Add Kalkwasser Reactor

The Kalkwasser Rector is a convenient way to automatically replenish the Alkalinity and Calcium levels in your aquarium. It also has the added benefit of helping to maintain your tank’s pH levels.

Here is what you’ll need to get started:

• Kalkwasser unit with stirrer connected to WiFi Outlet or HYDROS Control Drive Port
• Feed Pump connected to a WiFi Outlet

Step 1: Create the Kalkwasser Reactor Output

1. From the STATUS screen on your HYDROS app, top on the three horizontal dots to the right of the OUTPUTS label and select “Add New Output.”
2. Tap on the + symbol at the bottom right of the page
3. Type in the name of your new output and then tap “Create.”

Step 2: Configure your Kalkwasser Reactor

• Type: Select “Kalk Reactor”
• Pump Output Device: Here, you select the location of your feeding pump. It is the pump that is pushing freshwater into your Kalkwasser Reactor.
  
  TIP: HYDROS will automatically stop the pump when the stirrer is ON
• Pump Power Safe Range: It allows you to specify a power use range considered “acceptable.” If power consumption is outside the range, a notification will trigger if selected.
  
  WARNING: This option is NOT available if the “Pump Output Device” is assigned to an outlet that cannot monitor power, such as a WiFi Strip outlet.
• Pump Power Notification Level: You can select the notification level that triggers if the power consumption falls outside the “Power Safe Range.”
  
  WARNING: This option is NOT available if the “Pump Output Device” is assigned to an outlet that cannot monitor power, such as a WiFi Strip outlet.
• If Input/Depends On Unavailable: It allows you to specify what the output will do should the “Tank pH Input” become unavailable.
• Pump Start Time: This is the time you want the Feed Pump to power ON
  
  TIP: If you want the pump to run 24/7, then set this to 00:00:00
• Pump End Time: This is the time you wish the Feed Pump to power OFF
  
  TIP: If you want the pump to run 24/7, then set this to 00:00:00
• Tank pH Input: Here, you select the location of the pH probe that is measuring the water pH in your aquarium
  • Tank pH ON Point: This option allows you to choose the lowest point before the Control turns ON your Feeding Pump
  • Tank pH OFF Point: This option will enable you to select the highest point before the Control turns OFF your Feeding Pump
    
    TIP: To see a list of all inputs available on MULTIPLE devices, you must first create a Collective. Otherwise, only inputs on the same device will show.
• Tank Alkalinity Input: If you have an Alkalinity Monitoring Device connected to the Control, this is where you would select it
  • Tank Alkalinity ON Point: This option will enable you to choose the lowest point before the Control turns ON your Feeding Pump
  • Tank Alkalinity OFF Point: This option allows you to select the highest point before the Control turns OFF your Feeding Pump
• Stirrer Output Device: Here, you choose the location of your stirring motor.
• If Input/Depends On Unavailable: It allows you to specify what the output will do should the “Tank Alkalinity Input” become unavailable.
  
  WARNING: If using a WiFi strip or WiFi outlet, this is NOT a “fallback” state. If you are using an XP8 or a Drive Port, it IS the “fallback” state.
• Stirrer Power Safe Range: It allows you to specify a power use range considered “acceptable.”  If power consumption is outside the range, a notification will trigger if selected.
  
  WARNING: This option is NOT available if the “Stirrer Output Device” is assigned to an outlet that cannot monitor power, such as a WiFi Strip outlet.
• Stirrer Power Notification Level: You can select the notification level that triggers if the power consumption falls outside the “Power Safe Range.”
  
  WARNING: This option is NOT available if the “Stirrer Output Device” is assigned to an outlet that cannot monitor power, such as a WiFi Strip outlet.

• In some instances, you can create repeating schedules where the output will turn on for a certain amount of time, then turn off and then repeat.  We call this a repeating schedule.   A good example is if you want something to run for 10 minutes once every hour.

  • Starting Time of Day – It specifies the starting time of the schedule
    
    EXAMPLE: If you want the output to turn ON at 8 am, STARTING TIME OF DAY = 08:00.  If you want the output to turn ON at midnight, then STARTING TIME OF DAY = 00:00
  • Run Time (How long will the output stay ON) – This specifies HOW LONG a selected output will run
    
    EXAMPLE: If you want the output to turn ON for 10 minutes, every hour, then your RUN TIME = 10 min
  • Run Count (How many times should it repeat?) – This specifies HOW MANY TIMES the “RUN INTERVAL” will consecutively repeat
    
    EXAMPLE: If you want the outlet to turn ON for 10 minutes, every hour, from 8 am to 10 pm, then your RUN COUNT = 14
  • Run Interval (How often do you want the interval to repeat) – This is the sum of the RUN TIME, plus the OFF time BEFORE it repeats itself
    
    EXAMPLE: If you want the output to turn ON for 10 minutes, every hour, then your RUN INTERVAL = 60 min
• Active Modes: This allows you to select which mode this output will be operational in and which mode should turn OFF.
• Depends On: This feature allows you to turn the output based on the status of another output. To enable, select from the list of available outputs.  
  • Dependency Mode: You can turn the output ON or OFF based on the other output.
    • OFF if OFF: Will turn the current output OFF if the output it depends on is OFF.
    • OFF if ON: Will turn the current output OFF when the output it depends on is ON.
    • ON if OFF: Will turn the current output ON when the output it depends on is OFF.
    • ON if ON: Will turn the current output ON when the output it depends on is ON.
• Is Invisible: If you choose to hide the input from the status screen, it will only become visible on pages that have “Show Invisible” selected.

Step 3: Save

• Upload your changes to the cloud. 

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