Focustronic Alkatronic, User Manual

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enabled), will the Alkatronic plug shut o ff , and thus shut o ff the feeding pump, so
that no alkalinity is added to the aquarium. Se also ” Reference value/actions ”
For Calciumreactor-user with timer-controlled CO
2
-dosing
1) Plug the Alkatronic-socket into a power plug from wall.
2) Plug the timer that controls the CO
2
-solenoid into the Alkatronic socket. See
Figure 5.
Now, as long as the Alkatronic socket is ”open”, which is indicated by a red light
on the socket, the Alkatronic socket gives power to your ordinary timer that
controls the solenoid to the CO
2
-supply. Only when a measured dKH is above
your settled high reference value (and action mode is enabled), will the Alkatronic
plug shut o ff , and thus shut o ff the CO
2
, independently of what your ordinary
timer wants to do. See figure 5. See also ”
Reference value/actions
”
For Balling-user
1) Plug the Alkatronic-socket into a main power plug from wall,
Socket in wall
Socket from Alkatronic
Ordinary timer, controlling CO
2
-
solenoid
Figure 4
Socket in wall
Socket from Alkatronic
Cord to pump that feeds the Ca-
reactor with aquariumwater,
or
cord
to a third party Dosing-station.
Cord to CO
2
-solenoid.
Figure 5