BoringDave Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The other day when the power went out it caused my new skimmer to over flow. This happened because all the power has to do is just blip and the Jecod DC pumps reset themselves then start ramping back up to set point power. This action makes my tank loose siphon, fill the sump and has to start all over again. So this made me think? There has to be a delay timer of some sort on the market to delay the skimmer a few minutes before startup. Behold their is! Reef Octopus, But with a price. $49.99 plus the ride. So onto the forums I go in search of a more cost effective way. Here it is. The Supco TD-69 adjustable delay timer. . I found if I wired it to just break the circuit ether the leg of 110 or even the neutral it would wig out the Jecod controller and I would get a 4-1 code and the pump wouldn't start. It would start a light or a Rio AC pump but why? So this made me think what to do? Omron DPDT 120v relay! I don't know why but we have two boxes full of them at work. Well we did. Did a little bit of rewiring. Set it to 3 min and gave it a test on the DC pump and BANG! Works Great! All for less then $20.00 I would guess. I just had to buy the timer off eBay $7 shipped and the box/top and cover plate for $3. Dave Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Killer! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltwater newbie Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I use those delays all the time for hvac work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 That is one proffesional looking design you have there. I am going to try this myself during winter break. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher15 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 You keep making timers and such, you could buy an APEX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 No. no no. The steps before getting an APEX are timers, then arduino, then raspberry pi, then APEX. One does not just jump from timers to an APEX. I do think there is a lot of benefit to using an arduino reef controller, or raspberry pi. Although, it does require programming. Everytime I get one going, I move and have to rip out my old one. Forget my code....yada yada. It is a cheap alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hahaha I jumped from manual timers to a full apex! It was easy and super simple! I still have no clue how to program it! Hahaha sent from a Samsung note 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I think an APEX would be nice, I just have been spending my money on other aquarium stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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