Apex help

oshanickreef · 11/16/2014, 05:49 PM

I just moved into a new apartment and just finished setting everything up... I upgraded tanks so there's a lot more water. Randomly my lights turned off along with my return and it came so close to overflowing.. The status light on one of my eb8s is blinking and I don't know what that means. I had my eb8s linked together with a usb chord and when I took it out it started working again... I'm so confused. Please help!

Mark Bianco · 11/16/2014, 06:07 PM

When you removed the Aquabus cable the EB8 went to its fallback state. What the blinking light means is there is a problem with commutations between the controller and the EB8. Plug it back in and reboot the controller then see if you have extra modules listed if so eliminate them and reboot...

oshanickreef · 11/16/2014, 06:10 PM

How do I reboot the controller? Also do I need to link my two eb8s with a usb cable?

aleithol · 11/17/2014, 08:19 AM

I also responded to you over on Neptune Systems Community before I saw Mark's post and your response to him...

Rebooting a controller is done by removing all power from it -- that means, pull the aquabus cables from it that go to any Energy Bar and if you're using a 12V power supply, pull that as well -- then put them back in and the controller will reboot.

Your EBs can each be connected back to the controller, OR one can go to the controller and the other EB can attach to the other EB.

oshanickreef · 11/17/2014, 12:03 PM

so i had a thought while at work that maybe one of my dosing pumps was running... which it turns out that it was and it was ALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had to leave work (which i am so glad i did) my ph yesterday was 7.85 and it is 8.5 right now.... and my alk yesterday was 8.5 and it is now 15!! I unplugged my doser and pulled the tube out so i dont have to worry about it... my apex seems to be turning random outlets on and off and i cannot control them from fusion..

11/16/2014, 05:49 PM	#1
oshanickreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,367	Apex help I just moved into a new apartment and just finished setting everything up... I upgraded tanks so there's a lot more water. Randomly my lights turned off along with my return and it came so close to overflowing.. The status light on one of my eb8s is blinking and I don't know what that means. I had my eb8s linked together with a usb chord and when I took it out it started working again... I'm so confused. Please help! __________________ Mixed Peaceful Reef :) ~140 Gallons of Water Non-agro fish Instagram: Oshanickreef

11/16/2014, 06:10 PM	#3
oshanickreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,367	How do I reboot the controller? Also do I need to link my two eb8s with a usb cable? __________________ Mixed Peaceful Reef :) ~140 Gallons of Water Non-agro fish Instagram: Oshanickreef

11/17/2014, 08:19 AM	#4
aleithol Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 425	I also responded to you over on Neptune Systems Community before I saw Mark's post and your response to him... Rebooting a controller is done by removing all power from it -- that means, pull the aquabus cables from it that go to any Energy Bar and if you're using a 12V power supply, pull that as well -- then put them back in and the controller will reboot. Your EBs can each be connected back to the controller, OR one can go to the controller and the other EB can attach to the other EB. __________________ Bert

11/17/2014, 12:03 PM	#5
oshanickreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,367	so i had a thought while at work that maybe one of my dosing pumps was running... which it turns out that it was and it was ALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had to leave work (which i am so glad i did) my ph yesterday was 7.85 and it is 8.5 right now.... and my alk yesterday was 8.5 and it is now 15!! I unplugged my doser and pulled the tube out so i dont have to worry about it... my apex seems to be turning random outlets on and off and i cannot control them from fusion.. __________________ Mixed Peaceful Reef :) ~140 Gallons of Water Non-agro fish Instagram: Oshanickreef

11/16/2014, 06:07 PM	#2
Mark Bianco In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Infinity and Beyond Posts: 2,445	When you removed the Aquabus cable the EB8 went to its fallback state. What the blinking light means is there is a problem with commutations between the controller and the EB8. Plug it back in and reboot the controller then see if you have extra modules listed if so eliminate them and reboot...