Setting up dosing pump on timers with RKE

[seesquared]

Hey Guys - I have finally set up my 2 part dosing pumps from Bulk Reef Supply and have them hooked to my Reef Keeper Elite. I have created 2 different timers, one to run each dosing pump, but I want to make sure they will be on for as long as I am thinking they will be. I checked the RKE forum and tried to follow their instructions as best as possible, but I am still not 100% that I set them up right. I want to dose around 45ml of each solution throughout the day, but I don't really want them dosing at the same time and mixing together. Each dosing pump says it doses 1.1ml per minute so I figured a total run time of 40 minutes for each pump would be accurate.

Timer 01
DOW: SMT***S
start at: 8:00am
Time on: 00:10:00
Time off: 05:50:00
Repeat: 0
Oscillate: Yes

Timer 2
DOW: SMT***S
start at: 8:30am
Time on: 00:10:00
Time off: 05:50:00
Repeat: 0
Oscillate: Yes

By going off the way the DA thread said, I feel like this should make each pump be on for 40 minutes a day because if you add 10 minutes with 5:50 you get six hours and there are 24 hours in a day. Does this logic make sense?!?

Any input would be appreciated.

note: for some reason the forum won't let me post the letters of the day of the week for some reason, but I do have each day set for the pumps to come on

[h20poloman]

let me find you the better set up thread on RC. That doesn't look right to me

Shoot...maybe I just need to check mine....it actually doesn't look bad

[seesquared]

I set it up according to this thread - I did the "multi-timer function" . I hope its okay to post this link

http://www.forum.digitalaquatics.com...148&p=570#p573

[h20poloman]

I set it up according to this thread - I did the "multi-timer function" . I hope its okay to post this link

http://www.forum.digitalaquatics.com...148&p=570#p573

Thanks, yeah...the part about not having the repeat function on was throwing me off. If oscillate is on though it will cycle during those times. So I think you are good, just make sure you test to see where you params are going

[seesquared]

Ya I will have to keep up with my testing for sure. I am hoping it's programmed right

[specvjeff]

I only run mine once a day. When I programmed mine, I kept the off time at 00:00. Works exactly the way I want it to.

[seesquared]

I only run mine once a day. When I programmed mine, I kept the off time at 00:00. Works exactly the way I want it to.

Do you run your dosing pump for more than 30 minutes at once? I think I heard (haha could be wrong) that it can burn the pump out if you run for more than 30 minutes at a times somewhere?!?

[specvjeff]

No I do not. I run my calcium dosing pump for 22 mins and my alk dosing pump for 15 mins. If it does get to a higher amount, I will split the calcium dosing up during the day and the ALK dosing early in the morning when my pH is at it's lowest.