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    Programming Feeding Cycles

    So I just got my new apex system and so far I am loving it, but I am having problems with setting up some of my feeding programs.

    Here are my (important) outlets:
    "Skimmer"
    "PowerHead"
    "ReturnPump"

    Here is what I want my programs to do:

    When I press "Feed Cycle A"
    Turn Skimmer off
    Wait 30 sec
    Turn "PowerHead" and "ReturnPump" off
    Wait 5 min
    Turn "PowerHead" and "ReturnPump" on
    Wait 30 sec
    Turn Skimmer on

    When I press "Feed Cycle B" I want the same thing as "Feed Cycle A" except that the "PowerHead" stays on the whole time.

    I am not sure where to even start so any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Corey View Post
    So I just got my new apex system and so far I am loving it, but I am having problems with setting up some of my feeding programs.

    Here are my (important) outlets:
    "Skimmer"
    "PowerHead"
    "ReturnPump"

    Here is what I want my programs to do:

    When I press "Feed Cycle A"
    Turn Skimmer off
    Wait 30 sec
    Turn "PowerHead" and "ReturnPump" off
    Wait 5 min
    Turn "PowerHead" and "ReturnPump" on
    Wait 30 sec
    Turn Skimmer on

    When I press "Feed Cycle B" I want the same thing as "Feed Cycle A" except that the "PowerHead" stays on the whole time.

    I am not sure where to even start so any help would be greatly appreciated.
    I'd like help with this program too. I want to have one feed mode where it behaves like the other three but keeps the powerheads on.

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    A great place to start is by reading the comprehensive reference manual which can be found in the Neptune links at the top of the page. Look at the feed commands and the defer commands to start with.

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    5 minutes after posting, I gave something a try....and it worked. For those interested in making this happen, I edited the code for my MP40s as follows:


    Fallback OFF
    Set ON
    If Output ReturnPump = OFF Then OFF
    If FeedA 000 Then OFF
    If FeedB 000 Then OFF
    If FeedC 000 Then OFF
    If FeedD 000 Then ON
    Defer 000:05 Then ON


    I have my feed modes setup as follows:

    A = 10 minutes
    B = 30 Minutes
    C = 60 Minutes (No Powerheads)
    D = 60 Minutes (With Powerheads)

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