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    Auto feeder programming

    So recently got an apex auto feeder... i programmed it using the feeder control type drop down... simple enough but now I would like my return and recirc fan to turn off with the feeder... I tried to say if feeder on then off and defer the time on but the feeder itself never actually switches it to on so it never triggers this... is a virtual outlet my best bet? If I go to advanced this is the code it wrote on the feeder


    OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
    If Time 00:00 to 10:00 Then OFF
    If Time 10:02 to 13:00 Then OFF
    If Time 13:02 to 00:00 Then OFF
    If FeedA 000 Then ON

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    Add a virtual outlet.

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    What is the code for your recirc fan and return?

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    Return is

    Fallback ON
    Set ON
    If FeedA 005 Then OFF
    If Feeder_3_1 = off then off
    Defer 005:00 then on

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    You don't need a VO to do this. Change your return code to this

    Fallback ON
    Set ON
    If FeedA 000 Then OFF
    If Outlet Feeder_3_1 = ON Then OFF
    Defer 005:00 Then ON

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    And an FYI for anyone reading this theead. A VO is only necessary if you want something to turn off BEFORE the feeder turns.

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    It still doesn't work... it will if i manually turn the outlet on but not if it does it automatically...

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    So everytime I save it.. it changes the code to this the next time I go into it...

    Fallback ON
    Set ON
    If FeedA 005 Then OFF
    If FeedA 000 Then OFF
    Defer 005:00 Then ON

    I tried it a couple times and it keep changing the code when I go back to it... it doesn't reject it when I save it

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    Could have sworn that's how I had mine programmed on my old tank (won't fit on my little biocube I have now) but it's been a few years so maybe I remembered wrong. You can always set the code up as described in this article.

    http://support.neptunesystems.com/su...gramming-guide

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    I changed it to outlet feeder_3_1 and it saved this time.... weird that it wouldn't give me an error before..

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    Feel like that's a glitch cause it's not really an outlet

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    I missed it too when I copy pasted your code and edited it instead of writing from scratch. Neptunes definition of an outlet is pretty broad programming wise most things that use the term outlet aren't really outlets.

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