So you just want to turn it on and off? What else do you want from a controller at the moment like pH, temp etc? The reason I ask is with the Hydros you can start with one of the smaller controllers and as you needs grow you can alway select another controller and start a collective consisting of the two. Then you can always add others as your needs grow. The X2 or XS starter kits are $199. They come with a power pack temp sensor and a wifi power strip. The X3 is $299 and comes with a pH probe, temp sensor, power pack and a wifi power strip. The X2 has 2 drive ports which power small 12v devices such as dosing pump, ATO pumps and solenoids. It also has 2 sense ports one of which the temp sensor will use. The XS has 4 sense ports and no other ports. The X3 has a probe port which the pH probe will use and 2 sense ports which the temp sensor will use one. To add to it you will need a command buss cable for each controller you want to add and at least one terminator. You will need two terminators on larger collectives. They also have a X4 and a XP8 which will increase the price but you can do more with the X4 and the XP8 is a controller with 8 controlled AC outlets and is wired into the collective unlike the wifi strips which require wifi. With the Hydros system CoralVue decided to give each module the ability to be a self contained controller. So instead of having a central brain and modules you multiple brains one per module that act as a lager controller when they are connected together in a collective. You can mix and match pretty much as you need. The power packs that come in thr starter kits cannot be used with XP8 or Wace Engines but will not be needed since both of these will power the buss. The Wave Engines and XP8 are compatible with each other and can exist in multiple amounts on the command buss. There are a few more controllers that have been anounced for this year and they are also power givers like the XP8 and Wave Engine. Here is a link to the CoralVue site for the controllers
https://www.coralvue.com/hydros/hydros-controllers . I have 9 of their controllers in a collective for my tank but I have a lot of automation now. I have information on my build thread starting on page 7. Just click on my build thread contributor banner in one of my post and go to page 7 for more information on this. Any of the controller with either a wifi strip or the XP8 can turn on and off your lights on a schedule so you can always get either of the two 199 starter kits and control these lights and a little more.
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