Led dimmer
Flawed at best. Simple dimmer switch on the light would be much easier
Moon light adjustment?
I can’t turn off or adjust the moon light. It stays on low all night but this is still to bright.
Glitchy, fussy, poorly programmed
Been using it for years and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Very finicky.
It’s really annoying that when used on an iPad (to the extent that I can say that, as I’ve never had much success with an iPad versus an iPhone), the display insists on being in portrait format no matter what orientation you hold your iPad. With a keyboard attached to my iPad, it’s inconvenient and shows how little care went into programming this.
It’s really annoying that when used on an iPad (to the extent that I can say that, as I’ve never had much success with an iPad versus an iPhone), the display insists on being in portrait format no matter what orientation you hold your iPad. With a keyboard attached to my iPad, it’s inconvenient and shows how little care went into programming this.
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Never found the IP address...
Tried several times, is lost.... does not find the IP address. Unfortunately is useless.
Stupid Setup
Will not accept my IP??
No thanks Big Brother
Why does this app need me to access my IP address and create an account to control this light? No thanks to you tracking me. Returning the product to the store.
Terrible
I have been trying for several hours to “connect”. The app will not connect to any wi fi. Junk
Weird non Fluval company app from China...
Yeah, deleted and did not open. Why does this app exist?
Use the Fluval smart app
This app isn’t even run by fluval and doesn’t even work for me so please use the Fluval smart app
PSA! Wrong APP!
PSA! This isn’t the right app. I downloaded it and nothing worked. I searched a bit more for the app and found another one created by Hagen (Fluval) and it worked fine.
Way too many issues.
So many errors with this setup. Lights will turn on at 2 AM for no reason.
Connectivity issues as well. This company needs to hire someone that knows what they are doing.
Lights still have issues. App has issues. Instead of fluval fixing them, they instead make the 3.0
So disappointed.
Connectivity issues as well. This company needs to hire someone that knows what they are doing.
Lights still have issues. App has issues. Instead of fluval fixing them, they instead make the 3.0
So disappointed.
Useless
Absolutely useless. I suppose the only redeeming factor is that it is free. Glitchy doesn’t even begin to describe it - it spends five or ten minutes ‘looking for IP address’ before it fails completely. I am not sure if I am more confused as to why an app that can’t even launch was released or why an app of this nature needs to find an IP address....
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Works, but V E R Y glitchy setting up
I’ve been trying for 30 minutes to change my settings on it to deal with an algae bloom. There are so many hurdles you have to get over, such as slow connection times, “invalid IP” errors, “cannot connect”, JUST to log in, and when you finally get logged into the app when you try to select a light it frequently crashes, disconnecting you and restarting the process. I’m using both channels and what should be a simple process becomes a redundant sequence of errors and crashes.
***However***
That being said, once you get through the pain of setting up the timer through a subpar app design, the timer works consistently and I’m impressed with the ability to adjust intensity, as well with the sunset feature that dims the lights at a steady rate.
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Some things I don’t like is the spin wheel feature to change the time, and the fact that it’s set to 24HR on the spin wheel, but in all the displays it is not. Why the inconsistency?
Also it’s pretty dumb you can’t change the settings without being connected to the device. It would be much more streamlined and would get rid of most of the issues I stated above if you could edit the settings in the app, THEN connect to the controller to apply those settings.
***However***
That being said, once you get through the pain of setting up the timer through a subpar app design, the timer works consistently and I’m impressed with the ability to adjust intensity, as well with the sunset feature that dims the lights at a steady rate.
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Some things I don’t like is the spin wheel feature to change the time, and the fact that it’s set to 24HR on the spin wheel, but in all the displays it is not. Why the inconsistency?
Also it’s pretty dumb you can’t change the settings without being connected to the device. It would be much more streamlined and would get rid of most of the issues I stated above if you could edit the settings in the app, THEN connect to the controller to apply those settings.
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Need to update app
In much need of an update to control light more precise
Worthless. Can’t even log in
Open the app and it sits on “Getting IP address — please wait” indefinitely. Restarted phone, reopened app, same thing. Ridiculous. Why would Fluval even release such a piece of junk?
2.0 controller
This is a big joke junk as always thought we would try one more thing that they made but as always they are consistent at making junk products got to give them credit for that.
WiFi connectivity doesn’t work
Fluval app always gives me an “impossible to get an IP address...check your WiFi settings” error message. My WiFi is working just fine. What a joke.
I like it
Just set up the WiFi yesterday. I need to tweak my settings, but I like it. Today was an all day rain event, so this morning I set my day light percentage low with the cloud effect. I think the fish and coral look appreciative to the more natural lighting. Tonight I'm setting the daylight percentage back to full for tomorrow as it will be a clear day.
I hope there will be some updates and new things added to the app in the near future. Eg... preset; storm with lightning effect, rainy day etc. Just don't make the product and forget about it after release. Added bells and whistles equal future sales.
I hope there will be some updates and new things added to the app in the near future. Eg... preset; storm with lightning effect, rainy day etc. Just don't make the product and forget about it after release. Added bells and whistles equal future sales.
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Work in progress by Fluval
Works until lights start going on in the middle of night. The temporary fix is to connect to the controller and re-save the settings and everything goes back to normal (for a week or two). It feels like a buggy firmware which I don't have ways to update. Fluval support is going to exchange the unit, maybe newer version (if there is such a thing) will fix the issue. I will add to this review once I have a newer unit to work with. Otherwise I will replace it with a simpler timer and be done with a "smart" features.
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Room for improvement...plenty....
Very easy to use despite a counter intuitive user interface. The irrational part of this app is the "night/moon" light schedule.
- The name of the settings are confusing: how on earth the night could start at sunrise and stop at sunset????
- it is impossible to schedule anything past midnight in the "night/moon light" settings, I think the developer forgot that the night time includes midnight and all the hours between sunset and sunrise.
The good point is for the gradual sunsets and sunrises which I do not have to do manually anymore.
The cloud effect is kind of annoying, I wish I could choose a pattern and a schedule for it.
Another hint for a future update: please give us the ability to check the current time on the controller, it is weird not knowing if it will work on time or not.
Regarding the wifi, I would say that I do not modify my settings all the time, so being close to the module when needed is not of a concern.
- The name of the settings are confusing: how on earth the night could start at sunrise and stop at sunset????
- it is impossible to schedule anything past midnight in the "night/moon light" settings, I think the developer forgot that the night time includes midnight and all the hours between sunset and sunrise.
The good point is for the gradual sunsets and sunrises which I do not have to do manually anymore.
The cloud effect is kind of annoying, I wish I could choose a pattern and a schedule for it.
Another hint for a future update: please give us the ability to check the current time on the controller, it is weird not knowing if it will work on time or not.
Regarding the wifi, I would say that I do not modify my settings all the time, so being close to the module when needed is not of a concern.
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