Water change with Apex?

I think all you need to do is program one of your feed cycles so your pumps, skimmers, returns, heaters, etc. turn off during one of your feeds.

 

Yes I agree. Use the feed cycle to set up water change time. It has a timer for the feed cycle so remember to look at that too. I have feedA set up to turn off my skimmer during feeding and I am going to do the same with my return pump soon. So I just press down arrow to feedA and it turns them off for like 5 minutes.


Remember that when you turn your pump off that water is over your skimmer hight normally so I am going to have to delay my skimmer coming on when I add the pump to the feedA cycle for feeding.


Great little device I tell you..


Kp

 

Ok I have a follow up question! Does the 005 on the FeedA 005 then off mean the minutes to stay off? So if I set the Skimmer to 007 and the Pump to 005 is that correct?



So my returnpump set like this:


Fallback ON

Set ON

If FeedA 005 Then OFF


My Skimmer set:


Fallback ON

Set ON

If FeedA 007 Then OFF


This right? anyone!


Sorry Jason, but I figure will would not mind! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif

 

Kyle - That was my understanding of how it works. But I don't think it works if you cancel the feed cycle early..

 

Yeah I bet your right Lee. I will have to read up on that. I added my program to the above post. let me know

 

FeedA 005 will do whatever interval you have feedA set to plus an additional 5 minutes

 

OK so when reading the manual I am little confused. I understand now that the 005 is just additional time after you activate the feed cycle. Saying that means that you set how long the feed cycle last with the 000 statement. If you state 010 then it will last 10 minutes after I activate the feed cycle right?


This is what I read and what I understand it to say. Here is a statement from the Manual: What that means is that "if Feed cycle A is active and for 000 minutes after it's ended, this outlet is OFF"


So activating the feed cycle is just that. You push button and its activeated. Then you set the 000 to the amount of time you want it to last?


So what is the Feed cycle duration? Is this preset?


KP

 

Never mind! I found it under Apex Mic setup! Mine is set for 5 minutes for each cycle. I have to set the skimmer to delay for 002 minutes I think that would do! I didn't read that in the manual at all in the feed cycle section. I am going to go back and read again. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif


Thanks everyone!


KP


Sorry to Hijack your thread Jason! lol

 

OK why do you have it fallback to OFF in the skimmer Program? Its my understanding that the fallback statement is what you want it to do if communication is lost with base. What is your Outlet Return? Is that name of your return pump? I bet its the Defer 002:00 Then ON statement that I am looking for! I will keep reading and understanding.

Thanks David!


P.S I have added my MH lights,Atanic and Moon lights to my Apex. I also added one power head,return pump and skimmer now. I am at 3.6 amps...

 

I like it David I will have to try that.

Thanks