RA as a ph controller?

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kraken
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RA as a ph controller?

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Is there a way to use the RA as a ph controller for the deltec PF501 calcium reactor?
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lnevo
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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Yeah i forget the function off hand but its like the heater function.but you set a low and a high ph to control your solenoid relay.
egadgetjnr
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it might be:

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ReefAngel.PHControl(byte PHControlRelay);
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ReedAngel.PHControl(byte PHControlRelay, int LowPH, int HighPH);
kraken
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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so basically use one of the ports and switch on/off the power to the solenoid while reaching a certain ph range?
that being said, I would lose the ph monitoring of the main tank if I deploy the ph probe into monitoring the reactor.
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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You could always get a PH expansion module. Then you could have both
kraken
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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I already have a salinity expansion, so if I were to add another ph expansion meant I would have to get the expansion hub also, am I correct?
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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Yep. :)
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lnevo
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RA as a ph controller?

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You could also control the solenoid based on the ph of the tank rather than the ph of the effluent. At least till you get the hub and expansion.
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Re: RA as a ph controller?

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many thanks guys
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