jamesbuf January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 I had deleted all of them except for this one: Jan 28 2008 19:37:43 Temp pH ORP 71.9 8.26 132 VHO is ON Auto T5L is ON Auto MHL is ON Auto MP1 is OFF Manual HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is ON Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is ON Auto TZ1 is OFF Manual Power Failed: None Power Restored: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 Your temp is 71.9 that's whats setting the alarm off. How about a plot of temp (I thought you said it wasn't jumping around). Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 That was only the water in the sump. I acclimated Antonio's RBTA tonight, and drained a 5gallon bucket out of the tank. I then had to add new saltwater into the sump but I didn't have the heater on in my new saltwater container. So when I added it into the sump, that is what made this timer go off. I wished that I hadn't deleted the emails from earlier today. When I got home tonight I deleted the "If Power 000 then ALM On" code. I didn't get an email or text when the lights cut off tonight, so maybe that's it. Dave, I copied this from your code you posted. What is the purpose of this? To trigger the ALM in case of a power outage correct? I also sent an email to neptune tonight. Guess I'll wait to see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kengar January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 ARG!!!!! I was still getting texts all day long. I'm convinced that its sending the texts as the heaters turn on and off, as well as the lights. How do I stop this? maybe it's a used unit, which you should return for a refund VOR#-B03 OZO&-A08 OZA&-A05 CO2&-A03 ACT$-B02 K21$-A02 MH1$-A04 K22$-B06 MH2$-B04 BLU$-B07 WHT$-B05 SMP$-A07 HTR%-A01 FAN%-B01 RFL#-B08 If Time > 00:00 Then CO2 ON If Time > 00:00 Then RFL OFF If Sun -060/060 Then VOR ON If Sun 000/000 Then ACT ON If Sun 015/-075 Then K21 ON If Sun 030/-060 Then MH1 ON If Sun 045/-045 Then K22 ON If Sun 060/-030 Then MH2 ON If Moon 000/000 Then BLU ON If Moon 030/-030 Then WHT ON If Timer ACT = ON Then SMP OFF If Timer ACT = OFF Then SMP ON If pH < 07.85 Then CO2 OFF Max Change 060 M Then CO2 OFF If ORP < 405 Then OZO ON If ORP > 415 Then OZO OFF If Timer OZO = ON Then OZA ON If Timer OZO = OFF Then OZA OFF Max Change 002 M Then OZA ON If Temp < 78.8 Then HTR ON If Temp > 78.9 Then HTR OFF If Temp > 79.1 Then FAN ON If Temp < 79.0 Then FAN OFF If Temp > 81.0 Then MH1 OFF Max Change 060 M Then MH1 OFF If Temp > 82.0 Then MH2 OFF Max Change 060 M Then MH2 OFF If Temp > 82.5 Then ACT OFF Max Change 060 M Then ACT OFF If Switch1 OPEN Then RFL OFF If Switch1 CLOSED Then RFL ON If Switch2 CLOSED Then RFL OFF If FeedA 000 Then VOR OFF If FeedB 000 Then VOR OFF If FeedC 000 Then VOR OFF If FeedD 000 Then VOR OFF If Power 005 Then K21 OFF If Power 010 Then MH1 OFF If Power 015 Then K22 OFF If Power 020 Then MH2 OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 (edited) maybe it's a used unit, which you should return for a refund Funny. I thought I was a smart a$$. Nope, there were no scuff marks, missing equipment, or broken sections on the unit when I got it, so pretty sure it was brand new. I got 5 texts last night. Here's what I got: Jan 28 2008 23:05:38 Temp pH ORP 77.5 8.27 133 VHO is OFF Auto T5L is OFF Auto MHL is OFF Auto MP1 is ON Auto HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is UNK Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is OFF Auto TZ1 is OFF Auto Power Failed: None Power Restored: None Jan 29 2008 00:05:31 Temp pH ORP 78.0 8.23 133 VHO is OFF Auto T5L is OFF Auto MHL is OFF Auto MP1 is ON Auto HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is UNK Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is OFF Auto TZ1 is OFF Auto Power Failed: None Power Restored: None Jan 29 2008 01:05:30 Temp pH ORP 78.4 8.19 133 VHO is OFF Auto T5L is OFF Auto MHL is OFF Auto MP1 is ON Auto HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is UNK Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is OFF Auto TZ1 is OFF Auto Power Failed: None Power Restored: None Jan 29 2008 03:33:36 Temp pH ORP 77.5 8.21 133 VHO is OFF Auto T5L is OFF Auto MHL is OFF Auto MP1 is ON Auto HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is OFF Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is OFF Auto TZ1 is OFF Auto Power Failed: None Power Restored: None Jan 29 2008 04:33:30 Temp pH ORP 78.0 8.29 133 VHO is OFF Auto T5L is OFF Auto MHL is OFF Auto MP1 is ON Auto HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is OFF Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is OFF Auto TZ1 is OFF Auto Power Failed: None Power Restored: None Oh wait, while I was typing I got another: Jan 29 2008 05:33:30 Temp pH ORP 78.3 8.23 133 VHO is OFF Auto T5L is OFF Auto MHL is OFF Auto MP1 is ON Auto HT1 is ON Auto HT2 is OFF Auto HT3 is ON Auto ALM is OFF Auto TZ1 is OFF Auto Power Failed: None Power Restored: None At this point, I'm hoping Neptune will respond. Edit: After looking at my email, Neptune did respond. They said to reset the unit and reprogram it. I'll do this tonight at see what happens. Edited January 29, 2008 by jamesbuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 I would go to the ACIII itself and see what the ALM is set to. Every once in a while mine gets off the actual timer slot I had it