Wow thank you very much!
Your guide was outstanding how much do i owe you!?!
So if i connect the pump via USB on motherboard i can view Flow rate and control pump from what? Sadly i have run out of USB Ports on my motherboard but i can unplug my front USB ports
I have setup my Curve controller too which is great thanks
Haha No worries "letthiswork" just happy it helped
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To Monitor the flow rate you'll need something like one of these
MPS Flow sensor or
High Flow USB Flow Sensoror
Standard High Flow Sensor the last one I listed here the "Standard High flow sensor" is the easiest to set up and is connected to the Aquaero Via the "Flow" Header on PCB not the Aquabus as the MPS sensors connect. (You can't see a flow rate through the the pump itself)
To control the pump speed, dependent on which method of connection you use will give you either a settings menu in it's own Menu Tab (USB connection) or through the pump Menu under the Aquaero Main Menu (if connected Via the Aquabus), you can also control the pump speed Via a "Control Setting" like you did with the curve control (personally I just set a pump speed that gives me a fair flow with very little pump noise that I'm happy with) I don't bother setting up a curve control or have the pump speed alter up & down dependent on water temps as I've never found that this gives any benefit to aid temps at all unless you go silly low flow or extremely high flow, So my preference is to set my pump at around 65% to 75% or I leave the pump at 100% but this depends on complex and restrictive the loop is... as long as you have a flow of not less than say 50L/hr you'll be fine.. This is certainly the case for any loop set up I've ever had anyway..
Here I explain how you can set the pump speed manually Via the pump being connected through the USB.... To control the speed through the Main Aquaero Menu's (if connected Via the Aquabus) it's settings screen will be under the "PUMPS" Menu from under the main Aquaero Menu Tab, It's just a simple slider control you can set manually like the USB connection.... Or you can set a "Control Method" (like you did with the curve control) but using (as an example) a "set point" control e.t.c....
I also use the very same "USB HUB" that
wa3pnt linked to above & it's a very very handy & inexpensive way of getting those extra internal USB headers that you can soon find yourself looking for as you add more AC MPS sensors
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Again thanks for your feedback & comments on the guide
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All the best
N.
P.S.. I know all the links I'm putting up are for the Aquaero 5, I'm in the process of writing a review/guide for the New Aquaero 6 but still have a way to go as I'm adding things as & when I can afford to purchase the various extra's needed to do a full guide thing... But things seem very similar set up wise for the AQ 5 & AQ 6 with just a couple differences depending on what you got connected. So, I will get a Aquaero 6 Guide done & should be up soon fingers crossed
P.P.S.. Thanks also
wa3pnt (RodeoGeorge) for registering & joining my site, Cheers