Coralife timer?

**AABatteries** · 03-08-2009, 05:30 AM

Is it just me or is this a coralife digital timer being sold as just a regular one for less? Guess I'll be getting one of these over the coralife.

**cocoa_pleco** · 03-08-2009, 05:48 AM

could be good, but personally with power bars i stick to brand names like coralife. heard too many horror stories of cheap power bars randomly catching fire and burning the room or house down

**AABatteries** · 03-08-2009, 06:11 AM

>.< That would suck.

Also, does anybody know if the day and night settings on the coralife timers have to be set at the same time. (e.g. day - 9:00am-9:00pm, night -9:00pm-9:00am) Or can you set each individualy? (e.g. one day slot 9:00am-9:00pm and one day slot 10:00am-8:00pm)

**loachcoach** · 03-08-2009, 06:16 AM

I'm going to say yes. It looks exactly like the one I have on my loach tank.

**travie** · 03-08-2009, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by AABatteries

Also, does anybody know if the day and night settings on the coralife timers have to be set at the same time. (e.g. day - 9:00am-9:00pm, night -9:00pm-9:00am) Or can you set each individualy? (e.g. one day slot 9:00am-9:00pm and one day slot 10:00am-8:00pm)

I have the digital Coralife timer, and you can't set individual plug-ins. The two day plug-ins always come on and off together. And the night always come on and off together.

**Wild Turkey** · 03-08-2009, 02:40 PM

Nice find.

Honestly, it would probably be an upgrade for me as far as the timers go, i use analog timers. Never would pay 35 for such a small light bar, i already have two lines of surge protection. 18, maybe. However, like cocoa was saying i wouldnt trust it as my main, but i dont use coralife either.

I buy the computer electronics - grade power strips with the little surge protection LEDS and all that, its pretty neat you can see it ground a surge. Next time i upgrade i will get one with battery backup, and switch to digital timers.

They really arent even that much more expensive than name-brand aquarium power strips, but of course, no built in timers.

**Anomaly** · 03-08-2009, 02:58 PM

Looks just like our Coralife power strip. I can't tell from the description though whether it has the outlets for the moon lights that switch on when the daylight outlets switch off and vice versa. Don't know if that's a big deal for you though.

**AABatteries** · 03-08-2009, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by travie

I have the digital Coralife timer, and you can't set individual plug-ins. The two day plug-ins always come on and off together. And the night always come on and off together.

Okay, scratch getting a coralife timer. Unless I run the actinics on day or night and day light on the other and just leave moon lights on all the time.