Reef keeper lite

[Jarrett]

So i just ordered one of these, and i am really excited but just a few questions the reason i bought the unit was mainly for 2 things to save my heater from cooking my tank and to run random flow for my powerheads. i already have my lights on timers so i am probally not going to run my lights off the unit for now. so with the powerheads how do you program them and can i have them turn off and on as much as i want? i will probally be recieving the unit today or tommorow but i started doing research now so its a quick set up when i do recieve it. but i couldnt find anything on programming the powerheads thanks for the help.

 

[Awibrandy]

Tell the members what power heads you have. Reason is that some power heads cannot be ran on wave mode; for instance my koralia will get fried if I were to run them on a wave mode.
I don't know about the RKL, but my RK2 has a wave maker option which is found on the menu. I'd click on select, and scroll until the wave maker option comes up then click select on it.

 

[Jarrett]

i have the hydor 1050 and the hydor 750 that i want to run off the controller from my understanding these pumps can be run off controllers or even there smart wave controller. is that not right?

 

[Jaftica]

i have the hydor 1050 and the hydor 750 that i want to run off the controller from my understanding these pumps can be run off controllers or even there smart wave controller. is that not right?

The new hydor evolution pumps can be used on a timer.

 

[Jarrett]

so meaning yes to the controller then? I have them on timers now I want them to run off the controller so I can get rid of the timers

 

[Jaftica]

thats what the rkl does, it has wavemaking timers built into the menu, you can set the "on"time duration, and the "off" time duration

 

[Jarrett]

ok awesome just wanted to make sure I won't ruin the pumps they are the brand new ones so I should be ok thanks man

 

[Jaftica]

you should be fine if the powerheads are designed for constant on/off use...if they are the evolution hydor you should have no problem...just an annoying clicking sound every time one starts up.

 

[Jarrett]

i actually have them on timers now and there is no click with them. they have that shock absorption magnet that came with them, and it works great really recommend that powerhead.

 

[Jarrett]

anyone close to bethpage want to help me come program this thing, directions are horrible i dont even know where to begin lol. i will give corals or money.

 

[skene]

I can probably help you on Friday after work if you are available after 5p.
It's really easy though to go through menus.
just make sure you update all the files before using. RKL head unit is on update 2.06 and PC4 is on update 2.01 or something like that... I forget.

 

[nyshoots]

Keep an eye on your reef keeper, I had the pc4 go bad on me twice. Once was when I was away on vacation and when I came home I had no heat, light, or water flow.

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Jarrett]

jaftica helped me set it up and yea skene i noticed that. and thats what the head unit read exactly what u wrote so does that mean both the pc4 and the head unit is up to date?

 

[Jarrett]

i have a another question actually for you guys i set up my heaters set point to 78.5 now does that mean my heater will turn on and off to maintain that temp? and then i set an alarm for my heater that if my temp ever went above 83 that it would trip the heater and shut it down. is this the correct way to set it up?

 

[Jarrett]

i just read the alarm function a little further and it doesnt look like it will actually shut the heater down it will just give me an alarm to let me know my temp is to hot. how could i set an alarm up to shut the heater down or is there no way to do that.

 

[skene]

This is what you can do.
What I did was set my temp to 77* which means that if it goes above that temp it will turn the heater off. You can also install a fan if you would like so that if the temps go above XX* temperature it will turn off allowing circulation and cool down.
The alarm you would use for things like an ATO, to let you know if you have gone above the water mark.
Just remember to set the ID for the items, so that the unit knows that this outlet is a light/heater/chiller etc etc.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

this is what you can do.
What i did was set my temp to 77* which means that if it goes above that temp it will turn the heater off. You can also install a fan if you would like so that if the temps go above xx* temperature it will turn off allowing circulation and cool down.
The alarm you would use for things like an ato, to let you know if you have gone above the water mark.
Just remember to set the id for the items, so that the unit knows that this outlet is a light/heater/chiller etc etc.

+ 1

 

[irvp13]

You can the alarms to trip stuff. For example if my temp goes above 84 shut the lights off

 

[Jarrett]

well i have my temp set to 78.5 so i am assuming then by default the heater will shut off if ever above that number. so it already is a fail safe then i guess. and what do you mean by an ID? i have the 4 channels and each channel has each function but it doesnt look like i can actually change the name of the channel to what it is actually running. kind of lost me there sorry lol.

 

[Jarrett]

i just went into my alarm under my heater channel and it said action off. and this alarm is set to trip at 83 degrees so then that action off should mean that it would shut it down i am assuming right?