Hi can you set a delay for the skimmer restart after feed mode or better yet shut the skimmer down when the main return stops and then delay the restart? thanks
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Based on a quick measurement, from the wall to where the cord connects to the power strip I am measuring 56".Dumb question but setting at work laying out my tank. How long is the power cord on the power strips?
I misinterpreted your post #198. So the wave engine can power a control but not vice versa.I don't think you can power a wave engine with a control 4 or control 2 power supply.You can power control 4's and control 2's with the wave engine. You can always use two wave engines and control your pumps with one and the power heads with another. I am not sure about the other types but I believe the vortech pumps will continue to run without the wave engine communication. I have vortech's and a reeflink and they will continue to run if I power down the reeflink. I assume they would not follow the scheduling. I have not tested it to find out.
I am not sure how far they have got with integrating the wave engine into the collective but that is the plan to be able to do that in the future. The wave engine power supply has a lot more current capability that the small power supply that comes with the control 4 and control 2 systems. Also the wave engine supplies can be used on the same collective and the control supplies can not be done that way. To use them on the same collective requires a power isolation buss cable between the supplies. I do believe they will eventually offer a similar type supply for the control 2 and control 4 where the supplies will work without the isolation cable.I misinterpreted your post #198. So the wave engine can power a control but not vice versa.
Interesting idea with multiple wave engines. And they connect via the command bus and can still have the same functionality as if the powerheads and pump were on a single WE? Not sure I'd be shelling out 600 for 2 wave engines tho. Not in my situation anyway.
Thanks for the info! I have a varios 4. Was planning on getting the octo pulsesI am not sure how far they have got with integrating the wave engine into the collective but that is the plan to be able to do that in the future. The wave engine power supply has a lot more current capability that the small power supply that comes with the control 4 and control 2 systems. Also the wave engine supplies can be used on the same collective and the control supplies can not be done that way. To use them on the same collective requires a power isolation buss cable between the supplies. I do believe they will eventually offer a similar type supply for the control 2 and control 4 where the supplies will work without the isolation cable.
If your pumps use a 0-10v control signal you may be able to use a control 4 0-10v output to control it using the lighting recipe. I don't think it would work for a wave pump but maybe a return pump. I have not tried it since I don't have any pumps that are DC except my two Vortech's.
If you have the controller you can program an output like you are controlling the pump. Then keep an eye on that output over time and see if it is reacting like you want it to.So theres a chance thatbthe varios can work using the controller?
So theres a chance thatbthe varios can work using the controller?
I'm still planning on getting the wave engine for the wave pumps. I guess the question is, if I want a failsafe does it really make a difference between putting the varios 4 in the 0-10 output or just putting it on a Wi-Fi strip? You can incorporate feed modes, etc into either, but I guess on the Wi-Fi strip you are limited to on/off and have to adjust the flow via physical controller. I suppose thats not the end of the world?i was hoping that the control 4’s 0-10v outputs could be a replacement for the wave engine. In theory it can if you have something like a varios2 that already has a controller and accepts a 0-10v signal. However it will be much more limited than the waveengine from a programming perspective. You would basically set it as a variable light (that is the only output I see that can even vary the signal) and then you can set a ‘curve’ so to speak where the controller will ramp up/down. And you can also set it to repeat so you could do multiple ramp ups/down a day.
But you wont get any of the features of the waveengine like wave modes and having pumps grouped to act in sync/anti sync etc.
Just as an FYI
I'm still planning on getting the wave engine for the wave pumps. I guess the question is, if I want a failsafe does it really make a difference between putting the varios 4 in the 0-10 output or just putting it on a Wi-Fi strip? You can incorporate feed modes, etc into either, but I guess on the Wi-Fi strip you are limited to on/off and have to adjust the flow via physical controller. I suppose thats not the end of the world?
Ok I setup one of the 0-10v outputs to see what will happen. I also wired it up to a 0-10v input and setup that input as analog so I can get a graph of what happens to the output. The programming is in the screenshot below. I will give it a couple of days to see what happens.So theres a chance thatbthe varios can work using the controller?
Ok I setup one of the 0-10v outputs to see what will happen. I also wired it up to a 0-10v input and setup that input as analog so I can get a graph of what happens to the output. The programming is in the screenshot below. I will give it a couple of days to see what happens.
The graph has just started so it doesn't look like much yet.
You cannot graph an output at this time. I hooked the 0-10v output to one of the 0-10v inputs and set it up as an analog input. The graph is of the input. I used the same name for both.How do you graph an output? I can only find a way to graph inputs.
Oh i missed that sorry didnt realize you physically hooked it up to read the output that’s clever.You cannot graph an output at this time. I hooked the 0-10v output to one of the 0-10v inputs and set it up as an analog input. The graph is of the input.I used the same name for both.
Wow that's great. Im interested to see. By the way, the icon next to the return looks like an angry kool-aid man faceOk I setup one of the 0-10v outputs to see what will happen. I also wired it up to a 0-10v input and setup that input as analog so I can get a graph of what happens to the output. The programming is in the screenshot below. I will give it a couple of days to see what happens.
The graph has just started so it doesn't look like much yet.
I didn't post the input setup so it is below. That is the icon for generic input. It does look like a frowning face though.Wow that's great. Im interested to see. By the way, the icon next to the return looks like an angry kool-aid man face