Is there a way to turn on lights sequentially? (I.E. make my own fill effect, or start a delayed ripple)

[Dstima]

So I'm trying to be a bit creative in my LED controls. I was wanting to let OpenRGB control the LED's and TTController control the fan speed...but alas, only one program seems to be able to control the USB device at a time. (I.E. either I can use OpenRGB to control LEDs OR TTController to control fans (and basic LED function).

So, to this end, I wanted to try and build my own effects. I have 12 fans (3 controllers) to play with. I wanted to do something like start a ripple on fan 1, wait a half second and start a ripple on 2, wait a second and start a ripple on fan 3...so on and so forth down the line. This way not ALL my fans are doing the exact same thing. I figure I can control each fan individuly...no reason to have them ALL be doing the same thing.

Anyway, any help would be great. I assume I need to do something with triggers...but I have no idea how to do so.

Thanks in advance!