Need help with Apex program

[Koddie Doo]

I would like to have help setting up a program that is FeedA on my Apex. I want my 2 MPs to slow down to feed mode for 5 min. Then I would like them to switch to nutrient transport mode for three minutes then go back to my default setting at that time. The problem is I am very confused on how to do this writing program in the advanced feature.

 

[kegogut]

If you go over to http://forum.neptunesystems.com/ they are very helpful and usually very quick to respond.

How did the BTA do for you btw?

 

[_E_]

Man, I wish I could help you. I struggle with the more advanced stuff like that. I usually go where kego said and read/ask.

 

[ebius]

How do you have the MPs connected to the apex? You just need to have a profile for each mode you want thepowerheads to run in and then set that profile with each part of what you want to do. Let me see if I can get something written up for you today.

 

[bhofosho]

How do you have the MPs connected to the apex? You just need to have a profile for each mode you want thepowerheads to run in and then set that profile with each part of what you want to do. Let me see if I can get something written up for you today.

Name your profile as mpfeed then use this code more or less...for example if you're going to use feeda. It'll turn your pump to match mpfeed for however long your feeda profile is set for (I think default is like 10 min) and the 000 is additional time after feeda ends. I use this code for all my devices. Slow powerheads, shut down skimmer etc.

If feeda 000 then mpfeed

 

[Koddie Doo]

If you go over to http://forum.neptunesystems.com/ they are very helpful and usually very quick to respond.

How did the BTA do for you btw?

This is what are you guys at the Neptune forum said (same question to them)

You don't say how long you want the pumps to be in slow speed before they shift to Nutrient Transport. I'm going to assume 10 minutes for that.

1. Define 2 Vortech-type profiles for Slow and Nutrient Transport with the desired names, modes, and intensity. I've used names of Slow and NuTrans in my example below.
2. Change the FeedA Interval to 3 minutes (Configuration->Misc Setup if using the classic dashboard, Setup->Outlet Setup->Feed Interval if using the display menu)
3. Add at the end of your existing programming:
If FeedA 010 Then Slow
If FeedA 000 Then NuTrans

 

[Koddie Doo]

How do you have the MPs connected to the apex? You just need to have a profile for each mode you want thepowerheads to run in and then set that profile with each part of what you want to do. Let me see if I can get something written up for you today.

Thanks I am completely illiterate when it comes to writing code. Take a look at the code that I put in the reply to Kego to see if it makes sense.

 

[Koddie Doo]

How did the BTA do for you btw?

Rbta CDP by kmw504, on Flickr

It's moved around a couple times since Thursday, but only in about a 5 inch space. The clown fish has no clue it is there yet, but he will.

Thanks again

 

[kegogut]

Rbta CDP by kmw504, on Flickr

It's moved around a couple times since Thursday, but only in about a 5 inch space. The clown fish has no clue it is there yet, but he will.

Thanks again

Awesome man,glad to see it is doing well after what I had to do to get it off the rock it was on. lolz

 

[Mr D smack]

Nothing like a good ol fashoned tunze 7095 :lol2:

 

[Koddie Doo]

Nothing like a good ol fashoned tunze 7095 :lol2:

damn nice paper weight you got there

 

[Mr D smack]

damn nice paper weight you got there

Sumple programing too. Hit the food button and pumps time out for 10 minutes. No program writing required :hammer:

 

[ebius]

!!!DISCLAMER!!!
For the love of Smack, please test this code before relying on it!!!


Set FeedA to 8 minutes. Not 100% sure how to do this. FeedA is defaulted to 15 minutes long. I personally wouldn't mess with this and would adjust my delay below accordingly.

Profiles

Name- Slow
Type- Vortech
Vortech Type- Nutrient
Max Intensity- This is up to you, maybe 10?

Name- NuTrans
Type- Vortech
Vortech Type- Nutrient
Max Intensity- This is up to you, maybe 50?

Name- Day
Type- Vortech
Vortech Type- Whatever you normally have them set to.
Max Intensity- Whatever you normally have them set to.

Variable speed setting (whichever ones you have a Vortech attached to)

Control Type- Advanced
Set Day
If FeedA 000 Then Slow
If FeedA 005 Then NuTrans



Essentially this will put your Slow profile on for 5 minutes and then the NuTrans profile for the remainder of the FeedA. The three numbers after FeedA are the time delay before starting that profile in minutes. I hope this makes sense. If not, just let me know and I will see what I can do.

Sorry for the delay but yesterday was much busier than I anticipated.