Program for apex water mixing

[Larry L]

There's good documentation of the OSC command here: https://www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/Comprehensive_Reference_Manual.pdf

Basically it's: OSC <timeoff>/<timeon>/<timeoff> THEN ON

So if you want it to run 5 minutes every two hours, starting at the top of the hour, you'd do:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
OSC 0:00/5:00/115:00 Then ON​

(off for the first zero minutes of the hour, on for 5, off for another 115).

If you want it to run 5 minutes every two hours, starting at the bottom of the hour, you'd do:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
OSC 30:00/5:00/85:00 Then ON​

(off for the first 30 minutes of the hour, on for 5, off for another 85).

 

[Val Shebeko]

Thanks for your help. Entertainingly enough the probe and the 20 dollar wonder refractometer
Both read the same. Perfect !

 

[tcarter1936]

There's good documentation of the OSC command here: https://www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/Comprehensive_Reference_Manual.pdf

Basically it's: OSC <timeoff>/<timeon>/<timeoff> THEN ON

So if you want it to run 5 minutes every two hours, starting at the top of the hour, you'd do:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
OSC 0:00/5:00/115:00 Then ON​

(off for the first zero minutes of the hour, on for 5, off for another 115).

If you want it to run 5 minutes every two hours, starting at the bottom of the hour, you'd do:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
OSC 30:00/5:00/85:00 Then ON​

(off for the first 30 minutes of the hour, on for 5, off for another 85).

Thanks that's just what I was looking for.
Was probably just trying to hard lol.

 

[tcarter1936]

Thanks for your help. Entertainingly enough the probe and the 20 dollar wonder refractometer
Both read the same. Perfect !

Glad I could help. My 25 dollar refractometer has been great 3 years now

 

[Pongo]

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[reefwiser]

Salinity probes have their own solution to calibrate.

 

[Val Shebeko]

Oh, wise one !

Does the feed program on the Apex have to be triggered manually ? I see where to configure how long the program runs but do not see a setting for
Triggering at say 1300 hrs.

 

[Larry L]

Does the feed program on the Apex have to be triggered manually ? I see where to configure how long the program runs but do not see a setting for Triggering at say 1300 hrs.

I don't know of a way to trigger feed mode directly via programming, but you can create a virtual outlet that does the same thing. Name it e.g. "VirtFeedA" and then reference it in other outlet code like you would "FeedA".

If you want it to come on at 1300 hours for 15 minutes, the code for the "VirtFeedA" outlet would look like:

Set OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON
If Time 13:00 to 13:15 Then ON​

(assuming you also had "FeedA" configured for 15 minutes).

I have a momentary-contact switch connected to a breakout box where I trigger feed mode (instead of using the button on the display), so that code for the "VirtFeedA" outlet looks like:

Set OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON
If Sw6 CLOSED Then ON
Min Time 015:00 Then ON​

Then in e.g. your return pump outlet you would do something like:

Fallback ON
Set ON
If Outlet Leak_Detect = ON Then OFF
If Outlet VirtFeedA = ON Then OFF​