dosing Acropower

[skewlboy]

I'm new to this - I have the smaller dosing pump from BRS and want to basically dose 5 ml once daily at 4PM in my tank (that is my high noon if you will).

Code help?

[zombie]

This one is super simple, so I'll just post it below. For more complicated dosing like spreading it out over several doses during certain times use this link

http://www.reeftronics.net/support/A...alculator.xlsx


Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/004:33/055:27 Then ON
If Time 17:00 to 16:00 Then OFF

You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can PROVE it mathematically.

[skewlboy]

awesome thanks for the help.

I did try the calculator - it gave me a limit error...

[RussM]

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/004:33/055:27 Then ON
If Time 17:00 to 16:00 Then OFF

This will not work properly - it will only yield a dose of 3:33. The If Time will hold the outlet off until the clock hits 16:01

The If Time should be:
If Time 17:00 to 15:59 Then OFF

[RussM]

awesome thanks for the help.

I did try the calculator - it gave me a limit error...

My OSC calculator spreadsheet is intended to work with the most common dosing scenario - relatively frequent dosing at regular intervals. I really couldn't make into a dosing Swiss Army knife without also making it too complicated

[tonymission]

Do you have something stirring the acropower. I thought about dosing this too but the instructions say to shake well before use ... Wondering if it has a negative effect not to.

[garyinco]

I know this in an old thread...

I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Been using Red Sea's Reef Energy but I don't like having to refrigerate it. And the corals go nuts w/ the AcroPower. I have a old Hanna magnetic stirrer sitting in my bone pile. I've repeatedly tested it with an amber quart bottle I have and can get a repeated startup and five minute stir with as much as a nice strong vortex. I think I'm going to continue to experiment with a five minute stir triggered by the Apex followed by a daily dosing of the AcroPower instead of the once-twice weekly routine I'm manually adding.