Hydros rope leak sensor functionality

reefiniteasy · Jan 22, 2021

Just wanted to share a quick video I made to show how the rope leak sensor works on the Hydros Control.

Peace River · Jan 22, 2021

Nice work on the video! IMO the rope sensor is a game changer and one of the many things I like about the Hydros system!

Yellow Coris Wrasse · Jan 23, 2021

The rope sensor is great. You have the sensitivity set at the minimum voltage; have you have any false alarms with it set so low?

reefiniteasy · Jan 23, 2021

Peace River said:
Nice work on the video! IMO the rope sensor is a game changer and one of the many things I like about the Hydros system!

Thanks. Need to get better at editing but that’s the first time I’ve ever recorded my screen. The rope is indeed a game changer and can single handedly save someone from complete disaster.

Marina 34217 said:
The rope sensor is great. You have the sensitivity set at the minimum voltage; have you have any false alarms with it set so low?

No false alarms yet.

Voodoo99 · Jan 23, 2021

Great to see it in action and working as it should. Will be receiving mine on Monday and eager to get it going.

reefiniteasy · Jan 23, 2021

Voodoo99 said:
Great to see it in action and working as it should. Will be receiving mine on Monday and eager to get it going.

Enjoy it! Have fun setting it up. It goes quick because it is so easy.

Voodoo99 · Jan 25, 2021

reefiniteasy said:
Enjoy it! Have fun setting it up. It goes quick because it is so easy.

Yep...installed easy. Tested fine. Like you, I did notice that the sensitivity was best at the minimum setting. No false alarms so far either.

TripleTruble · Feb 9, 2021

How long is the rope sensor

reefiniteasy · Feb 9, 2021

TripleTruble said:
How long is the rope sensor

I believe it is 9ft with a 6 foot lead cable.

Reefer45C · Feb 17, 2021

Just received my rope sensor and trying to figure the best spot in my setup to put it...can I ask where you mounted yours? I was thinking the top edge around my sump to let me know if the return pump failed and/or my refugium pump failed or outlet was clogged.

reefiniteasy · Feb 17, 2021

Reefer45C said:
Just received my rope sensor and trying to figure the best spot in my setup to put it...can I ask where you mounted yours? I was thinking the top edge around my sump to let me know if the return pump failed and/or my refugium pump failed or outlet was clogged.

So I have a small nano so my leak sensor runs along the baseboard behind the tank. You can put it anywhere. If I had a tank with a sump I would put it in the stand around the perimeter so I would know if the sump was overflowing.