discard the liquid (I don't though... whoops :D) but 1.05mL is more than what is necessary, but fine I get it a little extra, however 20mL container of the reefbot divided by 1.05 is about 19 test, yet it states on their website you get 11 tests before refilling. Is this simply because of the fluid level in the vial needs to be a certain height? Either way kind of raw deal to only get 58% of your test kits out of each vial before refilling.
That said, I really hope this thing works and sticks around in the market, we need more choices for products like this, we don't need one particular orange and grey device to dominate the market. That said, I hope version 2.0 is even better.
They are working on larger containers which is good. How much liquid is likely the average so may vary based on actual levels. If your testing daily then yep i could see that being a pain refiling after 11 days.. if weekly i could deal with once every 3 months :) The new upcoming larger vials should solve that issue or at least reduce it for the daily testers.
I looked up this device, and it takes an hour or more to do a test?
Around there, depends on the test and how much reagent it uses.. but it does very tiny steps when adding it to keep it super accurate. I schedule my future ones for 5/6am so i have the results when i wake up Friday mornings :)
At the show I didn't know u got it...I went to pick it up and they said it was sold. LOL...Well please tell me how u like it Dev? I'm ordering this week.
So far so good! Only been fully hooked up for the weekend but it auto primed and calibrated it self I loaded my tests and told it which was which the rest was more or less automated. Don’t forget to use my coupon code to save some mula!
@Derrick Picker rkreefdudes (also in video description)
How about xepta auto balance .....
Krishna Karkera it looks cool but not yet released hard to day. I have only seen the prototype at rap so far
Just picked one up, is it accurate?
I did a few spots tests my first month and they were pretty darn close havent checked in a while as i truest the robot to be more consistent than me :P
Would you get this or the mindstream?
Depends what you want to test and how often. I believe mindstream tests very frequently and you pay for a monthly subscription for the discs. For me what I’m testing I only care to know once a week so reagent refills are much cheaper long term. But it also only test a few things vs a ton on the disc so it’s all a trade off based on what your after
Awesome Vid Dev . I think the Reefbot is going to be way better than the trident. You can test more things and with being able to use different test kits is way better and cheaper then having to buy new stuff from Neptune. Reefbot will probably be my choice when I go auto testing.
Meier'sReef & Pets 🙏 thank you! It’s nice to be able to test what you want and one of the only options for testing nutrients. Big sell for me is being able to test at any frequency i want! Ex once a week as I don’t need to know daily which will make reagent last ages!
Price?
Retail is 899, or 849 with the $50 off RKReefDudes coupon code
Red Sea Ca Pro is buggy.
You have to pre mix the powder to use that one. I have a calcium reactor and tune it based on alk so no real point on testing CA as it is what it is :P (any time i have ever tested its been good).. so i only worry about Alk/mag
Cool stuff, but looks complicated, filling bottles and remembering what's what
Labels on the bottles fix that! The app lets you know when they are low and when to refill :)
Dude, what is that background music? It drove me nuts. Good content though.
I normally just pick a random song haha generally keep it subtle :P
Coupon PLUS does not exist
Just returned mine garbage badly made and shocking customer service.