Vacation lighting?

[Bmtiz92]

We are going out of town for two weeks and our petsitter will only be coming every other day to tend to our animals. My question is, would it be better to leave the lights on, off or switch them back and forth so they're on for two days and off for two days? My 36 gallon bow front has live plants in it but the ten gallon does not. The ten gallon has guppy fry, and the 36 had two angels, a gbr, some neons and a couple of guppies. Thanks so much!!

 

[kindafishy]

Or...get timers for the lights. Cheap easy solution.

 

[Fishnova]

If you buy a timer, you can set your lights to turn on and off at anytime of your choosing, automatically. They are pretty cheap, 5 bucks for two at homedepot!

 

[Bmtiz92]

How do they work? Would they work with stock lighting? I always thought those were really expensive.

 

[Fishnova]

Nope, super cheap.
Just connect your lighting hood's plug to the timer, then the timer to an outlet. After that you set the times, and that's it.

 

[Bmtiz92]

Thank you! Does it matter what brand or are they kind of all the same?

 

[Fishnova]

A lot of different brands, all work the same.

 

[meegosh]

Get a timer... walmart has the cheap analog ones for $5. They have digital dual outlets for $10.

 

[P8ntballer52]

Digital ones are really easy to set. I had issue with my analog one at first. But got it step up just fine

 

[Bmtiz92]

Thank y'all! I got two of them tonight and will set up them in the morning. Problem solved!

 

[RedFlame]

That's what I use as well, just make sure if you're using a T5 setup (typically if not always has 3 prongs) that your timer has an outlet for 3 prong cords.