Hydros won't connect to wifi

keithw283 · 2026-10-12T17:05:45-0400

Hello, last night my hydros disconnected from my wifi and I haven't been able to reconnect. So far I have tried resetting the router and the collective itself. I attached a short video and I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction.

Edit: The videos aren't working so I just attached a picture. The wifi light on the XP8 cycles between yellow and red while that yellow light on the top left of the X4 also cycles between yellow and red.

tbrown · 2026-10-13T11:15:26-0400

Are you able to connect via the Hydros app? I'd assume not but asking just in case.

slingfox · 2026-10-13T11:39:58-0400

With reefing equipment you should try setting up a 2.4gHz dedicated WiFi band with both network name and password that is very simple (ie, no special characters). Unfortunately some reefing equipment uses very cheap WiFi connectivity chips.

slingfox · 2026-10-13T11:40:19-0400

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keithw283 · 2026-10-13T18:05:42-0400

slingfox said:
With reefing equipment you should try setting up a 2.4gHz dedicated WiFi band with both network name and password that is very simple (ie, no special characters). Unfortunately some reefing equipment uses very cheap WiFi connectivity chips.

A completely separate one not shared by anything else? The name and password are both just letters and numbers

keithw283 · 2026-10-13T18:07:08-0400

tbrown said:
Are you able to connect via the Hydros app? I'd assume not but asking just in case.

I cannot. I can see the devices on the app and I tried reconnecting them and they just kind of went in a loop for a few hours where the lights all just kept changing colors.