4 March 2022

Hollie and Ariana meeting

Discussed tank setup for heating and chilling and need for testing and troubleshooting to make sure we can have a consistent diel temperature cycle with the flow and available set up.

Diel temperature cycle continued

Testing a fluctuating temperature profile on the Neptune Apex Aquacontroller base unit. Ariana helped with how to set a diel cycle through APEX fusion online interface using the APEX aquabus and APEX Energy Bar. Follow this quick start guide to program an APEX for diel cycle and control the enery bar outlets.

See example below to program APEX energy bar controllers outlets to control heaters:

AMBIENT: 28.7-29.4 (0.7C daily variability)

RAMP DAY 1 EXAMPLE

28.7C - 29.4C

Stage 1 = 28.7
Stage 2 = 28.8
Stage 3 = 28.9
Stage 4 = 29.0
Stage 5 = 29.1
Stage 6 = 29.2
Stage 7 = 29.3
Stage 8 = 29.4

Outlet1
Set OFF
If Outlet 1_Stage1=ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage2 = ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage3 = ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage4 = ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage5 = ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage6 = ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage7 = ON Then ON
If Outlet 1_Stage8 = ON Then ON

1_Stage1
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 28.7 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 28.7 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 04:30 Then OFF
If Time 06:45 to 00:59 Then OFF

1_Stage2
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 28.8 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 28.8 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 03:00 Then OFF
If Time 04:30 to 06:45 Then OFF
If Time 08:15 to 00:59 Then OFF

1_Stage3
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 28.9 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 28.9 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 02:00 Then OFF
If Time 03:00 to 08:15 Then OFF
If Time 09:45 to 00:59 Then OFF

1_Stage4
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 29.0 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 29.0 Then OFF
If Time 02:00 to 09:45 Then OFF
If Time 11:15 to 00:30 Then OFF

1_Stage5
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 29.1 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 29.1 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 11:15 Then OFF
If Time 12:15 to 23:00 Then OFF
If Time 00:30 to 00:59 Then OFF

1_Stage6
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 29.2 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 29.2 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 12:15 Then OFF
If Time 13:30 to 19:45 Then OFF
If Time 23:00 to 00:59 Then OFF

1_Stage7
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 29.3 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 29.3 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 13:30 Then OFF
If Time 15:00 to 17:15 Then OFF
If Time 19:45 to 00:59 Then OFF

1_Stage8
Set OFF
If TMP_1 < 29.4 Then ON
If TMP_1 > 29.4 Then OFF
If Time 01:00 to 15:00 Then OFF
If Time 17:15 to 00:59 Then OFF