A good timer for Day/Night lighting?

punk*star · 02/22/2007, 06:59 PM

I have a 4*55 W power compact setup for the daytime and led moonlights and refuge light for nighttime. I currently have to manually turn on the nighttime lights. I would like to get a timer that can handle both. I have looked at some power strip/timer models and they got bad reviews. I have started to look at making my own timer box. But I just wanted to ask if there is any good solutions at there?

Thx,

punk*star

bertoni · 02/22/2007, 08:21 PM

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I just use the InterMatic electronic timers from Home Depot. They work well for simple setups.

reefinmike · 02/22/2007, 08:29 PM

i use the reefkeeper2 from www.digitalaquatics.com it works well as a timer for anything... lol

on a serious note, why not just have the fuge light and led's on a timer and the other pc's on a timer

HolyScoly · 02/22/2007, 09:07 PM

I think coralife makes a day/night timer it's called the power center i think.

ALEX007 · 02/22/2007, 09:40 PM

I have the corallife power center it works pretty good It has 2 timers on it and it will switch another set of plugs when your main lights go off
for moon lights\fuge light the only problem with it is they didn't space plugs far enough apart for transformers

punk*star · 02/22/2007, 09:44 PM

Most of the comments on the Corallife power center are bad. That is why I am asking about any others. I will have to check out the timers at Home Depot. I don't have the room for 2 timers.

Thanks for the replies.

Sk8r · 02/22/2007, 09:46 PM

I just got a standard timer from Ace Hardware.

yeldarbj · 02/23/2007, 11:02 AM

I got tired of turning my moonlights on/off so I just leave them on all the time. For my others, I just use an outdoor digital timer from Lowe's, 1 timer, 2 sockets.

02/22/2007, 06:59 PM	#1
punk*star Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brewtown, USA Posts: 17	A good timer for Day/Night lighting? I have a 455 W power compact setup for the daytime and led moonlights and refuge light for nighttime. I currently have to manually turn on the nighttime lights. I would like to get a timer that can handle both. I have looked at some power strip/timer models and they got bad reviews. I have started to look at making my own timer box. But I just wanted to ask if there is any good solutions at there? Thx, punkstar

02/22/2007, 08:21 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	*To Reef Central* I just use the InterMatic electronic timers from Home Depot. They work well for simple setups. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/22/2007, 08:29 PM	#3
reefinmike Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: ohio Posts: 846	i use the reefkeeper2 from www.digitalaquatics.com it works well as a timer for anything... lol on a serious note, why not just have the fuge light and led's on a timer and the other pc's on a timer __________________ 90g reef lit by 2 kessil 360's and 4 T5's. 55g sump/fuge, eshopps s-200 skimmer and slowly working on getting every apex gadget

02/22/2007, 09:46 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I just got a standard timer from Ace Hardware. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/22/2007, 09:07 PM	#4
HolyScoly Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: miami Posts: 155	I think coralife makes a day/night timer it's called the power center i think.

02/22/2007, 09:40 PM	#5
ALEX007 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SAN JOSE Posts: 412	I have the corallife power center it works pretty good It has 2 timers on it and it will switch another set of plugs when your main lights go off for moon lights\fuge light the only problem with it is they didn't space plugs far enough apart for transformers

02/22/2007, 09:44 PM	#6
punk*star Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brewtown, USA Posts: 17	Most of the comments on the Corallife power center are bad. That is why I am asking about any others. I will have to check out the timers at Home Depot. I don't have the room for 2 timers. Thanks for the replies.

02/23/2007, 11:02 AM	#8
yeldarbj Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,295	I got tired of turning my moonlights on/off so I just leave them on all the time. For my others, I just use an outdoor digital timer from Lowe's, 1 timer, 2 sockets.