Reef Keeper

[Jewel]

Thanks Jerry, glad you cleared that up,

 

[Jewel]

I bought a DC Return Pump with a Controller, It has a feed Mode. I want to control my skimmer so that there's a delay, My question is when I configure my skimmer to delay with my Reef Keeper will I plug in the Return pump and control it with the Reef Keeper as well and will the feed mode still work as well as the Pump speed work with the controller or am I by passing this with the Reef Keeper, Thanks

 

[Pistol]

I think you would need a joebo cable to control that pump with your reefkeeper, Torx is making them, I don't know if anybody has tried it.

 

[Jewel]

I don't care about controlling the pump with the reef Keeper but I assumed that it would need to be tied into the system for the skimmer to know when to start up.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

yu can do that with yur skimmer with the apex I'm sure the RK has a delay when power goes out..my reef octopus skimmer with DC pump  has a delay and soft start after it shuts off  but when i feed i just turn both DC pump skimmer and return pump off with the apex not push feed mode on the controllers

 

[TORX]

I have no idea if the DC pumps work on a 0-5v or 0-10v signal, or how they work. I have someone who is going to try one of my 0-5v cables on their DC pump the end of the week, but IMHO I do not think that it will work. It would be great if it would though. I need to buy a DC pump and see what I can get out of it. 

 

[Jewel]

So getting back to the skimmer, I can set it up so theres a delay once the power is turned on?

 

[unibob]

You can delay anything. Skimmer, return pump, lights. All of which I do just incase the power is flickering constantly it prevents stop start stop start stop start.

 

[Jewel]

Ok then, That's great. thanks

 

[Hozer]

how do you delay the skimmer from starting after a power outage????

 

[Duke]

I have no idea if the DC pumps work on a 0-5v or 0-10v signal, or how they work. I have someone who is going to try one of my 0-5v cables on their DC pump the end of the week, but IMHO I do not think that it will work. It would be great if it would though. I need to buy a DC pump and see what I can get out of it. 

they work on the identical 0-5v current the wp series powerheads do, i tested on my multi meter for you

 

[Hozer]

can anyone explain to me how to set my skimmer to delay start after a power outage?? I tried to do it on the computer and on the controller itself and i don't see it anywhere??