Reef Angel Forum

Sacohen wrote:The way it has been done on the Ehiem Auto Feeder is we are applying 12v current to a relay that in turn is closing the connection for the feeder button and rotating the feeder chamber. Simulating a push of the button.

Damn, I just noticed you said the Eheim feeder...
What about the Intelli-Feed?

Thanks Steve,
I think I understand, you're using a relay to activate their relay?

Are you shorting the output of the relay to simulate a button press or applying voltage?

Thanks

Roberto, what specific relay would you recommend on the intelli-feeder?

rimai wrote:The feeder that apex uses is from lifegard aquatics.
http://www.lifegardaquatics.com/product ... sh-feeder/
It's pretty simple to mod it too.


All you need is a small relay to close those 2 contacts to simulate the press of the button.

What relay would you recommend?

Thanks guys!

Hello, I have yet to purchase an RA setup, but have a question... I have a complete fully loaded Digital Aquatics RKE setup which has been running everything for about 4 years. I'm nervous about stepping into something totally new which appears to have every function imaginable, but requires Arduino...

Would it be much to swap out the battery for a LithiumIon bank or would the solar charger not be compatible?

Is there an RA Stray voltage probe?

If not here's an example...

http://puratek.com/products/insight-mon ... tage-probe

I just want to make sure I'm understanding this right...
Out of the box,The battery does not get charged unless by the solar charger?
It's not constantly trickle charged via mains power? (no 110v plug?)

I just put a whole system together for $1,400 and the shipping charges are "flat rate $500.00"
I would hope this is an error...

Has any one tried something like this? puratekdotcom/products/insight-monitor-controller/accessories/flow-sensors They seem more reliable and less likely to stop flow upon failure. Granted, they don't tell you flow rate, but tell you if there is flow. This is more suited for a return pump or higher ...