Riddle me this...

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I have a Jebao dosing pump. It is programmed to dose carbonate/bicarbonate buffer six times per day at 4-hour intervals every day.

When I look at Fusion, I can clearly see the pH spikes in the sump when dosing occurs:

So, why does the pump only dose every other day when it is programmed to does EVERY day (I did check configuration to confirm)? I find it hard to believe that carbonate dosing only causes a pH spike every other day :)

The pump does not do this for calcium or magnesium, as far as I can tell.

 

[primo21]

not sure how apex works, but I have a reefkeeper and use timers to kick off recurring activities. if the full days cycle extends past 24 hrs it will not reset and skips a day. just a guess. try setting the interval so it ends in under 24 hrs, something like every 3.75 hrs instead of 4.

 

[TheHarold]

I have a Jebao dosing pump. It is programmed to dose carbonate/bicarbonate buffer six times per day at 4-hour intervals every day.

When I look at Fusion, I can clearly see the pH spikes in the sump when dosing occurs:

So, why does the pump only dose every other day when it is programmed to does EVERY day (I did check configuration to confirm)? I find it hard to believe that carbonate dosing only causes a pH spike every other day :)

The pump does not do this for calcium or magnesium, as far as I can tell.

Because you need to set the interval to ZERO, not to 1 day :)

99% sure thats your issue, let me know if it fixes it

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Because you need to set the interval to ZERO, not to 1 day :)

99% sure thats your issue, let me know if it fixes it

OMG. That's got to be it! Helps explain calcium and magnesium fluctuations as well!

 

[TheHarold]

OMG. That's got to be it! Helps explain calcium and magnesium fluctuations as well!

Haha exactly. The "Interval" is between days- so if you have an interval of "1" it will dose every other day! Set the interval to "0" if you want daily :)

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Haha exactly. The "Interval" is between days- so if you have an interval of "1" it will dose every other day! Set the interval to "0" if you want daily :)

I guess that also means I need to halve calcium and magnesium dosage once I set the interval to 0! :)

A few months back someone asked how much of each I was dosing and they were flabbergasted by the amounts I dose. Now I understand why! I'm dosing twice the normal amount every OTHER day, so my numbers look WAY high :)

I bet this will significantly help with stabilization of parameters!