Hydros users, feeding and turning off ato/return pump

BryanM · Apr 17, 2026

I have recently moved to Hydros, with the hydros wifi feeder, and I wish to turn off both the ATO and return pump a couple minutes before feeding and for about 10 minutes after feeding starts.

Can someone help wiht this? TY!

tmccaff · Apr 17, 2026

BryanM said:
I have recently moved to Hydros, with the hydros wifi feeder, and I wish to turn off both the ATO and return pump a couple minutes before feeding and for about 10 minutes after feeding starts.

Can someone help wiht this? TY!

Yes make a new outlet called Feed Mode

Family Advanced

Type Combiner
input select your feeder
advanced settings minimun on time

depends on feeder on if on. This will only do it when your feeder is on.

To do it before you will need to make another output like delay and start it whenever you want.

tbrown · Apr 17, 2026

tmccaff said:
Yes make a new outlet called Feed Mode

Family Advanced

Type Combiner
input select your feeder
advanced settings minimun on time

depends on feeder on if on. This will only do it when your feeder is on.

To do it before you will need to make another output like delay and start it whenever you want.

This would work but it makes it so when the feeder kicks on the pump and ATO kick off rather than a few minutes before and after.

tbrown · Apr 17, 2026

BryanM said:
I have recently moved to Hydros, with the hydros wifi feeder, and I wish to turn off both the ATO and return pump a couple minutes before feeding and for about 10 minutes after feeding starts.

Can someone help wiht this? TY!

Similar to the answer from above, you can use a schedule for this:

Appendix: Advanced Scheduling - HYDROS

www.coralvuehydros.com

tmccaff · Apr 17, 2026

In your case I would make a Delay outlet or a schedule. Delay outlet you can run for 14 minutes. Whatever you want to shutoff you can use that outlet as a combiner. If that delay is on your pumps, etc wont go on for that time. I hope this makes sense.