BR260354
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Hey all. I've had my Hydros setup working well for a while. My connections are XP8 -> X4 -> WEv2 <- IceCap backup power/power. I have 2 Octo Pulse 4's and 2 Octo VarioS4 - one running a return and the other pushing to a Chaeto reactor. My return pump is set to 78% with my other at 95% (going through a 1/2" pipe, hence the high percentage).
Today I was rearranging my controller board to make room for plumbing for an external refugium. I also had my pumps off within the Hydros app because I was adding pods. I figured I could do this while everything is powered up and running. Move the X4 then I moved the WEv2. The WEv2 dropped a bit to disconnect both the command bus coming from the X4 and the power from the IceCap. I plugged in everything and it seem to power up. When I turned on the return pump, water was barely coming out. I have a Hydros flow better and it kicked up to like 70gph and then just dropped to almost zero. I then turned it to MAX, and my got to maybe 120gph. I usually run just under 200gph. I thought I had a pump issue or a clog or something. Went direct to the DT, still nothing. I had a spare Red Sea DC pump...plugged that in and bam, no issues. So, no clog. Last option, I broke out the original VarioS controller. That did the trick.
The other thing is, I noticed my corals are hardly moving. The Pulses are going, but not moving much. I usually have those at a max of 40%. I upped it to 65% for now.
The problem is, Hydros is displaying the percentages of what it should be doing, but it isn't. I reset the cables, rebooted the WEv2, rebooted the collective, still no dice. It seems that pulling the power screwed something up. Is my WEv2 toast? The Pulses within the Hydros app do occasionally show "Check pump", but then continues on.
Sorry for the long post, but I figured some background would help. Thanks all!
Today I was rearranging my controller board to make room for plumbing for an external refugium. I also had my pumps off within the Hydros app because I was adding pods. I figured I could do this while everything is powered up and running. Move the X4 then I moved the WEv2. The WEv2 dropped a bit to disconnect both the command bus coming from the X4 and the power from the IceCap. I plugged in everything and it seem to power up. When I turned on the return pump, water was barely coming out. I have a Hydros flow better and it kicked up to like 70gph and then just dropped to almost zero. I then turned it to MAX, and my got to maybe 120gph. I usually run just under 200gph. I thought I had a pump issue or a clog or something. Went direct to the DT, still nothing. I had a spare Red Sea DC pump...plugged that in and bam, no issues. So, no clog. Last option, I broke out the original VarioS controller. That did the trick.
The other thing is, I noticed my corals are hardly moving. The Pulses are going, but not moving much. I usually have those at a max of 40%. I upped it to 65% for now.
The problem is, Hydros is displaying the percentages of what it should be doing, but it isn't. I reset the cables, rebooted the WEv2, rebooted the collective, still no dice. It seems that pulling the power screwed something up. Is my WEv2 toast? The Pulses within the Hydros app do occasionally show "Check pump", but then continues on.
Sorry for the long post, but I figured some background would help. Thanks all!
