Adding WXM for MP40s

[SuperSaiyanTang]

For the past two months I have had my MP40s connected to my energy and controlling them using the knob on the front. I purchased the WXM today and followed the instructions to setup two of the pumps. Should I have deleted my old tiles and configurations first? I now have two sets of tiles for the pumps. Will these conflict with each other?

 

[leepink23]

For the past two months I have had my MP40s connected to my energy and controlling them using the knob on the front. I purchased the WXM today and followed the instructions to setup two of the pumps. Should I have deleted my old tiles and configurations first? I now have two sets of tiles for the pumps. Will these conflict with each other?

I would delete the energy bar program , which you can free up now and use for something else and just let the wxm control it

 

[SuperSaiyanTang]

I would delete the energy bar program , which you can free up now and use for something else and just let the wxm control it

So if I delete the old outlet I have set it will still use the WXM? I am leaving the vortechs plugged into the Neptune EB.

 

[homer1475]

The WXM will program them, the physical EB outlet they still need to be plugged into. You can set them as "always" so they are just always on in that outlet.

If you ever need to physically turn them off, you would do that via the outlet on the EB not the WXM.

Of course if you don't have them plugged into an EB, you can delete the physical outlet programming.

 

[SuperSaiyanTang]

The WXM will program them, the physical EB outlet they still need to be plugged into. You can set them as "always" so they are just always on in that outlet.

If you ever need to physically turn them off, you would do that via the outlet on the EB not the WXM.

Of course if you don't have them plugged into an EB, you can delete the physical outlet programming.

Ok so I should leave both sets of these alone?

 

[homer1475]

Ok so I should leave both sets of these alone?

The 7_1 and the 7_2 are the physical outlets. If you leave your MP's plugged in there, then they need to be set as "always" so they are always on.

The VortechtopR, and vortechleft are from the WXM, and is where you would set your programming(reefcrest, antisync, nutrient, etc).

 

[SuperSaiyanTang]

The 7_1 and the 7_2 are the physical outlets. If you leave your MP's plugged in there, then they need to be set as "always" so they are always on.

The VortechtopR, and vortechleft are from the WXM, and is where you would set your programming(reefcrest, antisync, nutrient, etc).

The VortechtopR, and vortechleft are what I renamed the physical outlets to. The 7_1 and 7_2 were just added by the WXM tile.

 

[homer1475]

Just to add.....

You can buy one of those "extension cords" that have one male and 2 female outlets so you only have to use one outlet on the EB.

Something like this:
Amazon product

 

[homer1475]

The VortechtopR, and vortechleft are what I renamed the physical outlets to. The 7_1 and 7_2 were just added by the WXM tile.

Ok my bad. I assumed the 7_1 and 7_2 were the physical. Then just do what I said using the correct outlets.

 

[SuperSaiyanTang]

Ok my bad. I assumed the 7_1 and 7_2 were the physical. Then just do what I said using the correct outlets.

So I'll just set VortechtopR, and vortechleft to:

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF

and then remove the tile since it is not really needed.

Does that sound correct?

 

[leepink23]

Ok so I should leave both sets of these alone?

That’s really up to you, if you leave them on the apex eb I would just program set on

 

[homer1475]

So I'll just set VortechtopR, and vortechleft to:

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF

and then remove the tile since it is not really needed.

Does that sound correct?

That’s really up to you, if you leave them on the apex eb I would just program set on

I personally always use the "always" instead of "advanced" for stuff that just needs to be on.

You can put the feed mode in the WXM programming. Better to turn them to 0, instead of off, and on all the time during a feed mode.

You can also program a nutrient mode after your feed mode to kick all pumps on to 100% to help remove excess waste and push it down the overflow.

 

[SuperSaiyanTang]

Thank you @homer1475 and @leepink23 for the help!

 

[ca1ore]

I see no particular advantage to using up a pair of energy bar outlets since the wireless WXM control can still turn them on and off.

 

[homer1475]

I see no particular advantage to using up a pair of energy bar outlets since the wireless WXM control can still turn them on and off.

Now if only the WXM would supply power as well. One could get rid of the extra plugs and free up 2 outlets on an EB. Unless your like me with no where else to plug them in, and use the "extension cord" I posted above and only waste 1 outlet on the EB.

 

[SuperSaiyanTang]

Just easier to plug them into the energy bar for me. I am not running any other power bars under the tank.