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Old 04-03-2008, 10:34 AM   #1
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Does anyone use timers for day/night lighting?

I am curious as to what everyone uses (or if) as timers for the lighting system. I have been looking at the various Coralife power centers, specifically the digital model. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

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I have 3, they work great. Look into pigtails/extenders if you have alot of transformer plus you are going to use. That way you can use all the outlets without any getting covered up.

I use the manual version where you flip the tabs
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I have a couple. 1 digital single unit and one dual unit. Haven't had any issues with either of them.
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I have a coralife digital power strip. Programmable and have had to reprogram it a few times if you unplug it you lose all programming. I like it, but the timers you can just turn seem to be far less complex and just as functional.
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I use a RK2 on our display which controls the fans , and heater as well which can be a bit difficult with a nanoreef ,and the frag tank I just use 2 heavy duty timers for pools/ponds and spas the 2 heavy duty ones suck since you can NOT change out the battery backup with out loosing your programing
I have also heard nightmares of the coralife strips as well so I shyed away from those , however lowes and I am sure other home improvement stores carry strips with the timers in for 1/2 the price of the coralife strips
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:35 AM   #6
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Great advice everyone. Thanks!!
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