Redsea reefmat

[hellsangelbx]

Is there a way for the red sea reefmat to be controlled through the hydros. Also I have a freshwater tank and a issue with the reefmat is that the water sensor is a titanium sensor with 4 conductivity pins. I cut the cable and added the hydros autoaqua water sensor to see if it can trigger the rollermat when water touches it and I seem to not get it to work. They both have 3 sets of wires and no combinations worked. If someone can help that would be great. The other work around is if I can connect the reefmat motor to hydros and when the water level sense water it can have the motor move. Any help would be greatful

 

[thom_smith]

Is there a way for the red sea reefmat to be controlled through the hydros. Also I have a freshwater tank and a issue with the reefmat is that the water sensor is a titanium sensor with 4 conductivity pins. I cut the cable and added the hydros autoaqua water sensor to see if it can trigger the rollermat when water touches it and I seem to not get it to work. They both have 3 sets of wires and no combinations worked. If someone can help that would be great. The other work around is if I can connect the reefmat motor to hydros and when the water level sense water it can have the motor move. Any help would be greatful

I don't think the Reefmat will easily integrate into a Hydros environment. Unlike the Klir which just uses a typical water level sensor to activate the motor when wet, the Red Sea has logic (to outsmart the operator) which suspends the auto advance if the level sensor is disconnected. I suspect this is exactly where you're running into a problem. You very likely need to assemble a dongle wired in such a manner as to fool the drive motor into thinking the sensor is constantly wet, wire the actual sensor to a sense port then use the associated input to govern power to the drive motor when wet. I don't have any experience with the Reefmat but everything I've read rates its function positively. I don't think trying to hack it to work with Hydros is worth the effort when it will function just fine as a Constant output.

 

[hellsangelbx]

Thank you for the response. Do you know if I can trick it to think that it felt saltwater as the sensor is titanium and only reads salinity instead of water. Or any way that hydros can work it so it moves when water hits a certain level

 

[thom_smith]

Thank you for the response. Do you know if I can trick it to think that it felt saltwater as the sensor is titanium and only reads salinity instead of water. Or any way that hydros can work it so it moves when water hits a certain level

I don't. I don't have a Reefmat myself and was surprised when I read the complexity of the float conductivity sensor. Water high/fleece clogged is water high/fleece clogged. Conductivity is irrevalent. Why would they make a generally innovative and quality high-end product then block out brackish and freshwater customers? Personally think they missed the mark there.

 

[hellsangelbx]

I might have to sell this. As I'm using it manually right now. If I were to which one you dealt with that work with hydros other than Klir?

 

[Don]

I am not very familiar with the reefmat at all but it seems like you could leave it's normal sensor connected but deep in the sump where it is always wet. Then connect the hydros level sensor to the hydros and let it turn the whole thing on and off based on the hydros level sensor.

If that doesn't work perhaps you could put the reefmat sensor in a cup of salt water all the time.

But these are just guesses because I am not familiar with the product.

 

[hellsangelbx]

That sounds like a good idea. ThankS for that suggestion

 

[Roderick James]

Is there a feature that allow me to use 3rd party devices and set schedule for? I have 2 wave pumps, but I would like to set a schedule to turn on certain days and time.

 

[Danny]

Is there a feature that allow me to use 3rd party devices and set schedule for? I have 2 wave pumps, but I would like to set a schedule to turn on certain days and time.

I use several schedules to control my MP10's using the Wave Engine v2. They would have to be a Hydros controllable pump though. The Wave Engine can control several brands of pumps using the direct drive ports. It can also control pumps that have a 0-10v control input. The Ecotech MP series can be controlled via a RF module but have to be pre Mobius or one that can be downgraded. The newer ones cannot be downgraded.

 

[Roderick James]

What if I just want to use a regular 120V pump on a time and day basis schedule?

 

[Danny]

What if I just want to use a regular 120V pump on a time and day basis schedule?

If they were spaced out at the same interval and run the same amount of time that can be done using the generic output. Just turn on controlled by light schedules. That got mis labeled in the last firmware. It should be has schedule instead. Then turn on enable advanced settings. I use this as a timer for turning on my RODI to refill the RO bladder for the fridge ice maker. Here is a couple of screenshots of that output as an example. This output is on 6 times a day every 4 hours for 15 minutes. In this case I do not have an actual output assigned since this is used as an input in a combiner with other outputs to turn on the RODI when needed.

 

[Redemptioner]

Just change the sensor for a (or 2) mechanical float switch, easy as, or the cheap way is to just add a wire to bring the probe/sensor points much closer together. The sensor just reads there is a closed circuit and needs very little conductivity of the water to trigger, when you bring the probes closer together you drastically reduce the conductivity of the water needed allowing freshwater to work just fine. In cichlid tanks and other tanks with a high hardness it is not necessary to do anything, reef matt works just fine no mods.

 

[Roderick James]

If they were spaced out at the same interval and run the same amount of time that can be done using the generic output. Just turn on controlled by light schedules. That got mis labeled in the last firmware. It should be has schedule instead. Then turn on enable advanced settings. I use this as a timer for turning on my RODI to refill the RO bladder for the fridge ice maker. Here is a couple of screenshots of that output as an example. This output is on 6 times a day every 4 hours for 15 minutes. In this case I do not have an actual output assigned since this is used as an input in a combiner with other outputs to turn on the RODI when needed.

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Thank You