Automatic Skimmer Drain!!

theMerchant

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Why not use a float switch to activate the drain for a true automated drain?
Cool idea especially if you go on vacation.

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Or why not add the oscillation script to your Apex coding to have it drain at set intervals? And what pump is it that's connected?

Very nice setup by the way.


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theMerchant said:
Why not use a float switch to activate the drain for a true automated drain?
Cool idea especially if you go on vacation.

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deaclauderdale said:
Or why not add the oscillation script to your Apex coding to have it drain at set intervals? And what pump is it that's connected?

Very nice setup by the way.


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What happens if the skimmer keeps overflowing, and it keeps draining it. Tank potentially gets filled with RO/DI water, No thanks.
I drain it once every 5-6 days, and it works great.
 
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SchnitzelReef said:
What happens if the skimmer keeps overflowing, and it keeps draining it. Tank potentially gets filled with RO/DI water, No thanks.
I drain it once every 5-6 days, and it works great.
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That's why you get a salinity probe and have things shut down if conductivity drops too low.

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