set to on the ACIII itself and sends me a bunch of mail. It only seems to happen if I'm fooling around with the programs and "updating" from other than aquanotes lite. Or from our MAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 In the email section of the neptune you can control what timer the emails trigger on. typically this is ALM, but it can be changed. As chip said check this... I bet that's your culprit... sorry I didn't think of it earlier Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 Sorry Chip, I'm not intending on taking attention away from your questions. I just have a question on the ACIII that I hope Dave can help. Dave, I want to hook up my 2 MJ pumps into the DC8 and use the controller to program it so that the pump on each side will turn on and off at alternating time. Can you show me a sample way of doing this? Also, once I have this set up, is there a way for me to turn off the pumps manually directly from the controller without going through all of the commands or from my computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 There are a bunch of ways to do this. Assume that the pumps timers are MJ1 and MJ2 Oscilatting each one on for 10 mins: OSC 010/010 ON/OFF Then MJ1 ON If Time > 00:00 THEN MJ2 ON If Timer MJ1 = ON THEN MJ2 OFF Random each one on for a random 1-10 mins: RND 010/010 ON/OFF Then MJ1 ON If Time > 00:00 THEN MJ2 ON If Timer MJ1 = ON THEN MJ2 OFF The easiest way to turn them off is a feed mode, in which case add the following commands: If FeedA 000 Then MJ1 OFF If FeedA 000 Then MJ2 OFF Then to turn them both off put your AC unit into feed mode A. You can also (if you have a III or a III Pro) build one of the switch devices that I have. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller January 29, 2008 Share January 29, 2008 In the email section of the neptune you can control what timer the emails trigger on. typically this is ALM, but it can be changed. As chip said check this... I bet that's your culprit... sorry I didn't think of it earlier Dave I think you're just trying to get your post count up close to Howard. another for me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kengar January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 Nope, there were no scuff marks, missing equipment, or broken sections on the unit when I got it, so pretty sure it was brand new. I The "scuff marks" you purportedly saw were most likely nothing more than the"squiggly lines in your eye fluid" -- also commonly known as floaters -- referenced in your tag line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 (edited) The "scuff marks" you purportedly saw were most likely nothing more than the"squiggly lines in your eye fluid" -- also commonly known as floaters -- referenced in your tag line. haha. Good one. No worries man. I hope you realize I'm just poking fun. You're stand up in my book. Its funny that nobody here has any idea what we're talking about. I would go to the ACIII itself and see what the ALM is set to. Every once in a while mine gets off the actual timer slot I had it set to on the ACIII itself and sends me a bunch of mail. It only seems to happen if I'm fooling around with the programs and "updating" from other than aquanotes lite. Or from our MAC That was it Chip. My trigger was changed to the main heater and not ALM. I changed it last night and its been working right all day. In the email section of the neptune you can control what timer the emails trigger on. typically this is ALM, but it can be changed. As chip said check this... I bet that's your culprit... sorry I didn't think of it earlier Dave Thanks for the help Dave. Don't worried, you've still got my vote for Treasurer. Edited January 31, 2008 by jamesbuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS February 14, 2008 Share February 14, 2008 Hey guys, I FINALLY got around to rewiring some of my stuff and am now getting my AC3 online. Before it was just monitoring temp and pH. So I got a few questions that haven't already been asked on this thread. 1) I read from the manual that the $,% of # after names denote characters on the display screen. Anyone got a good correlation to what the symbols are and their characters on the screen? 2) I want my lights to turn on in the afternoon and off late at night, like after midnight. Do I just reorder the ON/OFF lines like below and count on the execution order to take care of this? If Time > 01:30 Then LT1 OFF If Time > 12:00 Then LT1 ON 3) There's a plug for backup 9V. What's that for? Do I plug another wall wart on UPS to that so the AC3 know' power is off but can still function and send out an alert? Thanks for the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch February 14, 2008 Share February 14, 2008 1) I read from the manual that the $,% of # after names denote characters on the display screen. Anyone got a good correlation to what the symbols are and their characters on the screen? $ = Light (like a sun rising when on think rays) and without the rays when off % = heaters Up arrow when on, down arrow when off # = For flow... I forget the symbol(s) that are used here though. & = Miscelaneous square Solid box when on, box with hole in it when off 2) I want my lights to turn on in the afternoon and off late at night, like after midnight. Do I just reorder the ON/OFF lines like below and count on the execution order to take care of this? If Time > 01:30 Then LT1 OFF If Time > 12:00 Then LT1 ON Order is not important, and it's a 24:00 cycle... So what you have there is the light will be on between Noon at 1:30 AM (13.5 hour light cycle) 3) There's a plug for backup 9V. What's that for? Do I plug another wall wart on UPS to that so the AC3 know' power is off but can still function and send out an alert? Exatcly (note you need other devices like your router, etc to be on a power supply as well for this to function properly. