Hydros Control 2 , Control 4 and accessories question and answer thread.

[n2585722]

To make them a collective you would need a buss cable between them.

 

[ReefBeta]

Is it possible to use sensor from other control that's not in the same collective?

 

[n2585722]

I think they have to be in the same collective.

 

[shred5]

The Wave Engine is a Hydros controller specifically for flow pumps. I would think there is some communication that can happen between the wave engine and the Control 4. Hopefully one of the beta testers that have both will comment. I do know you can power the Control 4 via the Wave Engine.

They are working on it. It can not be brought in to the collective yet.

Does Control 4 and Control 2 need to be physical connected with the cable to be add in the same collective? I am thinking about adding a Control 2 to the water mix station to monitor the container as well as the ATO reservoir. I would hope I don't need to run 10+ ft cable from it back to the control 4 under my tank.

Yes they need to be physically connected to be on the collective.

Is it possible to use sensor from other control that's not in the same collective?

No..

 

[twistedfinn967]

I added an ORP probe today, the process went as it should. My question is why is there no calibration option for the ORP probe? The "How To" has it for pH and alkalinity but not ORP. Am I missing something or just not understanding something?

 

[n2585722]

I think that is the normal thing now days for ORP. The calibration was removed on the Archon for ORP near the end. There was still a way to calibrate it but it required using commands to do it. The exact reading is not that important as a sudden change in what would be normal for your tank. You can always get in touch with Coralvue and ask and see for sure.

 

[shred5]

I added an ORP probe today, the process went as it should. My question is why is there no calibration option for the ORP probe? The "How To" has it for pH and alkalinity but not ORP. Am I missing something or just not understanding something?

I do not think there is a reason too.. Kind of like a TDS meter does not need to be because it is the way it test..
I am not sure how they work exactly though.

 

[twistedfinn967]

I think that is the normal thing now days for ORP. The calibration was removed on the Archon for ORP near the end. There was still a way to calibrate it but it required using commands to do it. The exact reading is not that important as a sudden change in what would be normal for your tank. You can always get in touch with Coralvue and ask and see for sure.

I do not think there is a reason too.. Kind of like a TDS meter does not need to be because it is the way it test..
I am not sure how they work exactly though.

I guess that I expected to be able to since there's a calibration fluid. I emailed Coralvue and got the following reply from Carlos:
"Technically you cannot calibrate an ORP probe. What you can do is add an offset to adjust the reading. This is something that is coming on the next version of the app and firmware. We are currently testing it and it will be released very soon. We ask you to give us a little time as we are adding it to the ORP as well as the Temperature probes!"

I am satisfied with what Carlos had to say. Thanks for the responses, guys!

 

[n2585722]

I noticed that there was no calibration on the temp but it is within .5 degrees of my Archon reading in a unheated tank that is in the garage. It is currently down to 62.7 and both are reading the same at this time. It will be nice to have an offset on both. Most controllers only have single point calibration on the temp and ORP anyway which is basically the same a an offset.

 

[AltitudeAquarium]

I added an ORP probe today, the process went as it should. My question is why is there no calibration option for the ORP probe? The "How To" has it for pH and alkalinity but not ORP. Am I missing something or just not understanding something?

What ORP probe did you use?

 

[twistedfinn967]

What ORP probe did you use?

I went with American Marine. The only reason that I chose that is because it's the same brand as the pH probe that was included with my Control 4.

 

[n2585722]

I went with American Marine. The only reason that I chose that is because it's the same brand as the pH probe that was included with my Control 4.

Also give it a few days to acclimate. The probes are stored with Low pH liquid.

 

[SPitts6654]

Anybody’s IOS App show the graphs correctly? I don’t see anything on my ATO level and my temp only seems to display the safe range and not the actual points for the reading.

 

[n2585722]

Anybody’s IOS App show the graphs correctly? I don’t see anything on my ATO level and my temp only seems to display the safe range and not the actual points for the reading.

This is some of my graphs on a iPad.

 

[shred5]

Anybody’s IOS App show the graphs correctly? I don’t see anything on my ATO level and my temp only seems to display the safe range and not the actual points for the reading.

Is this working yet?
I had this happen but it was fixed in a recent firmware update.
Did you rename any of the inputs?

 

[AltitudeAquarium]

I went with American Marine. The only reason that I chose that is because it's the same brand as the pH probe that was included with my Control 4.

Is this the ORP probe

 

[twistedfinn967]

Is this the ORP probe

Yes, that looks to be the one. The probe itself does not come with a calibration fluid pack so I bought a couple of those as well.

 

[SPitts6654]

Is this working yet?
I had this happen but it was fixed in a recent firmware update.
Did you rename any of the inputs?

I checked it on my iPone, iPad and iMac and they all look the same...

 

[shred5]

I checked it on my iPone, iPad and iMac and they all look the same...

I sent a pm so we can get this taken care of..

 

[MGarrison]

They are working on it. It can not be brought in to the collective yet.

Shred5,
So currently it would be a correct statement that I cannot trigger a feed mode on the Control 4 and have the WaveEngine enter a feed mode?

Thanks,