Maybe a stupid question?? Hydra 32hd again!

[Elijahyar]

Hey all!! I got a question which in some ways I feel a bit stupid asking but I'll ask anyway! If my Hydra32's are controlled via the app in my fone, what happens to the schedule when I'm not in the vicinity? Basically does my fone need to be near the lights for the schedule to maintain itself?
Total newbie here(in case you hadn't noticed!)
Would appreciate any input and possible fixes if it's a problem!!
Cheers!

 

[KrisReef]

Hey all!! I got a question which in some ways I feel a bit stupid asking but I'll ask anyway! If my Hydra32's are controlled via the app in my fone, what happens to the schedule when I'm not in the vicinity? Basically does my fone need to be near the lights for the schedule to maintain itself?
Total newbie here(in case you hadn't noticed!)
Would appreciate any input and possible fixes if it's a problem!!
Cheers!

I have no idea, but Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Someone who understands these things will reply with the correct answer.

 

[MaxTremors]

No, your phone does not need to be in the vicinity. Just make sure to press ‘Enable Schedule’ and it will save whatever your schedule is to the light itself.

 

[jmichaelh7]

No

 

[Elijahyar]

No, your phone does not need to be in the vicinity. Just make sure to press ‘Enable Schedule’ and it will save whatever your schedule is to the light itself.

Ok thanks for clearing that up! Lights are awesome just a lot of how to schedule etc. seems far from intuitive! I've imported the saxby schedule but the start and finish time do not match that of the original? I wish there was a clear tutorial of how to change this kind of stuff because no matter what I attempt to change, it's proving impossible! Is there any other custom schedules available apart from the handful on the ai website? And/or a tutorial of how to clearly program/edit the existing ones?
Thanking you all again in advance!!

 

[MaxTremors]

Ok thanks for clearing that up! Lights are awesome just a lot of how to schedule etc. seems far from intuitive! I've imported the saxby schedule but the start and finish time do not match that of the original? I wish there was a clear tutorial of how to change this kind of stuff because no matter what I attempt to change, it's proving impossible! Is there any other custom schedules available apart from the handful on the ai website? And/or a tutorial of how to clearly program/edit the existing ones?
Thanking you all again in advance!!

If you go into the ‘easy setup’ it’s not too difficult to come up with a decent schedule. The easiest way to make the saxby or other schedule work for you without changing all the times is to just change the time zone in the settings so that it matches when you want the schedule to start (so if the saxby starts at noon, and you want it start at 8am, change the time zone to one that is 4 hours earlier). I’m sure there’s an easier way to change the times on these preset schedules and I’m just an idiot, but that’s the easiest way that I found to make them work for the time I wanted the schedule to start.

 

[PatW]

Some pieces of macroalgae like chaeto. Stuck in the clear downdraft chamber of my bashsea skimmer.

No, your phone does not need to be in the vicinity. Just make sure to press ‘Enable Schedule’ and it will save whatever your schedule is to the light itself.

I do mine with my IPAD and the unit. Once the schedule and spectrum are in, the unit does not care where the IPAD is or if it even still exists. It just plugs on until things are changed.