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    Need Help: Turning Off and On Wavemakers based on Return Pump

    I just setup my Apex on my new tank and my 2 Wave Makers hanging very high in my tank. I want to setup the wave makes to turn off when my return pump turns off and then turns back on 5 minutes after the return pump turns off. My fish room is in the basement and i don't want to leave the wave makers blowing all kinds of Air into tank if i'm downstairs and forget to turn them off when doing some maintenance.

    Any help would be appreciated.

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    Go into advanced mode of your wave makers (the outlet that control them) and add this in the bottom

    If Output RETURN_MAIN = OFF Then OFF
    Defer 005:00 Then ON

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    Need Help: Turning Off and On Wavemakers based on Return Pump

    Quote Originally Posted by Rui Manuel Gaspar View Post
    Go into advanced mode of your wave makers (the outlet that control them) and add this in the bottom

    If Output RETURN_MAIN = OFF Then OFF
    Defer 005:00 Then ON
    Yes but shouldn’t it be

    If Outlet (return outlet name) = OFF Then OFF
    Defer 005:00 Then ON

    (Corrected so no mistakes are made)

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    Quote Originally Posted by OurCoralReef View Post
    Yes but shouldn’t it be

    If Outlet (return outlet name) OFF Then OFF
    Defer 005:00 Then ON
    No, the = is required in an If Output statement.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RussM View Post
    No, the = is required in an If Output statement.
    Thanks
    Are outlet and output interchangeable

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    Quote Originally Posted by OurCoralReef View Post
    Thanks
    Are outlet and output interchangeable
    Yes

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    Need Help: Turning Off and On Wavemakers based on Return Pump

    Thanks

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    Need Help: Turning Off and On Wavemakers based on Return Pump

    What are you asking?

    Never mind - wrong thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RussM View Post
    What are you asking?
    Sorry wrong thread
    thank you

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