Any Apex setup/VDM tips?

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  1. Deuce1919

    Deuce1919 Plankton

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    Vdm ?

    I just set up my Apex Lite last week, trying to figure out thee programming of the VDM for my aqua illumination LED lights. I would like them to ramp up during the morning them ramp down at night. Can anyone help me with that?
     
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  3. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    http://reeftech.webs.com/Apex New User Guide.pdf
     
  4. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    I use DYNDNS. The free version works perfectly for me. Was fairly easy to setup.
     
  5. Deuce1919

    Deuce1919 Plankton

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    Thanks, I have seen this site and thought that I understood how to write the program to ramp up the lights using the profiles. But I guess I am too old to understand or to stupid.
     
  6. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    look on reef central, there is lots of info ( codes) on apex over there. you might find the programming code your looking for if not there are many who can help.
    sorry i can't help you, i don't have my apex ramping lights up.


    reef central is where i found the info i needed to add water on floor sensors to my apex.
     
  7. exactlyobp

    exactlyobp Giant Squid

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    Thanks, Ill look into them!

    You lucky... Thanks tho! :)
     
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  9. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    I set up a profile for each and named them. 10 profiles total, all ramps are set to an hour.

    RampUPrb (all ramp profiles)
    RampUPb
    RampUPw

    Dayb (all weather profiles so the storms can randomly strike)
    Dayrb
    Dayw

    RampDNrb (all ramp profiles)
    RampDNb
    RampDNw

    Nightrb

    Then set the times you want each profile to run. Like this.

    White LED

    Fallback OFF
    If TIME 13:00 to 14:00 Then RampUPw
    If TIME 14:00 to 20:00 Then Dayw
    If TIME 20:00 to 21:00 then RampDNw
    If TIME 21:00 to 12:00 then OFF

    Blue LED

    Fallback OFF
    If TIME 12:00 to 13:00 Then RampUPb
    If TIME 13:00 to 21:00 Then Dayb
    If TIME 21:00 to 22:00 Then RampDNb
    If TIME 22:00 to 12:00 Then OFF

    Royal Blue LED

    Fallback OFF
    If TIME 11:00 to 12:00 Then RampUPb
    If TIME 12:00 to 22:00 Then Dayb
    If TIME 22:00 to 23:00 Then RampDNb
    If TIME 23:00 to 11:00 Then Nightrb
     
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  10. Deuce1919

    Deuce1919 Plankton

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    THANKS! For some reason seeing your program made it click I GOT IT!!!
     
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    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Awesome! Glad I could help! Now if I could fully understand the day and night setting so it changes with the seasons.. But offsetting those properly so I get a sunrise and sunset at the right times makes my brain hurt!
     
  12. Deuce1919

    Deuce1919 Plankton

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    Yeah, I think that is what was messing me up, The lights would not operate the way I thought they should when I tried to set it to their seasons chart.