I thought I would post this for those who are setting up variable speed pumps. I got a pair of 6205's to replace 2 of my 4 Koralia pumps. Initially I fired them up with the Tunze 7096 controller to get a feel for what pattern worked best for my tank in order to get a wave motion. Once I figured that out and found the 7096 to not be flexible enough, I ditched it. It took all but 12 hours to decide that I needed to get hopping on Apex control and to my surpise, it was very easy.
I started programming my pair of 6205's yesterday. I couldn't have done it without the information I got from this forum as well as the Unofficial guide and figured I would post this to help others.
My tank is 4' wide x 8' long. Currently I have 2 6205's at one end of the tank and will likely add a couple more pumps in the future.
My idea was to have a decent wave current during the light on period. Lights start to come on at 11AM and turn off at 7:30PM I was able to get a pretty decent pulse that reaches the far end of the tank and makes all my corals dance.
This profile was named Wave1.
Prior to light and light off on I wanted to slow things down in prep for night mode so I created a profile called DuskDawn. Its similar to Wave1 but less power at a max of 70%.
I wanted to create an intermittant current that changed things up over the course of the day. Based on my readings here, creating a flush cycle that was on a timer was the easiest way to do it. I created Flush1 and Flush2. Flush1 is used by 1 of the Tunze pumps and Flush2 is used by the other. This allows for the pumps flow to alternate back and forth during the flush cycle. I probably could have used Synchronize Disbale to do the same thing using one profile instead of 2. The flush cycle turns on every 60 minutes for 10 minutes. I will likely adjust this.
I think I have covered most if not all of it. Below are the Outlet setups as well as the profiles for the pump modes. Any feedback or comments would be appreciated. Everything works like a charm which was a real surpirse considering this was my first attempt at variable speed pump programming.
Variable Speed Pump 1 and 2
Stream Rt (This is my Tunze pump on the right side of tank. VS1)
Set Wave1
If Time 10:00 to 10:59 Then duskdawn
If Time 11:00 to 19:00 Then Wave1
If Time 19:01 to 20:00 Then duskdawn
If Outlet Timer = ON Then Flush1
If Time 20:01 to 09:59 Then Night
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
Stream Lt (This is my Tunze pump on the left side of tank. VS2)
Set Wave1
If Time 10:00 to 10:59 Then duskdawn
If Time 11:00 to 19:00 Then Wave1
If Time 19:01 to 20:00 Then duskdawn
If Outlet Timer = ON Then Flush2
If Time 20:01 to 09:59 Then Night
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
Pump Profiles:
Wave 1 (This keeps a constant surge going that makes the corals dance)
Synchronize Enabled
Divide by 10 Enabled
Initial off time (Seconds) 0
On time (Seconds) 7
Off time (Seconds) 4
Minimum intensity 0
Maximum intensity 100
Night (This mode allows for less erratic flow at night)
Synchronize Disabled
Divide by 10 Disabled
Initial off time (Seconds) 0
On time (Seconds) 10
Off time (Seconds) 15
Minimum intensity 30
Maximum intensity 50
Flush 1 (This mixes things up throughout the day)
Synchronize Disabled
Divide by 10 Disabled
Initial off time (Seconds) 0
On time (Seconds) 30
Off time (Seconds) 30
Minimum intensity 0
Maximum intensity 100
Flush2 (This mixes things up throughout the day)
Synchronize Disabled
Divide by 10 Disabled
Initial off time (Seconds) 30
On time (Seconds) 30
Off time (Seconds) 30
Minimum intensity 0
Maximum intensity 100
DuskDawn
Synchronize Enabled
Divide by 10 Enabled
Initial off time (Seconds) 0
On time (Seconds) 7
Off time (Seconds) 4
Minimum intensity 0
Maximum intensity 50
Timer (Used to control the flush cycle)
OSC 060:00/010:00/000:00 Then ON
Any feedback would be appreciated. I am always interested in learning new ways to simplify things or do them better. This is a work in progress and I plan on making more changes and profiles to improve flow in my tank. I also plan on adding a couple more Tunze pumps in the near future.
This is a video I shot yesterday after getting my wave motion dialed in.