Dumb Shit from the Internet S01E02 - CoralVue Hydros

[@hixyhicks]

Nice to see you on here again , and thank you for the things you do .shame about the brush off .

[@telegraham]

If it helps, I didn’t expect a world-class response or for them to own it.

[@barelyreefer]

Thank you for making me aware of this!! I have a collective and two of the devices have sense ports. I will not have the optical level sensors on the same device with temp sensors.

[@telegraham]

@@barelyreefer And an Inkbird, yes?

[@barelyreefer]

@telegraham the Finnex controller that came with the heater. It's plugged into the xp8 with temp limits 1° below and 1° above the set temp of the controller. What are your thoughts?

[@telegraham]

@@barelyreeferAs long as the heater is placed horizontally, you should be good.

[@schukls993]

And here I was using my helio controller because I had it. Now I know I need it.

[@y_gagaring]

I stopped depending on my controller to do anything but give me pH and temperature readings. Inkbird controlled my heaters and the controller was the fail safe in case the inkbird failed. Lights were controlled by MyAI. Dosing was controlled by GHL 2.1 doser. ATO was controlled by separate relay for float switches. I didn't like having everything controlled by a single entity for that exact reason. Plus it made me remain hands on with the tank all be it minimally but was still hands on.

[@barelyreefer]

Coralvue should inform their customers of this situation.

[@telegraham]

@@barelyreefer Rest assured, they will only acknowledge the issue once it’s no longer an issue. The problem with that is that I’ve chatted with a user who cooked their animals to death due to what looks to be this fault.

[@wallsy82]

I currently have an Inkbird plugged into a wired hydros outlet. The hydros is the primary control with the inkbird as backup. Would it be safer to swap these two around then?

[@telegraham]

@@wallsy82 Your configuration is my preferred method.

[@dmc3489]

The internal magnets on both of my XF230s ruptured after 16 months of use and 6 months of storage, Coralvue offered a quote for repair that was almost what I paid for the pumps originally, I swore off Coralvue from henceforward.

[@telegraham]

My Maxspect did the same in storage. Odd.

[@dmc3489]

@ Reef Octopus is a regional/local brand on the Gulf Coast. I was stoked that they were making waves. Unfortunately it seems they took the polar opposite route to success as Tunze. I appreciate you posting this information for the benefit of others. It’s a PSA that shouldn’t be your responsibility in the first place. Nevertheless, Carlos always gave me that used car salesman vibe from day one. Bless his heart

[@jondahl9826]

I didnt know about this fault. I bought a control 4 the first year Brs had a sale on them. My expectations of a $400 controller was that i shouldnt give it full control. I have trust issues and so let it monitor only. I have an inkbird doing its thing plugged into a Hydros port with Hydros monitoring temp also with push notifications on both devices. Edit; I am very happy with the Hydros. It has warned me of issues many times and besides needing to be reconnected to my router once a month it has not yet failed my tank. Just didnt want this to sound negative.

[@telegraham]

@@jondahl9826 Early connectivity sucked, but whether them or me, placing an eero within 6’ of my Hydros made connection things all better.

[@wmars4655]

I've started building a few types of switches that can operate the 0-10 volt inputs. Temperature high or low switch, and level high or low sensor.

[@dmc3489]

Shelly Dimmer Plus 0-10V is pretty nice

[@wmars4655]

I've had two hydros optical sensors that got waterlogged. Better put silicone on the wire entrance into the device. One took me forever to figure it out.

[@telegraham]

@@wmars4655 Alternatively, we could expect better devices from our vendors. Those level sensors are cheap.

[@scuba_john4758]

Did your post get removed from the hydros fb page ?

[@telegraham]

I’m not a member of that group.

[@barryrichards5015]

is your assured, rested?

[@telegraham]

@@barryrichards5015 My opinion has been confirmed, assuredly. I’ll rest appropriately.

[@ryanm784]

Great pickup Telegram as someone in that field of electrical/electronics it should be communicated so that people without the understanding or knowledge don’t get caught out this is a terrible response. Instead they should provide an inline fix to protect individual sensors and a product email alerting customers. Better still you should do a Vid build project to help out the unknowing reefer of this critical flaw! Kinda embarrassing from a testing and design perspective,for the cost of a few dollars I bet. And I was about to try import 1 to Aus. second guessing there products now 🤦‍♂️.

[@carlholmberg7303]

Sounds doable. GX12 connectors and fuses are cheap and just a make a short cable to run inline.