RKE set-up

bitumenman · Jan 6, 2014

I have a rke controller. Everything works fine only problem I'm having is setting up standby mode for water changes. I'd like to turn off the ATO, lights, and pump. I have the plugins on two seprate pc4 bars to power the lights and pump properly. Is this possible or do I need to plug everything into one pc4

Emisis · Jan 6, 2014

Did you download the Myreef? It makes the set up easier. You do not have to have everything on one PC4.

Emisis · Jan 6, 2014

Well if I could edit my post and add in some pictures I would, but I do not have those options. Sorry

bitumenman · Jan 8, 2014

Thanks I'll try to download that app.

bcfd144 · Jan 11, 2014

ya, download myreef2.0 on your computer.
Read up on how to use it but once you get the hang of it, it will make things a lot easier to program..

Neptunes Bane · Jan 15, 2014

Setting up the RKE was a very challenging feat. MyReef helped tremendously. There is also a PDF floating around on the web that goes over, with step by step instructions, how to set up simple programs into the RKE head unit. Search for the following.

ReefKeeer Elite V2 User Guide

I believe you would just set up a timer for X amount of time for Standby 1. X Amount of time for Standby 2. Etc. Maybe 10 minutes for feeding, 30 minutes for water changes. Pretty much you're telling the Head Unit to turn off everything.

Good luck.

bitumenman · Jan 16, 2014

Talking to lfs and the salinity probe reads minerals too. But you need to set up a base line graph to read 0.00 nitrate, ammonia, phosphate, etc.
but that base line needs to be built and installed on the controller. i would hire some one to set up

DaveMorris · Jan 17, 2014

Each of the four Standby's has its own time setting. If you want to use Standby 1 for example, and want it to be on for 10 minutes, you would set Standby 1 to 10 minutes and then for each channel that you want that Standby to shut down for the 10 minutes gets programmed with Standby 1 set to OFF. Every channel has the ability to set a state for it to be in during Standby. If you set this to OFF, the channel will turn OFF when that Standby is active.