apex code dosing alk help noob

[LOVEROCK]

Select the desired offset (in minutes) after the top of the hour for each dose what does this mean? int he bottom generated code helper

Apex Dosing Program Generator

Makes it easy to program your Apex for dosing of calcium and alkalinity supplements

www.reeftronics.net

Fallback OFF
OSC 010:00/001:37/228:23 Then ON
If Time 20:00 to 11:59 Then OFF Also, anyone can tell me what exactly does this code do

 

[SuncrestReef]

OSC uses three timers to turn on and off an output in a repeating pattern. In your example above the three timers are:

010:00 - Start the cycle by leaving the output Off for 10 minutes offset from midnight.
001:37 - Turn the output On for 1 minute 37 seconds.
228:23 - Turn the output Off and leave it off for 228 minutes 23 seconds (3 hours 48 minutes 23 seconds)

When you add up these three timers, the full cycle takes exactly 4 hours, so it will turn on at the exact same times each day:

00:10
04:10
08:10
12:10
16:10
20:10 (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running at this last time slot)

See my Apex Timers tutorial for more details and examples of OSC and other Apex timer commands: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-2-timers.689/

 

[LOVEROCK]

OSC uses three timers to turn on and off an output in a repeating pattern. In your example above the three timers are:

010:00 - Start the cycle by leaving the output Off for 10 minutes offset from midnight.
001:37 - Turn the output On for 1 minute 37 seconds.
228:23 - Turn the output Off and leave it off for 228 minutes 23 seconds (3 hours 48 minutes 23 seconds)

When you add up these three timers, the full cycle takes exactly 4 hours, so it will turn on at the exact same times each day:

00:10
04:10
08:10
12:10
16:10
20:10 (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running at this last time slot)

See my Apex Timers tutorial for more details and examples of OSC and other Apex timer commands: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-2-timers.689/

having a headache reading it lol

 

[LOVEROCK]

00:10 - 12:10 AM off . (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
04:10 - 4:10 AM off (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
08:10 8:10 AM off? (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
12:10- runs dosing
16:10- runs dosing
20:10 (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running at this last time slot) OFF?

so 12:10 , and 16:10 it runs ? 2 times a day? but i input to run 6 mins 1:37 x 2 is near where near it
unless im not understanding it right

 

[SuncrestReef]

00:10 - 12:10 AM off . (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
04:10 - 4:10 AM off (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
08:10 8:10 AM off? (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
12:10- runs dosing
16:10- runs dosing
20:10 (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running at this last time slot) OFF?

so 12:10 , and 16:10 it runs ? 2 times a day? but i input to run 6 mins 1:37 x 2 is near where near it
unless im not understanding it right

Yes, you're correct on the times. I didn't read the If Time values closely when I posted my previous reply.

I can't comment on your 6 minutes question because I don't see where you would enter that on the dosing program generator. Can you post s screenshot of the values you're entering?

 

[LOVEROCK]

Yes, you're correct on the times. I didn't read the If Time values closely when I posted my previous reply.

I can't comment on your 6 minutes question because I don't see where you would enter that on the dosing program generator. Can you post s screenshot of the values you're entering?

00:10 - 12:10 AM off . (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
04:10 - 4:10 AM off (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
08:10 8:10 AM off? (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running
12:10- runs dosing
16:10- runs dosing
20:10 (the If Time 20:00 to 11:59 command prevents it from running at this last time slot) OFF?

so 12:10 , and 16:10 it runs ? 2 times a day? but i input to run 6 mins 1:37 x 2 is near where near it
unless im not understanding it right

ops i mean 6 ML, does the code reflect to dose 6 ml a day?

 

[SuncrestReef]

You want 6 ml per day. The code generator uses the values you entered to produce this code:

Fallback OFF
OSC 010:00/001:37/228:23 Then ON
If Time 20:00 to 11:59 Then OFF

This will cause the doser to run twice per day (at 12:10 and 16:10) for 1 minute 37 seconds (1.6166 minutes) each time.

Your dosing pump runs at 1.85 ml per minute, so here's the math:

1.85 ml per minute
x 1.6166 minutes
--------------------------
= 2.99083 ml per run
x 2 runs per day
--------------
= 5.98167 ml per day

That's about as close as you can get to exactly 6 ml.

 

[LOVEROCK]

i think i Got the math ! lol thx suncrestreef.