Ted_C
04/15/2013, 08:37 PM
Hi all.
Been dosing Brightwell manually for about a month will real steady parameters. I've switched over to BRS 2 part with BRS dosers and need a double check on my math and program.
With Brightwell, I was dosing 45 ml of code B at 7 AM and 45 ml of Code A at 6 PM. That equates to 0.6 dkh per day and 20 PPM Ca per day and 0.007 PPM Mg per day.
I tested my BRS dosers over an hour:
Ca 87 ml / hour or 1.45 ml/min
Alk 89 ml / hour or 1.48 ml/min
Mg 86 ml/hour or 1.43 ml/min
To dose the equivalent amount of BRS 2 part:
Ca: 90 ml or 62 minutes
Mg: 90 ml or 63 minutes
Alk 209 ml or 141 minutes
My pH is lowest between 2 AM and 8 AM
Here's my ALK (dose ~140 ml between 2 AM and 8 AM once per hour over 6 hours)
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/015:52/044:08 Then ON
If Time 08:00 to 02:00 Then OFF
If pH > 08.45 Then OFF
Ca (dose ~ 90 ml between 10 AM and 2 PM once per hour over 4 hours)
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/015:30/044:30 Then ON
if Time 14:00 to 10:00 Then Off
Mg (dose ~90 ml between 4 PM and 8 PM once per hour over 4 hours)
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/015:30/044:30 Then ON
if Time 20:00 to 16:00 Then Off
A few details I'm unsure on (and searches here and @ neptune didn't help):
How to program the "if time" statement over midnight hours
Is my OSC statement going to acheive my desired results or will I be dosing more than intended?
Thanks for your help!
Been dosing Brightwell manually for about a month will real steady parameters. I've switched over to BRS 2 part with BRS dosers and need a double check on my math and program.
With Brightwell, I was dosing 45 ml of code B at 7 AM and 45 ml of Code A at 6 PM. That equates to 0.6 dkh per day and 20 PPM Ca per day and 0.007 PPM Mg per day.
I tested my BRS dosers over an hour:
Ca 87 ml / hour or 1.45 ml/min
Alk 89 ml / hour or 1.48 ml/min
Mg 86 ml/hour or 1.43 ml/min
To dose the equivalent amount of BRS 2 part:
Ca: 90 ml or 62 minutes
Mg: 90 ml or 63 minutes
Alk 209 ml or 141 minutes
My pH is lowest between 2 AM and 8 AM
Here's my ALK (dose ~140 ml between 2 AM and 8 AM once per hour over 6 hours)
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/015:52/044:08 Then ON
If Time 08:00 to 02:00 Then OFF
If pH > 08.45 Then OFF
Ca (dose ~ 90 ml between 10 AM and 2 PM once per hour over 4 hours)
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/015:30/044:30 Then ON
if Time 14:00 to 10:00 Then Off
Mg (dose ~90 ml between 4 PM and 8 PM once per hour over 4 hours)
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/015:30/044:30 Then ON
if Time 20:00 to 16:00 Then Off
A few details I'm unsure on (and searches here and @ neptune didn't help):
How to program the "if time" statement over midnight hours
Is my OSC statement going to acheive my desired results or will I be dosing more than intended?
Thanks for your help!