Can anybody help explain what I'm doing wrong here??

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

I set up two outlets on my Apex to Control my alkalinity pump, and my calcium. I sat down with a bowl of popcorn to watch my three minute distribution from 1330-1333... And I am forlorn as to why my outlet did not come on. This is what I have for programming. If I am completely off-base and just retarded please feel free as I am a novice.

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 01:30 to 01:33 Then ON
If Time 07:30 to 07:32 Then ON
If Time 13:30 to 13:33 Then ON
If Time 19:30 to 19:32 Then ON

This is my calcium pump. My alkalinity pump is exactly the same except on the hour So they are 30 min apart.

Thanks,
GS

jgraz · Nov 28, 2015

Do you know how much you want to dose per day? If so go here and plug in the numbers. It will give you exactly what to type into the apex to control that outlet the right way for dosing.

http://www.reeftronics.net/adpg/dosingcalc.php/

Jlentz · Nov 28, 2015

Google "apex dosing calculator" it's an osc code you put in. Reeftronics I think hosts it.

It's a shame it's so hard to figure out. I have to go to that calculator whenever I tweak my dose since you cannot comment in the apex code.

Sabellafella · Nov 28, 2015

GREEF stricken said:
I set up two outlets on my Apex to Control my alkalinity pump, and my calcium. I sat down with a bowl of popcorn to watch my three minute distribution from 1330-1333... And I am forlorn as to why my outlet did not come on. This is what I have for programming. If I am completely off-base and just retarded please feel free as I am a novice.

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 01:30 to 01:33 Then ON
If Time 07:30 to 07:32 Then ON
If Time 13:30 to 13:33 Then ON
If Time 19:30 to 19:32 Then ON

This is my calcium pump. My alkalinity pump is exactly the same except on the hour So they are 30 min apart.

Thanks,
GS

Did you switch the outlets to auto?

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

Ok, found the calculator...

I don't understand what to enter for hour I want to STOP dosing...are start and stop "00:00"??

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

Sabellafella said:
Did you switch the outlets to auto?

Yes I did. Ended up just switching outlets "on" for 3 min manually then back to auto.

GS

Sabellafella · Nov 28, 2015

GREEF stricken said:
Yes I did. Ended up just switching outlets "on" for 3 min manually then back to auto.

GS

Try switching from off to auto, sometimes the apex does this

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

Sabellafella said:
Try switching from off to auto, sometimes the apex does this

Familiar with this glitch. Wasn't the problem. Throughout the 3 min they SHOULD have come on I toggled several times. No luck.

So for those of you that ARE programming geeks... Does this look right, for once an Hour, 24hrs daily??

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:24/059:36 Then ON
If pH > 10.00 Then OFF

Thx
GS

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

GREEF stricken said:
Familiar with this glitch. Wasn't the problem. Throughout the 3 min they SHOULD have come on I toggled several times. No luck.

So for those of you that ARE programming geeks... Does this look right, for once an Hour, 24hrs daily??

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:24/059:36 Then ON
If pH > 10.00 Then OFF

Thx
GS

Well dangit. Sat down at 1429 and waited...clock struck 1430 and no green light on app, no click and no drip...what gives??

Help??

GS

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 28, 2015

What time you want to start dosing and what time you want to stop and how much total you want to dose daily ?

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

Greenstreet.1 said:
What time you want to start dosing and what time you want to stop and how much total you want to dose daily ?

Well, total amount I am aiming for is 40ml/day. And if you look at my OP you can ascertain through my grade school-esque attempt to program them, just chose 4X day. If I knew it would be spot on I would like to dose Alk on the hour and Cal on 1/2hr 24/day. It seems a little OCD as far as reaching for consistency, but if you can, and the MathWorks, why not?

GS

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 28, 2015

What time you want to start and stop alk or are you saying you want to dose every hour from 12-12 ?

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

Greenstreet.1 said:
What time you want to start and stop alk or are you saying you want to dose every hour from 12-12 ?

Correct...

Every hour on the hour Alk and :30 Cal

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 28, 2015

Ok this is for alk from 12-12 if you are using a 1.1 pump.
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/003:02/056:58 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 11:59 Then OFF

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 28, 2015

But you can't dose cal at the same time

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 28, 2015

It will cause problem

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

A) my Alk pump is "calibrated" to 4.8ml/min and Cal pump is 4.2ml/min
B)I'm aware of the issue of dosing them simultaneously, hence my earlier mention of Alk at the top of the hour and Cal at the bottom.

GS

Greenstreet.1 · Nov 28, 2015

New alk code for you pump

OFF
OSC 000:00/000:42/059:18 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 11:59 Then OFF

GREEF stricken · Nov 28, 2015

Greenstreet.1 said:
New alk code for you pump

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:48/059:12 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 11:59 Then OFF

I will have wait till 1600 to monitor a dosing of Alk. Can u give me code for my Cal? Same schedule but 4.2ml/min instead of 4.8 and on :30 instead of :00. Still 40ml. Then I only have to wait 15 min to watch instead of 45...

Thanks for your help

GS