GHL Profilux sez their units are “Bug Free”, takes aim at the Reef Keeper Elite
Posted September 12th, 2008 by Ryan
The problems and bugs that affect the current Reef Keeper Elite system are no secret to anyone. Released with much fanfare, the system was said to be able to control just about anything on your saltwater aquarium. To the Reef Keepers defense it probably could be when all the bugs are worked out. Until that happens, however, some users will pick up on the Profilux beginner pack that is going for a low $599. The system, which is in response for users wanting to pick up a ProFilux system for the cheap, offers limited functionality. Some of the options you will want to use aren’t on board, but rather need to be purchased as an optional upgrade piece. So do you wait for the bugs to be worked out on the Reef Keeper Elite or pull the trigger on a Profilux system.? And don’t count out the Lighthouse PRO XLS that just got released. Decisions, Decisions.
Being an RKE owner, I regret on my controller decision. I would’ve gotten the Profilux instead.
Between the onslaught on people who don’t trust the RKE to run their reef, their disengenous move off the ReefCental forums and into their neo-nazi censored message control and the poor build quality of the hardware I am most disappointed.
I hate being told by a manufacturer what I really want and don’t want. One user got shot down because we were told we don’t need a backlit keypad.
I won’t get into the disfunctional Intellastrip units. Or the lame workarounds suggested by DA.
As far as bug fixes and new modules, it’s a waiting game played a cmpany w/ 3 employees who do the day-to-day support, sales and PayPal accounts receivables.
Forget getting a refund at this point, another user was angily informed that he’s stuck with the unit & the thread was shut down.
Buyer beware.
More more thing - at least Profilux HAS the options and add-ons available TODAY. Sadly and proabably more then DA intends on offering to the public.
[...] Turns out that Reef Keeper Elite might have been released too soon. Or at least thats what some owners are saying. With a horde of bug problems with the Reef Keeper Elite one owner had this to say: “As far as bug fixes and new modules, it’s a waiting game played a company w/ 3 employees who do the day-to-day support, sales and PayPal accounts receivables. Forget getting a refund at this point, another user was angrily informed that he’s stuck with the unit & the thread was shut down [on their support site]“. Ouch that is pretty tough. It makes you wonder if they should have increased the testing/beta stage of the unit before releasing it to the public. There is always this unit and this one to consider for your aquarium controller. Both are out of the $490 price bracket the Reef Keeper Elite is at, but both manufacturers claim no bugs, or at least that is what Profilux is preaching. [...]
“… offers limited functionality” This statement is very confusing to me has there is nothing limited to about the Profilux device, the software is in constant progression and new feature are added on every release, that are all fed by us the customers. And I am one that submitted a request and saw it in the next release. And keep in mind that Profilux is future proof, even the announcement of the future ProfiluxIII, GHL is going out of their way to make sure that old customer are not forgotten and everything we already own is backward compatible and have the possibility to upgrade the current machine to the newer one. I don’t know anything RKE, but bug free is the most important thing when it is controlling my aquarium, some people have invested alot of money in their SPS, LPS and Fish, I’d hate to see everything dead because of a software bug!
GLH is one the 1st company that I have meet, that care has much about their old customers as they so for their new one!
oups GLH = GHL
I am not sure also where this limited functionality statement comes from with the GHL ProfiLux. The pack for $599 comes with full pH and temperature control and still leaves you with the massive list of functions the profiLux offers free of charge with its advanced software.
The ProfiLux comes as standard with built in level control up to 2 sensors and can be expanded to 3 for complete water cahnge and top off, and alarm control, dimmable lighting functionality, Tunze stream pump control of up to 8 pumps, dosing pump control, email alerts, Aquarium illumination LED lighting control, GHL enviroment LED effect lighting control, plus oxygen-salinity-humidity-air temp-redox-more than one pH, wireless Lan capability.
Yes some of these features you may have to buy a cable or sensor for just like any other controller, but the functionality is built in and ready to go.
I would like to see another controller for this money that offers this amount the GHL ProfiLux does for the same cost.