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02-28-2007, 10:26 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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 |  What kind of timers is everyone using for their lights?
I just got a coralife digital power center 8 outlet..
4 are on a timer, in sets of 2.. meaning when the 2 yellow are on, the blue are off, as soon as the yellow goes off the blue come on.. day and night.. this is fine and dandy.. but I thought I was going to be able to control each outlet.. I would like my actinics to come on e2 hours before and stay on 2 hrs after my 10,000k.. kinda simulating dawn, dusk, whatever. I also though the other 4 ports would be for the wavemaker but I guess I got the base model..the timers I had on my stock hood do not have the ground outlet so I cannot use them. provide pics/links if possible. | 
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03-01-2007, 12:00 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA
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I just use two standard Home Depot timmers with the ground plugs. I put a splitter on it so each one will handle two plugs. Set the pins to desired time and leave it be. Been working fine for over three years now.
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Since 02-04, 125 gal with 150 lbs of live rock, 100 lbs of live sand, 2-175 wattt MH, 4-65 watt acintic compacts, Coralife skimmer, 20 gal sump/refugium, 25 watt UV, Fish 1 Royal Tang, 2- Hawiian Tangs, 1-Flame Angel, 1-Emperor Angel, 2-Watchman Gobies, 1-Marron Clown, 1-Percula Clown , 1-Manderan goby, 1-6 line wrass, 6 stars, 1- sand siffting , 1-royal gramma. Corals 1-bubble coral, 3-bubble anemone (was one it split), White Xenia, button polyps, mushrooms, zoos. | |
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03-01-2007, 04:47 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsville, NY
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I have 3 el cheapos from Home Depot running off a power strip. Since the strips don't have enough room on them I bought those little jumper extensions. It ain't pretty but it works. | |
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03-01-2007, 04:49 AM
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| | Living in the Wind.......
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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I use one of these for a 24hour lighting cycle. Aqualight Power Center - Pet Solutions
Works pretty good, just wish it had a battery back up but for $30ish it's not bad. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | |
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03-01-2007, 04:55 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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I use the 240V essex control timer inline for my M/H and the same for my VHO's I just mount them beside the panel box. Otty you may want to look into them for your lights ? Lowes and Home depot sells them like 50.00 ea. Last ones you will ever buy. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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03-01-2007, 06:46 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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Looks like I may just be selling my power center to someone who has more use for it and getting some individual ones. I really didnt pay that much for this power strip, so I should be able to make my money back.
I want my actinics to come on 2hrs before and stay on 2hrs later than my 10,000k.
Also, when the daytime cycle goes off, the blue ports come on automatically meaning that the moonlights will stay on until the next cycle turns the day time lights on.. i dont really want the moonlights on all night, just may 4 hrs or so. and the other 4 constant power ports are useless to me since I already have 2 8 port surge protectors. can anyone say fire hazard? | |
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03-01-2007, 06:50 AM
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| | Living in the Wind.......
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Tangster  I use the 240V essex control timer inline for my M/H and the same for my VHO's I just mount them beside the panel box. Otty you may want to look into them for your lights ? Lowes and Home depot sells them like 50.00 ea. Last ones you will ever buy. | I will stop by tonight and pick one up. I need to start on the lights because I will be starting to fill the tank this weekend....FINALLY! | |
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03-01-2007, 06:52 AM
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| | Living in the Wind.......
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by mario8402 .. i dont really want the moonlights on all night, just may 4 hrs or so.? | If you are trying to create a 24 hour lighting cycle, why are you shutting your lunar lights off after 4 hours????  Last time I checked the moon stays out all night....  | |
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03-01-2007, 07:31 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX
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i dunno.. someone told me not to leave them on all night lol
plus I dont want them to burn out prematurely from being on so long..
im still a noob, so everything i type is probably dumb | |
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03-01-2007, 07:32 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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I have a digital timer that I got from walmart. It has two outlets and works great! _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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