Neptune Apex AFS Set up?

[wjcastiglione]

Hey Everyone ---- So I just got a neptune AFS - and I set it up on my system - but it's forcing me to feed daily... there has to be a daily feeding. I only want to use the AFS when I cannot physically be around the tank and I want to manually activate it... does anyone know how to go about doing so?

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Thats super easy. If you have a free feed button then you can simply program that feed and then add code to your afs. If you don't have a free feed button, you can create a virtual outlet to do the same as a feed....

Can you provide a screenshot of the code you have in your afs?

 

[wjcastiglione]

Thats super easy. If you have a free feed button then you can simply program that feed and then add code to your afs. If you don't have a free feed button, you can create a virtual outlet to do the same as a feed....

Can you provide a screenshot of the code you have in your afs?

I honestly no longer even know how to get there on the computer - I couldnt even program the AFS on my computer - I had to do it on my phone... it's like they changed the whole screen set up and I no longer can figure out how to use it.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

If you know your login info. You can log into fusion by going to this link

https://apexfusion.com/login

 

[wjcastiglione]

If you know your login info. You can log into fusion by going to this link

https://apexfusion.com/login

I'm in it - but this is all that it shows - its like a lot of items are missing from what I'm used to.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

The desktop and app versions are different in apperance. You have an Apex classic.

Do you mind if I PM you? If you grant me temporary access to your acct I can see what we're working with and I can either instructions you on what to do, or I can do it for you and then provide the steps here in this thread afterwards.

That way if anyone else comes across this issue they can find this thread.

 

[wjcastiglione]

The desktop and app versions are different in apperance. You have an Apex classic.

Do you mind if I PM you? If you grant me temporary access to your acct I can see what we're working with and I can either instructions you on what to do, or I can do it for you and then provide the steps here in this thread afterwards.

That way if anyone else comes across this issue they can find this thread.

sure go for it.

 

[Reign1]

I purchased one for vacation and set it to go once a day but you can setup feed cycle and set A,B,C, or D so when you press on that tile it will feed manually. I have mine set to A and it turns off the skimmer and main return when I press it for 10 minutes.

 

[Gtinnel]

I rarely use mine so I leave the output as off on fusion. I will then change it to on for a second then right back to off. It causes it to dispense for one rotation. The only time I have it run off of a schedule is when I go on vacation.

 

[wjcastiglione]

I rarely use mine so I leave the output as off on fusion. I will then change it to on for a second then right back to off. It causes it to dispense for one rotation. The only time I have it run off of a schedule is when I go on vacation.

Just tested - this works.. obviously not ideal, but works. Thank you.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

sure go for it.

Sorry for the delayed in response.

That's weird that the fusion page limits what youre able to see. I assumed that was an A1 because of the lack of options in the menu. Good that you found a way to get me in. What you have in AutoFeeder is essentially 2 programs.

Here's the code that is in your AutoFeeder:

OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 15:00 Then OFF
If Time 15:02 to 00:00 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then ON

The 1st setup (3 lines) sets the feeder to dose for 2 minutes, from 3pm - 3:02pm at an interval of 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off.

Line 4 turns the feeder on when FeedB is toggled. FeedB is set for 300 seconds (5 minutes). Which means the feeder will tumble food for 5 minutes.

In your post, it sounds like you want to toggle the feeder only when you need to and remove the daily, 2 minutes feeding.

If that's the case all you need to do is remove the first 3 lines and replace them with this one

Set OFF

Then line 2 becomes:
If FeedB 000 Then ON.

The last thing you'll want to possibly change is the length of time feedB is on.

FeedB settings can be found under the wrench icon. You'll want to play with that time in order to set the amount of ON time you want the feeder to be on.

If any of this is confusing, or if you want me to do it for you, just let me know.

All I need is for you to tell me exactly how you want the outlet to operate.

Jimmy