Robo-Tank DIY All-In-One Aquarium Controller User Manual
Robo-Tank DIY All-In-One Aquarium Controller
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User Manual v4.05 – Page 23
Once you have selected the parameter, you get a page that allows you to setup what happens. In the example below, it’s
humidity levels.
At the top it'll show you the parameter you
selected, in this case: Set Levels For Humidity.
Now you set the value for the selected parameter
to trigger the custom rule, if the actions should
occur if the parameter is “Less Than” or “Greater
Than” the value you set.
Next you want to select the equipment you want to
control, if an icon is grey that means no action will
be taken, if it’s green it will turn on and if it’s red
it’ll turn off. You can scroll through the options for
each piece of equipment by pressing the icons.
You'll also see an option, center right, Dosing Pump Reset Timer. This is an important setting if you want to dose using the
rules. If you select a dosing pump to run you can also set a timer so that dosing pump doesn’t run again until that time has
expired, this is good if the rule conditions occur before this time frame expires the dosing pump won’t run again.
For example, without this if a float switch was being used for a rule and it was flipped a couple times in a row the dosing
pump would run twice. With this option you can set a timer so the dosing pumps don't run again no matter what the
parameter reads until the timer has expired. The timer can be set from 0 - 720 minutes (12 hours) so it would never dose
more than twice a day. If a rule is setup using a dosing pump and the controller is restarted the dosing pump won't run until
the sensor is flipped both ways.
You can also add an option to the AC outlets for better control, these are located at the bottom right corner of screen, Skip
Outlet Actions if Outlet Schedule is Running and Skip Outlet Actions if Outlet Schedule is Not Running.
If you select Skip Outlet Actions if Outlet Schedule is Running the custom rule will not affect the selected outlets if a
schedule is currently running. For example, if you wanted to turn a fan off if the air temperature went above 70 degrees but
had a schedule running that had that fan turned on the fan wouldn’t turn off unless the schedule wasn’t running.
If you select Skip Outlet Actions if Outlet Schedule is Not Running it will not affect the selected outlets if no schedule is
running. These options allow for more complex control if you want to tie schedules and custom rules in one.
Then you select any of the AC outlets, dosing pumps or accessory ports to control. Each rule can only turn on/off 8 pieces of
equipment as the list page gets messy with too many icons but in the unlikely event you need more equipment on the rule
create a 2
nd
or 3
rd
rule using the same conditions.
Any rules set are constantly checked so you get real time results when a condition is met.
