Vortech Apex WMX Coding help

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I have a virtual outlet that is coded as following

<VFeed>
Set OFF
If Time 12:00 to 12:10 Then ON
If Time 14:00 to 14:10 Then ON
If Time 20:30 to 20:40 Then ON

I have it turn off my pump and skimmer and then turns on my autofeeder 1 min. after the pump turns off.

I would like my MP40s to pulse at 10% while in feed mode.

And then when the feeding mode ends I would like the MP40s to go to Nutrient Transport for ~30 min.

I made a profile for Nutrient Profile, a pulse profile, and the various other modes I use, using the Fusion Wizard.

I added the following code to my MP4) under the advanced tab.

<MP40>
If Time 00:00 to 07:00 Then LowFlow
If Time 07:00 to 11:00 Then Lagoon20
If Time 11:00 to 18:00 Then ReefCres
If Time 18:00 to 21:00 Then Lagoon40
If Time 21:00 to 23:59 Then LowFlow
If Output V-feed = ON Then Feed

How can I get a delay of 7 minutes or so after the V-feed turns on or have it start immediately after V-feed turns off then start Nutrient Export for 30 then resume the above?
Do I need the above or and just add the lines of code regarding feeding?

I posted this to the Neptune Forums as well but no one has replied and was hoping I could get help here.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
 
Update: So I somewhat figured it out.

I created a virtual switch

Set OFF
If Output V-feed = ON Then ON
Defer 005:00 Then ON

This sets my MP40s in feed mode then Nutrient Export mode by including the following
If Output V-feed = ON Then Feed
If Output V-NutEx = ON Then NutEx.

The problem is Nutrient Export mode only stays on briefly.

I am still wrestling with how to keep the MP40s in Nutrient mode for ~30 min.

I tried adding Min Time 30:00 to my V-NutEx switch but that did not work.
 
Finally figured it out.
I made another virtual outlet to trigger the Nutrient Export Mode.


Set OFF
If Time 12:00 to 12:05 Then ON
If Time 14:00 to 14:05 Then ON
If Time 20:30 to 20:35 Then ON

<span style="color: Red">Feeds 3 times a day.</span>


Set OFF
If Output V-feed = ON Then ON
Min Time 035:00 Then ON

<span style="color: red">This triggers V-NutEx. It turns on as soon as V-Feed is on and stays 30 minutes after V-Feed is off.</span>


Set OFF
If Output V-NutExp = ON Then ON
Defer 005:00 Then ON
<span style="color: red">Waits 5 minutes so the fish have time to eat and the feeding mode is complete. </span>


If Output V-NutEx = ON Then NutEx
<span style="color: red">Puts the pump into profile called NutEx.</span>

If you have any questions or suggestions let me know. I hope this helps.
 
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