Lighting Timers

[williamgarnett]

anyone use one those coral life timers for their ligting system? if not, what kind of timer do you use?

[Dave VG]

Just plain old off the shelf timers on my tank. They are the kind that can fit two per outlet I think GE is the brand. They work fine. We have a coral life electronic timer at the Zoo tank and have had problems with it. We use that one for dosing tho. The lights are on Ice cap timers.

[williamgarnett]

i have heard of people having problems with those 'off the shelf' timers when using them with metal halide ballasts.

[ronjeremy311]

I had one of them on my freshwater tank a couple of years ago. It worked fine for what I used it for.

[Dave VG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11687914#post11687914 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by williamgarnett
i have heard of people having problems with those 'off the shelf' timers when using them with metal halide ballasts.

You are right my bad. Make sure the timer you buy can handle the amperage of your lights.