Sicce SDC 7.0 Pump connection to Kraken Force Port 24v

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I am setting my tank up on a Kraken and am trying to get my return pump hooked up to the 24v force ports to have battery backup. I have a Sicce SDC 7.0 return pump which I confirmed on the power brick is a 24 volt. The issue I am having is that there are no barrel connectors on the pump controller. The only connections this pump has are some type of 4 pin connections.

The strange part is that I also have a Sicce SDC 3.0 which does connect to the controller via barrel connector which would work on the Kraken but the pump is not big enough for my tank.

Any suggestions on how I can get the Sicce 7.0 pump connected to the Kracken force port and do away with one more wall wort.
 

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My Red Sea DC-7000 pump has the exact same connector. Have you found any solution to connect to the Kraken? I'm in the process of setting up my new Red Sea reefer tank and just ordered the Kraken. I opened up my pumps to get them ready and noticed the connector. Thinking of canceling the Kraken order if there is no solution. Appreciate any advice.
 
Sorry to report I did not find a solution to this issue. I wound up getting a reef octopus pump for the connection to the kraken and using the sicce pump for my uv set up.

Also keep in mind the power requirements for the pump in the event of a power outage. I am only able to run my power heads with the battery back up. The pump had too high of a draw to function on the battery back up.
 
Appreciate your feedback. Would love to get everything on the Red Sea to work with the Kraken. The voltages for the Red Sea pumps, reefmat, and the skimmer are compatible with the Kraken, it’s just the connectors that don’t match.
 
Tethys said:
I am setting my tank up on a Kraken and am trying to get my return pump hooked up to the 24v force ports to have battery backup. I have a Sicce SDC 7.0 return pump which I confirmed on the power brick is a 24 volt. The issue I am having is that there are no barrel connectors on the pump controller. The only connections this pump has are some type of 4 pin connections.

The strange part is that I also have a Sicce SDC 3.0 which does connect to the controller via barrel connector which would work on the Kraken but the pump is not big enough for my tank.

Any suggestions on how I can get the Sicce 7.0 pump connected to the Kracken force port and do away with one more wall wort.
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The 4 pin one. Get the one with the screws.

Pin out - Full DIY Hydros Pinout Cheat Sheet

you'll need to jumper the + and - within the connector. I can provide a picture if you wish.
 
This is from my latest M16 connector. The previous one I couldn't get the screws out, so I had to solder. With these below, screws were easier. Cleaner also. HTH.
 

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Here is the cable that I made using the above suggestions for my Red Sea 7000 pump. Haven't tested it yet. But basically, it's the 4 pin - gx12 connector cable from the Amazon link above (~$12). It has 4 different colored wires coming out of the free end to attach to the MX 16 connector. The end of the cable with the gx12 connector fits perfectly onto the kraken 24 volt force port. I also ordered the mx16 - 4 pin connector from the Ali express link above (~$4). This particular mx-16 connector mates with my Red Sea pump built in connector perfectly. I wired the new mx16 connector with the 4 free colored wires. I made sure that each different colored wire eventually went from its origin on a particular pin on the kraken to the same corresponding pin location on the Red Sea pump connector (female mx16 - 4 pin). It's as if the Red Sea pump could directly attach to the kraken port if the connectors were compatible but in this case I'm just inserting an extension cable in between that has one end gx12 and other end Mx16. Now if the Red Sea pump has the same pin configuration as the kraken it should work perfectly. if not, I may have to play around a bit. will find out shortly. tempImagesxaZa1.png
 
Amit Trivedi said:
Here is the cable that I made using the above suggestions for my Red Sea 7000 pump. Haven't tested it yet. But basically, it's the 4 pin - gx12 connector cable from the Amazon link above (~$12). It has 4 different colored wires coming out of the free end to attach to the MX 16 connector. The end of the cable with the gx12 connector fits perfectly onto the kraken 24 volt force port. I also ordered the mx16 - 4 pin connector from the Ali express link above (~$4). This particular mx-16 connector mates with my Red Sea pump built in connector perfectly. I wired the new mx16 connector with the 4 free colored wires. I made sure that each different colored wire eventually went from its origin on a particular pin on the kraken to the same corresponding pin location on the Red Sea pump connector (female mx16 - 4 pin). It's as if the Red Sea pump could directly attach to the kraken port if the connectors were compatible but in this case I'm just inserting an extension cable in between that has one end gx12 and other end Mx16. Now if the Red Sea pump has the same pin configuration as the kraken it should work perfectly. if not, I may have to play around a bit. will find out shortly. View attachment 4439
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Did it end up working?
 
Did it end up working? And will that only provide power? Do you still have to use the Red Sea app? Or can you control the pump speed from Hydros?
 
esauerwein said:
Did it end up working? And will that only provide power? Do you still have to use the Red Sea app? Or can you control the pump speed from Hydros?
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it just supplies power to the pump. You still need to control via Red Sea for the ReefRun pumps. Connecting to the Kraken is all about reducing the number of power bricks. Now for Sicce, you should be able to control them via Hydros using the Third Party integration. Just be careful on the number of changes due to the limitations of web-calls....if I remember correctly.
 
BR260354 said:
it just supplies power to the pump. You still need to control via Red Sea for the ReefRun pumps. Connecting to the Kraken is all about reducing the number of power bricks. Now for Sicce, you should be able to control them via Hydros using the Third Party integration. Just be careful on the number of changes due to the limitations of web-calls....if I remember correctly.
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Can I use a hydros 24v force port cable and the Ali express part. I order a bunch of hydros 24v cables thinking they would work with the SDC7.0 I didn’t realize it was not a barrel cable till after I took everything thing apart.
 
jaykeown1 said:
Can I use a hydros 24v force port cable and the Ali express part. I order a bunch of hydros 24v cables thinking they would work with the SDC7.0 I didn’t realize it was not a barrel cable till after I took everything thing apart.
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Think I saw your post elsewhere regarding ReefMat, Gyre and Sicce. The ReefMat is easy and I actually power two of them with a y adapter. The challenge is definitely the Sicce adapter. I saw the exchanges and came here just like you to find the adapter. Placed my order today. As long as it is the correct adapter, should dedinitely work. Replace the 120V cord, power brick and cable that goes to controller junction replacing it was the Force cable butt connected to pigtail. Kraken will definitely power it normally. Power it on battery might be another story. My SDC is skimmer and won't be active in low power mode so don't really care.
 
Oh so a pass through from 1 to 1 and 2 to 2 ... ok, thank you!
 
KenS, I just DM'd you back. Here I noticed you purchased the screw type. That is a LOT easier to deal with than the weld. Still, working with small components is always a challenge.

Did you purchase a Force port cable also?
 
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