Robo-Tank v5.0 is Ready

[jlysaght3]

Hey jlysaght3, I guess it's possible these floats have issues, I don't really know what happens when they go bad, I just assumed they get stuck open or closed. If you are moving the float manually to one side it definitely shouldn't make the relay chatter, that would only happen with waves or if you moved it rapidly.

The floats are doing the same chatter if I manually move them to the opposite end of travel or if I let the water level do it. The way my sump is set up the float is in the stable level chamber, so water level only changes if my return pump turns off and the surface head on the main tank drains to the sump (approximately 10-12 gallons) causing the water level to rise in a consistent and stable manner. I'm assuming it must be a faulty float - I'll have to pick up some new wire harness wax coated shrink wrap before I can swap it out (I don't trust standard shrink wrap around saltwater)

Just to clarify, on this reboot issue does the outlet have the red M on it when the display starts up or just the outlet not turning on but display says it's on?

No, all outlets are supposedly in automatic mode (no red M in the bottom corner) upon controller reboot. I can upload my sketches to you and provide all accessory connections for troubleshooting if you think it will help.

I have also noticed my dosing pumps are not operating on a schedule. I have dosing pump 2 (Red Sea NO3-PO4x) set to dose 2ml at 8am, with 2 more doses in 6 hour intervals daily and my reservoir still shows the same number of remaining doses, even after 24 hours with the controller running in auto mode. I can manually dose, but the auto dosing is not functioning.

Good point on the ATO, something I never thought about. I now realize I forgot to add the ATO DC pump ports to the custom rules so the pump could be turned on/off regardless of the main float status but I believe this is different that what you are referring to.

You're talking about completely disabling the ATO using a custom rule so if it triggers the ATO can't startup up. Soon you'll be able to disable it during maintenance but having the option in the custom rule is good for the other possible scenarios you mention. I will try and get this added in the next week, now you spell it out I see that being a necessary thing.

Sounds great! I'd love to see it as an option - I know that you are a freshwater guy, but for us saltwater people the ATO may not be used just for water level maintenance, but also for additives (kalkwasser, salinity maintenance, etc.) and I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for being on top of the updates and customer support for the RT. I am looking forward to your pH and Salinity isolator boards!