Apex programming AND protein skimmer

[PigDaddyF15E]

So I have my protein skimmer programmed on my Apex to be off when in "maintenance" mode (water change, etc., etc.) and then wait for five minutes after I end MX mode to allow the sump water level to get back to normal before the skimmer restarts. I also programmed it to shut off when my skimmate locker fills up. Both of those were working just fine.

I decided to up my game (after reading revhtree's guide) and program the skimmer to remain off for XX minutes after FeedA "fish feeding" and FeedC "Coral Feeding". I'm trying to get the skimmer to stay off for XX minutes AFTER the feed cycle ends. My thought process being I want to give the food time to circulate before I start the skimmer back up. Once I entered the FeedA and FeedC statements...the skimmer doesn't shut down when I select FeedA or FeedC. I moved the statements around so much trying to get it right...I don't remember my "original" order before I added the Feed statements so I'm not sure what the proper order would be.

Any help would be appreciated

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If FeedA 010 Then OFF
If FeedC 045 Then OFF
If Locker OPEN Then OFF
If Output Maintenance = ON Then OFF
If Output Maintenance = OFF Then ON
Defer 005:00 Then ON

 

[14 foot reef]

So I have my protein skimmer programmed on my Apex to be off when in "maintenance" mode (water change, etc., etc.) and then wait for five minutes after I end MX mode to allow the sump water level to get back to normal before the skimmer restarts. I also programmed it to shut off when my skimmate locker fills up. Both of those were working just fine.

I decided to up my game (after reading revhtree's guide) and program the skimmer to remain off for XX minutes after FeedA "fish feeding" and FeedC "Coral Feeding". I'm trying to get the skimmer to stay off for XX minutes AFTER the feed cycle ends. My thought process being I want to give the food time to circulate before I start the skimmer back up. Once I entered the FeedA and FeedC statements...the skimmer doesn't shut down when I select FeedA or FeedC. I moved the statements around so much trying to get it right...I don't remember my "original" order before I added the Feed statements so I'm not sure what the proper order would be.

Any help would be appreciated

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If FeedA 010 Then OFF
If FeedC 045 Then OFF
If Locker OPEN Then OFF
If Output Maintenance = ON Then OFF
If Output Maintenance = OFF Then ON
Defer 005:00 Then ON

I'm very new at programming the Apex also. I was able to post a few questions here on this forum and received the correct programming lines in a matter of minutes.

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[J.D.]

So, I do the same thing. I created a Virtual outlet called VFeed, it runs at 10:30 dailey for a auto feeder and doser. The Skimmer is off for 30 min allows Red Sea AB+ to circulate. Here is the programming Skimmer portion.

 

[PigDaddyF15E]

I'm very new at programming the Apex also. I was able to post a few questions here on this forum and received the correct programming lines in a matter of minutes.

Neptune Systems Community

This is the Neptune Systems Community where users get support, exchange ideas regarding the use of the Apex AquaController Aquarium monitoring and control systems.

forum.neptunesystems.com

Thanks. I've been over there looking for a solution. Search results took quite a while to sort through. Can't find a specific response so I posted my question there as well.

 

[SuncrestReef]

You need to remove this line because it’s overriding the Feed commands.

If Output Maintenance = OFF Then ON

In Apex programming there’s no need to check if and output is off and then also check if it’s on. Instead, the Set command handles the 2nd condition.

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If FeedA 010 Then OFF
If FeedC 045 Then OFF
If Locker OPEN Then OFF
If Output Maintenance = ON Then OFF
Defer 005:00 Then ON

 

[PigDaddyF15E]

You need to remove this line because it’s overriding the Feed commands.

If Output Maintenance = OFF Then ON

In Apex programming there’s no need to check if and output is off and then also check if it’s on. Instead, the Set command handles the 2nd condition.

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If FeedA 010 Then OFF
If FeedC 045 Then OFF
If Locker OPEN Then OFF
If Output Maintenance = ON Then OFF
Defer 005:00 Then ON

Thanks! I've removed it.