Dosing via APEX

[hoopsdaddy]

OK,
Trying to make sure that I am doing this correctly. I found a very helpful website that allowed me to put in my dosing amount and when I wanted the dosing to start, end, and how many times to dose and it writes the "code" for you to just copy and past into the APEX.

I am trying to dose 100ml of alk and 70ml calc. Would you please check the "coding" and make sure this looks right. This is the first time I have set this up and don't want to cause problems. I have been hand dosing for about a month and these are my current consumption levels.
BRS dosers double checked and they are both pumping 1.5ml per min. This would dose ALK at night, and Calc during the day. Is this all correct?


ALK, on #4- EB8
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/006:40/053:20 Then ON
If time 8:00 to 21:59 Then OFF
If pH > 08.31 Then OFF

CALC,
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/004:40/055:20 Then ON
If Time 19:00 to 8:59 Then OFF

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Eckolancer]

What is the rate of your doser? And can you post the link to the code generator?


Sent from inside the shark tank!

 

[mwilk19]

Eckolancer,
PM sent.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

1.5ml per min. double checked this #.

If Mike W didn't send you the link let me know.

 

[reeferwanabe]

I'm curious on the link as I dose using apex too. I just get confused on the code times, those after the osc, that is.

~Matt

 

[Mike M]

Looks correct to me assuming 1.5ml/min. Perhaps you can do a test run with just RO water and your dosing pumps out going into a container to measure to be sure.

OSC = Oscillate command.
3 times = 3 cycles Off/On/Off
In the examples above, OFF = 0 then ON for AAAA time then OFF for BBBB time. Total time adds up to 1 hour so the dosing pump will run for AAAA min and then be off for BBBB min.

If time = when the pump is not supposed to run it will be off as that is the last command statement in the chain. Otherwise, the statement will not turn off the prior OSC command.

Edit for clarity and edit to add:

I use a similar OSC command for my JBJ ATO and aqualifter as the JBJ ATO paired with aqualifter can require a reset so I have it turn off for 1 minute every hour to reset the JBJ once an hour.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

http://www.reeftronics.net/

Right side under tools. OSC calculator. Download the excel. Very handy for this Apex newb.

Thanks Mike. I think that just dosing water into a cup for 24hrs and then checking the dosed amount will give me some piece of mind.

If someone see's something wrong with my "coding", please let me know.

 

[reeferwanabe]

Thanks hoopsdaddy for the link and thanks Mike for the clarification on OSC section. My codes total just over 1 hour so I need to relook at this.

~Matt

 

[hoopsdaddy]

You bet. Hope it helps!

 

[Jim]

" I found a very helpful website that allowed me to put in my dosing amount and when I wanted the dosing to start, end, and how many times to dose and it writes the "code" for you to just copy and past into the APEX."
Can you send me the website?

 

[Sherman]

@Jim wrote:

@hoopsdaddy wrote:

This is the link I use also....
http://www.reeftronics.net/