Dosing Pump Question.

[rafalek01]

Could someone tell me how can I set up following logic on my dosing unit?

130mL of each supplement (Alk, Ca, and Mg) per day. It's not a good idea to dose the supplements simultaneously (especially Ca and Alk) due to the probability of precipitation.

I would like to have each supplement set up to be dosed 8 times a day for 10 minutes. That makes 80 minutes X 1.6mL = 128mL - very close to the 130mL.

The Alk is dosed at 12:00, 03:00, 06:00, 09:00 - both A.M. and P.M.
The Ca is dosed at 01:00, 0400, 07:00, 10:00 - both A.M. and P.M.
The Alk is dosed at 02:00, 05:00, 08:00, 11:00 - both A.M. and P.M.

Please advise.

[Coralleida]

I think it's easier to do this:
10 dosing/day
13 ml/dosing
You use 3 dosing program.
Let ProfiLux to dose automatically
ProfiLux will never dose simultaneously

First of all calibrate the dosing pumps, I mean calculate the flow rate. Push the red button for 1 minute exactly and read the value

[rafalek01]

thank you. so could you explain it to me in basic steps:
1.
2.
3.
what should i do to make it happen?

[Coralleida]

Dosing program 1: Flow rate (check it), Dosings/Day 10, Rate/dosing 13
The same for Dosing program 2 & 3
Then you have to assign the socket functions, I mean if you have not numbered your dosing unit, and you have connected it to S5-S8, then you have to configure:
* socket function 5 to Dosing Pump program 1
* socket function 6 to Dosing Pump program 2
* socket function 7 to Dosing Pump program 3

It will start to dose with pump nº 1 at 00:00, after certain minutes will continue with pump nº 2 and finally with pump nº 3

Automatically, ProfiLux will spread out the 10 dosings through 24 hours

[rafalek01]

Thank you. Thats the way I did to test with regular ro/di water. so If I did at 9pm, I have to wait till midnight for the program to start?

[Coralleida]

The program starts always at 00:00.
I'm not sure if it starts as soons as you program it. I mean, if you introduce 12 dosings/day, it will dose at even hours, so if you program it at 9:00 a.m. it's supposed to dose at 10:00 a.m.

[rafalek01]

Thank you for all your help. With your suggestions and some help from Pete I was able to work it out. it works like a charm now. Thank you very much.