I am not sure that any of what I am about to ask is doable but I thought I would ask just in case it was. I also did a search for something that would be similar to what I was thinking about but could not find anything that I thought would fit. To be honest, I am not very good at programming so I question whether I would be able to recognize the correct programming if I did find it. Anyway, I can’t imagine that I would be the 1st person to think about doing this, so if there is a link to another thread that does what I am looking to do, I would really appreciate it if you would be willing to share the link or provide me with the search criteria.
Just recently I installed a dedicated pump in my sump to assist with weekly water changes. The pump is plumed directly to my house sewer drain lines and when turned on will expel 17 gallons of water in just a few minutes. Currently I have the pump plugged into one of my EB8’s and I manually turn it on and off with my iPad. The problem is that prior to pumping out the sump, I have to manually turn off the outputs that control my return pump, ATS pump, 2 ATS lights, skimmer feed pump, 2 heaters and my ATO. Then once I have drained the sump and refilled it with fresh saltwater, I manually turn all the outputs back on.
What I would like assistance with is: The programming of a single switch (maybe a virtual switch?) that I would be able to turn on and it would first signal to turn off a number of outputs (return, skimmer, ATS…), then once everything is off, wait 45 sec and then turn on the WC pump for determined amount of time and then turn off the pump. Once the sump is refilled, I would then turn the switch off and this action would then result in all of the prior outputs being turned back on. For an added wish, I would also like (if possible) the turning off and turning on of the outputs to be timed apart so that output # 1 turns off/on, wait 20sec, then output # 2 turns off/on, wait 20 sec, then output #3…….. so on and so forth.
Lastly, for future expansion, I purchased a 165g vessel which I am planning on adding to my system as a fresh saltwater vat. This will facilitate my daily 1.5g water changes and also a monthly 17g water change which is my weekly water change now. I haven’t finished the setup yet as I am still putting together my 165g saltwater vat. But once that is complete, my finalized plan is to have a dual head Stenner peristaltic pump for the daily water changes and also have another pump which will pull water from the vat and refill the sump when I do my monthly 17g water changes. My additional hope is that the monthly water changes can be controlled by float switches or electronic eyes and be fully automated. This would mean that when the switch is activated, the pump and light outputs will turn off, then the 1st pumps will drain, turn off and then the second pump will fill. All of this will be according to time and also floats or electronic eyes (or both), then when the drain and fill is complete, the pump and light outputs will turn back on.
Anyway, am I crazy in my thinking or can this actually be done.
Thank you in advance for your help and assistance,
Tom G
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