I had to get a $10 timer for a 3 prong light, all the cheapies I found are 2 prong, ok for the old lights.
Best Timer?
- Thread starter WaywardSon
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My problem with coralife timers is that they are 2 on, 2 off. For me, I was interested in timing:
CO2 on first
1st light on
2nd light on
2nd light off
1st light and CO2 off
So, for that, I would need to time 3 things separately. The coralife timers won't do that.
And then, if I wanted an air pump to come on at night or have a dosing pump, I'd need a 4th timer.
1st problem is finding a power strip that has the space for that many timers without blocking outlets:
Boom, problem solved: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...Id=10053&productId=100607231&N=10000003+90401
However, I didn't go with that one, I went a different route. I bought a 8 out strip where 6 of the outlets rotate. Works great.
Now, for some good timers. The ones mentioned above are nice. I like having the outlet come out the front of the timer. Most of the timers you find they all come out the side. To me, the best timer is one that has a grounded outlet coming out of the front with multple on-offs per day(which that one above doesn't do).
I have two such timers, but I was given them by someone when I bought a light from them. That person got the timers at Big Lots, but other than that doesn't remember the manfacturer so I haven't been able to find any more.
The coralife timers are perfect for a SW tank, which works out since that was the kind of setup they were designed for.
CO2 on first
1st light on
2nd light on
2nd light off
1st light and CO2 off
So, for that, I would need to time 3 things separately. The coralife timers won't do that.
And then, if I wanted an air pump to come on at night or have a dosing pump, I'd need a 4th timer.
1st problem is finding a power strip that has the space for that many timers without blocking outlets:
Boom, problem solved: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...Id=10053&productId=100607231&N=10000003+90401
However, I didn't go with that one, I went a different route. I bought a 8 out strip where 6 of the outlets rotate. Works great.
Now, for some good timers. The ones mentioned above are nice. I like having the outlet come out the front of the timer. Most of the timers you find they all come out the side. To me, the best timer is one that has a grounded outlet coming out of the front with multple on-offs per day(which that one above doesn't do).
I have two such timers, but I was given them by someone when I bought a light from them. That person got the timers at Big Lots, but other than that doesn't remember the manfacturer so I haven't been able to find any more.
The coralife timers are perfect for a SW tank, which works out since that was the kind of setup they were designed for.
