Seasonal table for temperature control?

[ReeferBud]

The concept sounds pretty cool but wondering if anyone is using this.

I know one can change the season table values but the default apex table has a range of 75-80 F, which is more of a variation than I typically run between seasons.

Please share if your using the season table and your range. Thanks!

 

[jonmos75]

I run the default seasonal table, Aug 1 the hottest temp 80.5 and drops a 00.1 degree everyday to three days until it gets to its lowest temp of 75.0 on Feb 1. Then it rises to 80.5 on Aug 1.

The temperature is never stable in the ocean it will rise and fall all the time and I also feel that have the corals go through these temperature change makes them stronger if I was to have a failure with a heater that they can handle the temperature change that could happen.

 

[drspiroraft]

Excuse my ignorance but where is this feature in the apex. I could not find anything in regard to seasonal temp.

 

[rkpetersen]

I run my temp season table fairly tightly - minimum of 77.8 degrees in February, maximum of 78.7 degrees in August.

Excuse my ignorance but where is this feature in the apex. I could not find anything in regard to seasonal temp.

You can't access the season table from Apex Fusion; you have to go to Apex Local on your LAN.
Apex Local is accessed in your browser either by entering '[yourapexname].local' or the actual IP address.
So it could be something like randysreef.local or 192.168.1.22.
Once in Apex Local, you open the Misc page (wrench icon), and then open the Season page (sun icon).
From there, you pull down the menu to Temperature, and you can then adjust the temp set point for each month.

 

[drspiroraft]

Okay never knew that. Then how does that adjust the heaters? Will it automatically change the recommended temperatures when programming the heaters?

 

[rkpetersen]

To use the season table numbers, instead of coding the actual target temps, you do it like this:

If Temp < RT+0.0 Then ON

This will use the current system table number for that month.
It will transition to the next number gradually through the month.

If you want to set for a higher number than the season table, use:

If Temp < RT+0.5 Then ON

This will create the set point 0.5 degrees higher than the season table.

If you want to set for a lower number than the season table, use:

If Temp < RT+-0.5 Then ON

This will create the set point 0.5 degrees lower than the season table.
Note that there's no typo there - It has to be 'RT+-'; 'RT-' without the plus sign first won't work.