I keep mine simple,more like old school,the wall timer for lights ,Ranco dual controller for heater .and a DJ strip light for all my pump and skimmer.I have a controller that i use for temperture and ph for Look but they're inaccurate,they're look cool tho.
I just switch mine from diretv to dishnetwork last week.I'm like you the DTV bill keep creeping up ,i had enough i decided to switch.I love it so far,the only drawback is i have to learn that damn REmote all over again.