Apex Question

[MNFish]

I do not use the APEX to control my dosing but I can see on my PH graph when my dosing pump is running with spikes in PH.
Is there any way to capture my dosing schedule into my apex ideally it would be awesome if I could add data points to this graph but I am sure that is unlikely.
I think it would be very handy if I could somehow say I does at midnight so I expect to see an increase of PH at that time and if I do not alert me...

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[vetteguy53081]

@SuncrestReef

 

[wcharon]

I will like something similar to this for the Doser and Chiller but i have the Classic so i don't think it is a choice as the Classic doesn't measure amps.

 

[SuncrestReef]

How is your dosing pump controlled? Is it on a fixed schedule, or are you manually dosing? If it's on a fixed schedule, you could create a virtual output on the Apex that turns On and Off using the same schedule as the doser, then you can overlay that output onto your pH graph. In this example below, the vertical bars show each time a virtual output named Trident_Hold is on:

 

[MNFish]

I am on a schedule so that would be awesome, that way I could at least have a quick visual that my dose went as expected...
Thank you!

 

[SuncrestReef]

I am on a schedule so that would be awesome, that way I could at least have a quick visual that my dose went as expected...
Thank you!

I forgot to mention, you'll need to enable the Log checkbox on the virtual output in order for it to be graphed:



And if you're not familiar with virtual outputs, see my tutorial here:

Neptune Apex Programming Tutorials, Part 5: Virtual Outputs

Part 5 of our Apex Programming Tutorials. This one is on Virtual Outputs.

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[All_talk]

I use this techeque to verify my ATO/Kalk dosing. I my case the ATO is controlled by the APEX so I can compare its (random) on/off cycles with my PH graph. My ATO dumps into the sump chamber where my PH probe is located and will shows spikes on the longer ON times. The ATO outlet shows me that the pump was on, the spikes verify Kalk was actually delivered. Note: the tank never sees the spikes, they are diluted through the other chambers of the sump before the return pump.

Gary