04-16-2018, 11:44 AM
Is anyone using the Robotank to automate water changes? I would like to set up a continuous water change an ml/min, few ml every 5 mins, or even a 150ml/hour.
My plan is to use the dosing pumps and run two identical peristaltic pumps off the same dosing channel. One to pump new salt water in and one to pump out at equal rates. The issue I see is the limits on the dosing pump. While I can configure the system to think my pumps are less efficient then reality, I will still have to reset the bottle size frequently.
- Possible to increase the bottle size in the software?
- Possible to auto reset the bottle size?
- Possible to ignore the bottle size?
- Add a continuous water change function?
I will post my results when I get it working.
The other idea I have is to run a scheduled event 2/day by turning on AC pumps and disabling the ATO while changing water. I will set a timer in Robotank to turn on two AC pumps and attempt to do 1/2 gallon each and twice per day. The issue here is I'm not sure how exact or consistent over time the AC pump will be.
My plan is to use the dosing pumps and run two identical peristaltic pumps off the same dosing channel. One to pump new salt water in and one to pump out at equal rates. The issue I see is the limits on the dosing pump. While I can configure the system to think my pumps are less efficient then reality, I will still have to reset the bottle size frequently.
- Possible to increase the bottle size in the software?
- Possible to auto reset the bottle size?
- Possible to ignore the bottle size?
- Add a continuous water change function?
I will post my results when I get it working.
The other idea I have is to run a scheduled event 2/day by turning on AC pumps and disabling the ATO while changing water. I will set a timer in Robotank to turn on two AC pumps and attempt to do 1/2 gallon each and twice per day. The issue here is I'm not sure how exact or consistent over time the AC pump will be.
