Lighting timer???

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  1. ARM20022

    ARM20022 Astrea Snail

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    Anybody know of any good/reliable timers to get to control three separate lights. (MH, actinic, moonlights) I am currently using a coralife dual power center and it worked good for maybe 2 MONTHS!!. Now its starting to leave my MH on constantly. I have to manually unplug or switch the light off. The timer that controls the actinics and moonlights is still working normal. Any suggestions would be great.
     
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  3. ARM20022

    ARM20022 Astrea Snail

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    What timers are you guys/girls using?
     
  4. DrumInYoBum

    DrumInYoBum Plankton

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    I just use cheap ones from Wal-Mart. I have a timer for each light. I'm not sure how long they will last, but for $2.99 each, I'm not really concerned.
     
  5. bluetang08

    bluetang08 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    They have nicer digital timers at lowes or home depot for less than 20
     
  6. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    I have some timers that are close to 20 years old (came with the house) and still work flawlessly. Seems to me a so called "cheapy" non-digital one would be just fine.
     
  7. ARM20022

    ARM20022 Astrea Snail

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    Cool. Thanks for the responses. I will be going somewhere to get some regular timers.
     
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  9. MoJoe

    MoJoe Dragon Wrasse

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    I use two Coralife Digital timers + a single manual timer to control my moons that I plug into the Digital also. I have a dawn/dusk cycle into the moons, but use the manual timer to shut the moons off before the sun comes up.

    I've had no issues with them, had them for about a year now. Here's a link to it: Digital Power Center/Timer by Coralife - AquaCave
     
  10. NASAGeek

    NASAGeek Eyelash Blennie

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    I am using the AquaController Jr and a DC8 to control 8 outlets. I started with the inexpensive timers and got frustrated. Much more pleased with the AC Jr but it costs more.

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