Love the tech you put on the show. Wish I had some like this in the US. Always enjoy your videos and responses!

Thanks mate, excellent review. I'm sold, just placed my order with Aquaristic here in Sydney. Happy Reefing

Another great one Sam. The probe is very responsive indeed. I use a Atlas Scientific one which looks very similar. Once a while I get crazy readings when a tiny snail gets in the probe cavity.

Had one of these for about 5 months ish. Good product.

Thanks for the video sam. I hve the thermo control and PH monitor and am very happy with both. The app is the best I have used in the hobby. I think I will need to grab this unit as well.

That pause at the end 😂 nice review buddy

Nice video! 💥 In regards to the network case - you can always change your hotspot password to secure it. We're also working on a new way of registering devices in Smart Reef.

Sold! Love reef factory gear

Great video! I love how tiny this thing is. If it's long-term stable, I'm definitely going to get one. My Apex salinity probe seems to be great for the first couple weeks then seems to "drift"

Hi Sam, Great Vid as allways. Interested in the dia of the probe, I have the Sanking probe tube and your thoughts if this would work in that. also what depth does the probe need to be in the water ?

Controllers are still key. If it notifies you but can't shut off the water feeds you're screwed anyway. An expensive alarm. Great review

Just got a profilux mega 4 for a steal, already ordered this i`m happy im gonna have double redundancy on salinity monitoring as well

great vid as always tempted to get one lol

Great vid Sam, I've had it for around 4 weeks as well and while it was good to start with, the reading suddenly dropped to 32ppt from the 34 I maintain over a 30min period the other day... validated it with my Milwaukee and it was still reading 34. Took a few hours for the reading to go back up to what it should be. No idea what caused it...

Hey Sam. Any information on the life of the salinity probe? Their website indicates 12 months however the replacement probes aren't cheap. Would be great to know you're thoughts on the PH probe as well.

Nice bit of gear, although the price is double than I'd ever pay. 😁👍

Thanks Sam, that's a great bit of gear but a little pricey, I'll have to stick with my Milwaukee

Hi Sam, interested in your thoughts on the reef factory Ph monitor? have you thought about it to control you kalk for instance as well?

Hello Sam, do you know what is the expected lifespan of the probe? Other manufacturers usually advise to change the probe every 12/24 months. Do you know for how long Reef Factory says probe lasts and if they sell replacement ones? thank you in advance.

Hi, thanks for the great review, very detailed. How are the measurements after 7 months of continuous readings? Thanks lot!

Hey Parker! Big fan kudos on the amazing tank! Are you still using the salinity guardian? Did you come across any issues like incorrect reading or issues with probe?

Hey Sam Great video. I am really strugling to find something to hold my aquarium doors opened, and I saw yours that holds from the top. Do you have the name of that mechanism?

Wow that price is nuts

Отличный обзор 👍

Hey Sam, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I’ve got my salinity guardian for about two weeks, I’ve notice the reading slowly creeping up after calibration. So I measured my ro water the next day after calibration and it was reading 3 ppt. So I recalibrated, but now after a while it is again measuring my ro water at 1 ppt. Has the reading been stable for you? Thanks

Since this devise has a temp probe, can the app send you temp alerts if you only have the Salinity device? Or do you have to buy them stand alone temp device to get those alerts? I am hoping it does so I can buy the one device to do the job of two?

I'm pretty sure that is just a conductivity probe like all the others. Also, conductivity probes are nor shipped wet, because it's literally just electrodes.

I’ve got the apex salinity probe/temp probe, they are ok but can swing so I get a rough guide with the hanna salinity/temp probe and the apex to give me an idea.

Would I be able to also use this to mix my weekly water to ensure it’s the exact same ppt as my tank ?

Thanks for the video. I’m looking for a controller to monitor both ph and salinity. You didn’t want to throw manufacturer’s under the bus for their bad salinity probes. I’m not going to ask you to expose the bad ones but can you recommend a controller that does both well? I’m in US.

I live in the UK and our wi fi is now 5gig only and will not drop down to 2.4 so I am wondering how I would get it connected

Could you possibly try to calibrate it with your RODI water just to see how much of a difference it has with using a calibration fluid

You run your system on the edge sam 😅😅

Great little gadget , but at the moment my refractometer is doing the job ,I'm looking for a sulfur reactor at the moment and I'm going to be down there in Melbourne next month 27th staying in the city and going to St Kilda maybe you could advise me some shops near by to look for reactors, thanks for the video Sam.

What's your thoughts on the Reef Factory Salinity Guardian after a year of use?

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Another Con I found that the leads are a tiny bit short. That's both the probe length and the power cable length. Since installing it, I've also found that the whole Reef Factory network isn't stable. I've now got 6 Reef Factory products working and since adding the sixth, am now getting all the devices dropping out every day. Usually early in the morning. If I remove a device, it seems to be more stable. None of my EcoTech or Maxspect equipment drops out, so I don't think it's a network issue. Tried to post my issue on their forum and the admins won't approve the post.

Howdy Parker

Anyone know what to do if it keeps dropping wifi and saying “The device is offline” ? Faulty?

570!

Anyone can ship me one? I'm in the US and it kills me that I can't have one easily at the moment

Where can i get in us

Only downside is i can log into my neighbours reef factory gear, support informed me u cant turn off the hotspot, nor can u change the password.

I'm waiting on the episode where you install an AI to run this tank.

Insurance policy 💰☑️

K10 salinity probe from Hydros is much better from an accuracy perspective and their isolation chamber which tests conductivity away from your equipment...most salinity probes on market use the K1 salinity probe which primarily reads in fresh water range with just the end spectrum for salinity which leaves it less accurate than a K10 probe which is dedicated to saltwater - Reef Factory, it is just another walled garden which doesn't make sense....fragmentation is not what we need in the hobby as no one will be brand loyal down to every last piece of equipment IMO. Also, there is a fatal flaw with Reef Factory as it has NO wired communication between its devices. All the devices rely only on Wifi to transmit data....god forbid you're in the middle of a dosing cycle and lose wifi....I don't see them lasting very long here as their equipment is cheaply made overseas in China while their software is made in Poland...they don't have dedicated customer support in the US which will make it really hard to support...also, no one is carrying their line willingly...Reef Factory got desperate and now providing a 60 day payment term and if you don't want it after 60 days, it can be returned...its why Champion and other small "distributors" only picked it up...I'd stay far away from them