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Advice needed to stop a skimmer in the event of overflow

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 8:06 pm
by Topcat
Hi,

I just wanted some advise on how people have setup a skimmer container with a float switch so if it triggers i can turn port 2 off until the switch is off again? any suggestions please?

To explain further i have a 10 litre container that the skimmer dumps into and i just want it to switch the skimmer off if the float is reached. Yes i have have it over flow because the skimmer just decides to go insane and i run a fairly wet skim.

Thanks
Tony

Re: Advice needed to stop a skimmer in the event of overflow

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 9:46 pm
by Ademster
this is how I had mine set up.

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if(ReefAngel.HighATO.IsActive())
    {
        ReefAngel.Relay.Off(Port2);
    }
else
    {
        ReefAngel.Relay.On(Port2);
    }

Re: Advice needed to stop a skimmer in the event of overflow

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:21 am
by Topcat
This worked a treat thank you, but if I still wanted the port controlled via a timer as in off between 22 and 8. With this programming it is not switching off.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Re: Advice needed to stop a skimmer in the event of overflow

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:28 am
by lnevo
Try this:

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if(ReefAngel.HighATO.IsActive())
    {
        ReefAngel.Relay.Off(Port2);
    }
else
    {
        if ((hour()<8) || (hour()>=22)) 
        {      
             ReefAngel.Relay.On(Port2);
        }
    }