May 27, 2020
Chris Van Niman
wrote
I've watched all the CoralVue videos on the new Icecap system, and I'm not sure how to do this or even if the Icecap system can do this. But here it goes....
Bulk Reef Supply did a really cool set up (video for their BRS160 project) with the Maxspect pumps and an Apex controller where they varied the speed of the 2 pumps independent of each other. Basically it moved the point of the wave interference from one end of the tank to the other. One pump would speed up while the other slowed down and repeated the cycle over and over. So instead of the pumps / waves always meeting at the 1/2 way point, it allowed the interference / turbulence to move from one side of the tank to the other making sure that corals got hit with varying wave directions more closely simulating the oceans naturals high & low tides & changing of tidal direction. Can I do that with the Icecap system and the 2 gyre pumps? If not now, could CoralVue add a program of oscillating wave patterns?
Bulk Reef Supply did a really cool set up (video for their BRS160 project) with the Maxspect pumps and an Apex controller where they varied the speed of the 2 pumps independent of each other. Basically it moved the point of the wave interference from one end of the tank to the other. One pump would speed up while the other slowed down and repeated the cycle over and over. So instead of the pumps / waves always meeting at the 1/2 way point, it allowed the interference / turbulence to move from one side of the tank to the other making sure that corals got hit with varying wave directions more closely simulating the oceans naturals high & low tides & changing of tidal direction. Can I do that with the Icecap system and the 2 gyre pumps? If not now, could CoralVue add a program of oscillating wave patterns?
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May 28, 2020
Chris Van Niman
wrote
So I did a little more playing around with the controller last night, and it does look like the Sine Wave function does independently control the speed of the pumps and allows the "moving" turbulence.
So I'd like to create a 2nd Sine Wave feature - 1 I can run during the day with greater velocities and a 2nd for night time with much reduced velocities. So is there any way for me to have 2 different Sine Wave functions? I don't recall any kind of "copy & paste" feature from the setup videos or my playing around with the controller.
Thanks in advance for the help.
So I'd like to create a 2nd Sine Wave feature - 1 I can run during the day with greater velocities and a 2nd for night time with much reduced velocities. So is there any way for me to have 2 different Sine Wave functions? I don't recall any kind of "copy & paste" feature from the setup videos or my playing around with the controller.
Thanks in advance for the help.
May 28, 2020
Angie Brumfield
agent
wrote
Yes, you can set up your presets and then set "triggers" for when you want the pump to run a specific preset, you can find the instructions to set up triggers here:
https://www.coralvuehydros.com/product-support/icecap-dual-pump-controller/triggers-schedule/
https://www.coralvuehydros.com/product-support/icecap-dual-pump-controller/triggers-schedule/