Hydros Roadmap Advice

Reach & Frequency · Jan 29, 2026

Hi there,

I currently have my Maxspect LS-060 (50G total) in my possession and I have a Waterbox Marine X 110.4 (105G total) on order. Both will be placed on the first floor in separate rooms. The plan is to set up both for AWC with RO/DI and saltwater reservoirs located in the basement. Since the aquariums will be placed on hardwood floors, I wanted to minimize the potential spills and leaks. Starting with the Maxspect (will duplicate if this works), please let me know if the below makes sense or if you have any ideas to improve this. Thanks.

Basement
AquaticLife 4 Stage RO/DI and Smart Buddie Booster
Brute 44 (for freshwater)
Brute 44 (for saltwater)
(3) AC Infinity peristaltic pumps: ATO, saltwater, drain

	CABINET/SUMP:	TEMP/SALINITY/pH/LEAK
	Controller	HYDROS Launch (incl pH and Temp)	Function
1	Sense port	Hydros Triple Optical Water Level Sensor	Control AWC/ATO
2	Sense port	Hydros Rope Leak Sensor Kit	Alert (cabinet base)
3	Sense port	Temp probe
4	Sense port
1	Drive port
2	Drive port
3	Drive port
4	Drive port
1	Salinity port	Salinity probe
1	pH port	pH probe
1	Electrical outlet	Heater 1
2	Electrical outlet	Heater 2
3	Electrical outlet
4	Electrical outlet


	BASEMENT:	RODI/SALTWATER/AWC/ATO/LEAK
	Controller	HYDROS Launch (incl pH and Temp)	Function
1	Sense port	Hydros Triple Optical Water Level Sensor	RODI LOW/HIGH
2	Sense port	Hydros Optical sensor	Saltwater LOW
3	Sense port	Hydros Rope Leak Sensor	Alert (around both Brutes)
4	Sense port
1	Drive port	Hydros Water solenoid	Replenish RODI
2	Drive port	*** circ pump?
3	Drive port	*** circ pump?
4	Drive port	*** Transfer pump?	RODI to SW
1	Salinity port	Salinity probe	in Saltwater
1	pH port
1	Electrical outlet	AC Infinity Peristaltic	ATO pump
2	Electrical outlet	AC Infinity Peristaltic	Drain pump
3	Electrical outlet	AC Infinity Peristaltic	Saltwater pump
4	Electrical outlet	*** Transfer pump?

BryanM · Jan 29, 2026

Coralvue is very helpful for these sorts of things.

n2585722 · Jan 31, 2026

I have my Hydros collective controlling my RODI unit and my mixing station which is in the garage 35ft from the tank. I used three of the Brute cans that would fit under my work bench in the garage, I made a controller board that is mounted to the wall behind the work bench. The RODI unit is mounted to the wall beside the work bench. I have a lot of info in my build thread here on R2R. Click on My Tank Thread banner in one of my post to get to my build thread. The Hydros info starts on page 6 post # 119. There is also several post on my reservoirs and mix tank on page 6 also. The Hydros info on the RODI, ATO and AWC is from the first post on page 6 to the end of the thread. As new features and changed were introduced I would post about them as I put them to use. Let me know if you have any questions on my setup.