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS February 14, 2008 Share February 14, 2008 Thanks Dave, just to clarify, you say order for the light command isn't important. If I had this If Time > 12:00 Then LT1 ON If Time > 01:30 Then LT1 OFF I would think that it would turn on at noon but then since it's after 1:30AM, it would turn off once it got to that 2nd line. Am I wrong on interpreting how it executes commands in order? For the wall wart that goes into the AC3 backup port, where do I get it? Should I just go to Radio Shack and find one with the same specs as the first? Order is not important, and it's a 24:00 cycle... So what you have there is the light will be on between Noon at 1:30 AM (13.5 hour light cycle) Exatcly (note you need other devices like your router, etc to be on a power supply as well for this to function properly. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch February 14, 2008 Share February 14, 2008 For the time commands no... At least I'm 90% sure it doesn't matter... As for the wall wart best bet is to go to radio shack and get one with multiple adapters. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS February 21, 2008 Share February 21, 2008 In the email section of the neptune you can control what timer the emails trigger on. typically this is ALM, but it can be changed. As chip said check this... I bet that's your culprit... sorry I didn't think of it earlier Dave Hey guys, can I get more info on this? I seem to have the same problem where I get a message every time my kalk stirrer is turned on/off. In AquaNotes Lite in the Program Editor on the Modem/Misc tab, the "Email alarm name" is set to ALM. I checked it on the console too. Here's my program. Most of this stuff is not enabled yet. Just LT1 LT2, KLK, Temp and pH If Time > 01:30 Then LT1 OFF If Time > 12:00 Then LT1 ON If Time > 23:30 Then LT2 OFF If Time > 14:00 Then LT2 ON If Temp > 77.0 Then COL ON If Temp < 76.5 Then COL OFF If Temp < 76.0 Then HET ON If Temp > 76.5 Then HET OFF If Time > 00:00 Then ALM OFF OSC 001/029 ON/OFF Then PM1 ON OSC 010/010 ON/OFF Then PM2 OFF If FeedA 000 Then PM1 OFF If FeedA 000 Then PM2 OFF If pH > 08.45 Then CO2 ON If pH < 08.35 Then CO2 OFF OSC 001/029 ON/OFF Then KLK ON If Temp < 77.0 Then ALM ON If Temp > 85.0 Then ALM ON If pH > 08.50 Then ALM ON If pH < 07.80 Then ALM ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS February 26, 2008 Share February 26, 2008 Any suggestions out there on my problem? Still getting e-mails every time my Kalk turns on or off. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal February 26, 2008 Author Share February 26, 2008 Is your pH probe located near the discharge from your kalk reactor? I'd try takng these two lines out temporarilly to see if you still get the alarms. If not, the issue is somewhere else. If pH > 08.50 Then ALM ON If pH < 07.80 Then ALM ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS February 26, 2008 Share February 26, 2008 Thanks for the idea Bob. Looking at the text of the alarms, the pH is within the range. Also I ALWAYS get a 2nd alert about 1 minute after the first. This leads me to believe it has to do with the OSC command firing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch February 26, 2008 Share February 26, 2008 In the AC units setup (not aquanotes) there is a alarm on timer XXX part... What is XXX set to? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller February 26, 2008 Share February 26, 2008 Start reading HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarsh97 March 9, 2008 Share March 9, 2008 Okay, this may be silly but I can't figure it out. It keeps flashing a power failure on the main display. I have to tried to reset it but it is not doing it. I don't think it's a new power failure message but the same one over and over. I am not even sure how to check if it is a new one. I have it monitoring the temp and PH right now, but I am stuck on this. I would like to clear that. I ran the test mode on the ACIII and it says it is working properly. So what is causing it to say power failure? Thanks for any help. Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarsh97 March 9, 2008 Share March 9, 2008 okay when I go to the web and look at the status of my ACIII it says that the power failed and was not restored? I am not sure what this means or how to get it back on. It is monitoring the temp and PH, so I am thinking it is referring to the DC8. I don't have anything plugged into that yet. Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarsh97 March 9, 2008 Share March 9, 2008 So after 2 hours of staring at this thing, I figured it out. I had the power cord plugged into the battery port. duh..... I'm good now for a minute, hopefully I won't have any other silly questions. Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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