I recently switched from Apex to Hydros and all I can say is wow. After 2 years of countless issues with the Trident, salinity probe and EB832 (including two instances that nearly nuked my tank) it feels good to sleep peacefully at night.
I went with the X4 and XP8 + Alkatronic.
The build quality, sound/visual alerts, and temperature monitoring as well as the load capacity of the XP8 are just amazing. The app is very user friendly, and compatible with my big thumbs. And the Alkatronic has kept my alkalinity extremely stable, which I couldn’t manage to do with the Trident.
Hydros definitely has some kinks that need ironing out, as well as releasing more features/devices, but so far I’m very happy to get my money’s worth. Just wanted to share my experience having spent some time with other controllers for anyone that is considering Hydros. Hopefully things will hold up well so I can post a positive 1 year update
I went with the X4 and XP8 + Alkatronic.
The build quality, sound/visual alerts, and temperature monitoring as well as the load capacity of the XP8 are just amazing. The app is very user friendly, and compatible with my big thumbs. And the Alkatronic has kept my alkalinity extremely stable, which I couldn’t manage to do with the Trident.
Hydros definitely has some kinks that need ironing out, as well as releasing more features/devices, but so far I’m very happy to get my money’s worth. Just wanted to share my experience having spent some time with other controllers for anyone that is considering Hydros. Hopefully things will hold up well so I can post a positive 1 year update