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05/15/2010, 06:52 PM
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any suggestions on digital timers?
any suggestions on WHAT kind of digital timers to get and WHERE online?
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05/15/2010, 07:10 PM
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get a neptune controller or RKL...
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05/15/2010, 07:57 PM
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I agree that a Controller is your best bet, but before I got my Reefkeeper, we had a couple of nice digital timers that we purchased at Harbor Freight. Do you have one of those nearby? I seem to remember that they were about ten bucks a piece.
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"You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor. |
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05/15/2010, 07:59 PM
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put the digital timer money towards a controller
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05/15/2010, 09:52 PM
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Im another advocate for a quality controller over a digital timer. You can get a lot for just a little and its worth every penny.
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05/15/2010, 09:56 PM
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If you dont want to spend the money on a controller or only need a timer, Home depot or lowes get the digital intermatic outdoor timer. Has 2 outlets and is like 20$ I have 4 they all work great, set and forget.
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05/15/2010, 10:05 PM
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i asked this same question on my local reef club site. and alot of people are saying that most of their digital timers ALWAYS eventually fail. has anyone here had those same problems with digital timers?
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05/15/2010, 10:06 PM
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end of the day...ur gonna spend $20 x 4 on timers...take into consideration the ones that stop working, the ones that burn up so on and so forth. been there doine that. forget the coralife controllers....no one on the board can say "been using one for the last five years, no problems".
get a controller, i like AC products..save money down the road. c |
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05/15/2010, 10:10 PM
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05/15/2010, 10:16 PM
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sorry man, i didnt read ur whole post. looking back, it seems i tried to snipe on you. my apologies. not my intentions. C |
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05/15/2010, 10:19 PM
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Ah no prob. I had the 4 timers before i got the controller. Didnt want the temp and ph monitor and all that when i got the timers. Now i love the apex, but the inatial cash did hurt!
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05/16/2010, 05:07 PM
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ive used the brinks digi timers at walmart for some time now, they come in several configurations and havent given me any trouble yet. they run like 10 dollar a piece
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05/16/2010, 05:15 PM
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I have my NEP on my RKL
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