I am setting up a new tank and have the Kraken but most of my equipment is not compatible with the force cables. I am using the AI Blade lights, MP40s, and the syncra sicce sdc 7.0 pump. Has anyone else run into this issue? One of the threads I found said that Coralvue put them onto a multipack of like 30 different DC adapters, but I really don't want to go that route, mostly because I don't want to buy the multipack 4 or 5 times just to use a single adapter out of it. If anyone has any experience with this I would love to hear how you tackled this.
Does anybody have any experience with the Hydros-Kraken?
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I think the multi pack you can use to find out what you need and order more of the ones you need. The most common are the 5.5mm barrel connectors but they come with a 2.1mm and a 2.5mm center hole. I have the Sicce SDC 3.0 and have it powered on the Kraken force port. If I remember correctly the force port connector connected directly to the DC jack on the controller.
Yes, the force port cable with barrel plugs right into the SDC 3.0. Looks like the SDC 7.0 is 24v, so it should work the same OR it may need a 2.5mm center, in which you can get an adapter.
NancyFish
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Can anyone actually confirm the sdc works with a adaptor and not a diy project?
I don't think it is an adapter. I think they made a DIY adapter using the correct connector for the Sicce. Mine is a SDC 3.0 and it had the standard barrel type connector.
NancyFish
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I’m seeing a bunch of diy on the hydros forums, but I’m surprised there’s not a proper adaptor somewhere. I was really excited for the kraken but it’s like every piece of equipment I already have seems like a headache with it - even though they’re “12v/24v”
I have my AI Blades connected to the Kraken with barrel adapters. If I remember correctly, I had to go from 2.1 to 2.5mm.
Your MP40s should be 32v or somewhere around that. The SDC7 may be a barrel or a M16 connector.
You will see mine on the DIY Hydros forum.
Your MP40s should be 32v or somewhere around that. The SDC7 may be a barrel or a M16 connector.
You will see mine on the DIY Hydros forum.
doing a quick search on the internet, looks like the SDC 7 (and 9) will use a connector like the Red Sea ReefRun 5500 and 7000
You will have to DIY that one. That's what I did for my ReefRuns.
I have a SDC 3.0 also. Like @n2585722 said, it will work with the barrel with the Force port cable.
reely989
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I have one and it's a really cool piece of gear if your equipment can use the connectors. I should have researched more on that. I think I'm about to bail on mine. I just don't have enough stuff that it works with to justify having it take up space. I'm going to just replace it with a nice UPS and maybe get an icecap battery for my gyres.
The SDC I have will only run on 24v when the force port drops to 12v during a power outage the pump will not run at that voltage but neither did my old pump which was an AC pump. The connector that Sicce uses on the larger pumps is an unusual one so that is probably the reason there is no adapter yet. I have 7 force ports used on my Kraken. Three of them power other Hydros controllers. Two are X10's and a wave engine. Two are used to power my 2 MP10's and there is one for my lights and one for the Sicce 3.0. I also have 2 of the drive ports in use. So I have quite a bit powered with it.
lpramos
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Thank you. You just saved me $600 + the cost of the battery. There is no point in the Kraken if my Sicce circulation pump is going to stop, because all of my fish will die soon after. Makes the Kraken pointless to anyone that has a Sicce pump. To add insult to injury, I would have to order a connector cable in another language and create an electrical splice under where I keep all my saltwater. Ummm... no thanks.
My return pump always stops when there is no power. I have 2 MP10's and they do run on 12v of battery power. They even have a separate 12v input on them. Back about 3 years ago we had rolling blackouts that lasted for 1 week. The power was only on 50% of the time. if it was off for 4 hours it was on for 4 hours. I did not loose any coral or fish and the MP10's continued to run the whole week. Also you can get DC to DC converters that will convert 12-24v to another voltage. Most use them for 36v pumps but there is one with 24v output also. There is a thread on doing this on the Hydros forum. You might want to look for that and see if that is something you could possibly do also. I did not bother since the old pump was a AC pump and did not run during a power outage anyway. I have not had an issue with it setup that way in the 8 years the tank has been setup. So I have went over 4 hours without a return pump but I still had flow pumps running in the tank.
I use the Kraken to reduce the number of power bricks. I do have a battery backup, but that's mainly for the wave pumps to run on low power. I do have Ecoflow power station - DPU and Delta 2 - for my backup power, so I should be good for around 40 hours. I setup an Ecoflow mode so when my home automation detects grid down, it will shutoff a smart plug that I have one of my 0-10v feed connected and Ecoflow mode kicks on turning off lights, heaters (if on), and a few other things. Should buy me more time.
Based on all of that, I probably can do away with the battery backup on the Kraken.
Based on all of that, I probably can do away with the battery backup on the Kraken.
The Kraken will supply 12v to the other controllers in your collective during a power outage. Keeping those controllers powered may not require a large battery but I is a good idea to make sure they do stay powered somehow. The drop to 12v is what triggers the low power mode once it is setup.
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