How to manually turn on Radion and Vortechs

bsk997 · 09/29/2015, 09:33 AM

Hi Guys,
I had a quick question about programming the Apex WXM. More specifically the Radion profiles.
I have 2 MP40's and a Radion XR30w Pro hooked up to the WXM and it's working fine. I have the profiles created for the MP40's and the scheduling is great. Same thing with the radion. Making changes to the graph for intensity, color, duration is pretty easy with Fusion.

My question is, how do I setup a "preset" for turning on the lights to show somebody the tank.
Say, I have some guests coming over at 2pm and I want the lights on at 20k but the schedule doesn't turn on till 5pm. How do I manually turn on the unit at specific intenisty/color?
Sometimes i just want to play around with the light and try out different colors.
Is there a way to do this with Fusion?

The same question with the Vortechs as well to show off say Wave mode or something?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

cardiffgiant · 10/02/2015, 11:26 AM

You could set up a profile and then use a feed mode. I did something similar to turn my radions on if the ph was too low. I set up a profile called LowPH that uses a 20K at 45% intensity if PH is ever below 8.

You could do the same thing and add a profile called "Display", configure your radion settings, and then add a line to your advanced settings for your radion that says "if feed D Display on". Maybe configure feed D to run for 30-60 minutes (or however long you can geek out over your tank... in my case probably 120 minutes).

bsk997 · 10/04/2015, 03:24 PM

Thanks for the tip.
I actually looked on the Neptune forums since there wasn't any response.

I setup a feed button with the profiles to turn on the Radion.
You can also setup Virtual Outlets that are tied to the Profiles to do the same thing.
Pretty cool.

reefdude3749 · 10/05/2015, 05:03 AM

BSK....I went the virtual outlet route. This was specifically helpful for Vortechs and for an auto feeder. For example...I set up a few VOs for wave, constant 50%, constant 100%, NTM, etc. with s flip of a switch.

I also set up a VO for auto feed mode for when I am traveling. I cannot post all of my code now, but I have posted it on RC previously. Please let me know if you are interested and I can repost when I am back from vacation.

09/29/2015, 09:33 AM	#1
bsk997 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: OC Posts: 635	How to manually turn on Radion and Vortechs Hi Guys, I had a quick question about programming the Apex WXM. More specifically the Radion profiles. I have 2 MP40's and a Radion XR30w Pro hooked up to the WXM and it's working fine. I have the profiles created for the MP40's and the scheduling is great. Same thing with the radion. Making changes to the graph for intensity, color, duration is pretty easy with Fusion. My question is, how do I setup a "preset" for turning on the lights to show somebody the tank. Say, I have some guests coming over at 2pm and I want the lights on at 20k but the schedule doesn't turn on till 5pm. How do I manually turn on the unit at specific intenisty/color? Sometimes i just want to play around with the light and try out different colors. Is there a way to do this with Fusion? The same question with the Vortechs as well to show off say Wave mode or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

10/02/2015, 11:26 AM	#2
cardiffgiant Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,455	You could set up a profile and then use a feed mode. I did something similar to turn my radions on if the ph was too low. I set up a profile called LowPH that uses a 20K at 45% intensity if PH is ever below 8. You could do the same thing and add a profile called "Display", configure your radion settings, and then add a line to your advanced settings for your radion that says "if feed D Display on". Maybe configure feed D to run for 30-60 minutes (or however long you can geek out over your tank... in my case probably 120 minutes).

10/04/2015, 03:24 PM	#3
bsk997 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: OC Posts: 635	Thanks for the tip. I actually looked on the Neptune forums since there wasn't any response. I setup a feed button with the profiles to turn on the Radion. You can also setup Virtual Outlets that are tied to the Profiles to do the same thing. Pretty cool.

10/05/2015, 05:03 AM	#4
reefdude3749 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 77	BSK....I went the virtual outlet route. This was specifically helpful for Vortechs and for an auto feeder. For example...I set up a few VOs for wave, constant 50%, constant 100%, NTM, etc. with s flip of a switch. I also set up a VO for auto feed mode for when I am traveling. I cannot post all of my code now, but I have posted it on RC previously. Please let me know if you are interested and I can repost when I am back from vacation.