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    Program Kalk Stirrer Time ON/OFF

    I have a Reef Octopus 150 Kalk Stirrer and I am trying to figure out a way to program the output plug to turn the stirring motor on every 2 hours for 15 mins. Would this be the correct program:

    OSC 120:00/15:00/0:00 Then ON

    Or would it be something like this:

    OSC 0:00/15:00/120:00 Then ON

    I am not trying to turn on/program the ATO pump, just the stirring blades.

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    You want

    OSC 000:00/015:00/105:00 Then ON

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    Fallback OFF
    Set OFF
    OSC 000:00/015:00/105:00

    The second 015:00 is the amount of time ON, the last is the amount of time OFF until the next ON event. 015:00 + 105:00 = 120 minutes.

    Yours would have come on for 15 minutes, then not again until 2 more hours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Member No 1 View Post
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    Fallback OFF
    Set OFF
    OSC 000:00/015:00/105:00

    The second 015:00 is the amount of time ON, the last is the amount of time OFF until the next ON event. 015:00 + 105:00 = 120 minutes.

    Yours would have come on for 15 minutes, then not again until 2 more hours.
    The set OFF is not needed. OSC has definitive on and off states.

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    Thanks. What does the Fallback stand for? Just curious. I see it often.

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    Fallback is like it sounds, if the powerstrip was ever to lose commuication with the head unit, that's what the outlet/device would resort to.

    A safety measure of sorts. Good for heaters, lights, pumps, wavemakers, etc.

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    Super helpful. Thanks

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