I do also but it could become expensive to do that. Just depends.

Thank you for your comment, Michael! The Collective safety net is one of our biggest differentiators and something we are extremely proud of. COVID-19 delayed the release of so many new products from our family of brands, many of which are only now beginning to come to market. The launch of HYDROS Control was a victim as well, although I believe it was a blessing in disguise. It gave our team time to revamp the app (based on feedback from WaveEngine and IceCap Gyre Dual Pump WiFi Controller users), add data logging with charts & graphs, add a browser--based web version of the app, have The Collective live ... there's a whole laundry list of improvements that were added pre-launch instead of post-launch. I recall speaking to a beta tester by phone when he first tested The Collective and he was just blown away. This is a guy who is a longtime user of another controller brand. He was just stunned how immediate other devices and accessories took over. It all happens seamlessly and without programming.

I think so too!

Thanks man. Yea the 0-10V I put is a huge thing for automation. I concerns on reliability but other then that it seems like a great product.

Thanks, you too!

Agreed but this video has nothing to do with Apex. It is the review of a Hydros system :) When I do a comparison video then yea.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation I see what you did there. 😁

Well, I just wish their inputs wouldn't come loose so easily is all.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation For me it's more than the inputs. My FMMs disconnect all the time and I have to add them back to the dashboard. The trident is amazing, but the drawer is a joke. It won't close all the way and the plastic above the drawer falls off all the time. Don't get me wrong though! The apex and trident have made my system very stable and successful. Just silly issues they could easily fix.

Thank you for your optimism, Macey's Daddy! Please keep an eye on us because we'd like to make you a believer and earn your business some day! Our #1 goal, and what you see with HYDROS Phase 1 releases -- the IC2C, WE, C2, & C4 -- was to make automation affordable for everyone. We felt very strongly that there was an entire market segment being ignored. Other controllers are too complex and expensive for the average hobbyist who only wants basic monitoring, control, remote access, and automation. It was never our intention to win the business of Apex customers with Phase 1. If anything, we just wanted to win their respect. Derrick here at Reef Automation knows this because we discussed it even before he bought a controller. We told him our platform and product line are in their infancy. We felt any head-to-head comparison now may put a wedge between us and Control Freaks who like some of the fresh ideas we're introducing to the category but don't see themselves using it quite yet. But the reality is people were going to make these comparisons no matter what, whether Derrick did it or 50 other reefers on a forum. Our choices were that we could ignore it, knowing full well that the HYDROS vs. [INSERT ANY OTHER CONTROLLER HERE] comparison will look completely different in a year. Or, we could join the conversation. Rather than have people talk about our choices, they could talk to us about why we made them. If they could see we are humans, that we truly care, that their ideas have value, and get a glimpse of our vision of the future, then maybe we'd all come out better on the other side. Nothing is set in stone with us. We are willing to admit mistakes and make improvements. Circling back to where we began, we just want to offer safer, less cluttered, more open, and affordable aquarium automation solutions. If we can do that, more aquarists will succeed and stay in the hobby longer. And that benefits all of us, no matter which side of the debate you're on.

I am not sure on that but I believe so.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation You can use 1 PH and 1 ORP probe or two Orp probes. Does not matter type.

@@96markk Yes that is correct.

Yea that is going to be a bummer for a lot of people sadly which is why I keep saying the pricing can be a little misleading. I am working on a new video for pricing.

It is just USB ports so anything that plugs into USB power.

Yea I am hoping they fix it. Real annoying.

Yea I had some similar issues. They need to make a hardwired unit for sure.

Sweet, thanks for the info. Yea I have played with the fonts and still have issues so we will see. Stil, I should not have to change fonts to make this work.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation have they fixed the app since the date of this video? Just curious, thanks for the video. I wanna get the x4 and xp8 configuration.

@Pontiuspilate666 what was wrong with app? I haven’t used it in a long time.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation they fixed everything, the hydros is amazing. Surpasses the apex in my opinion.

Yes, of course.

It’s doing well. I’ve had minor issues. It is not better than my Apex at all.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation so apex is better?

15 feet. They stated this on my stream.

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation My bad, I thought I heard 50. Good video 👍

How has reliability been with them.

5th then.

Second!

No I was second!

@@ReefAndReptileAutomation well 3rd is better anyway You get all the bugs out on 1 and 2 lol