Best digital timer power strip

guitaris70 · Oct 25, 2016

Hi I'm looking for a good power strip that has a digital display preferably and a built in timer that I can set individually each socket to a specific on and off time, I currently have the coralife one but I want to have my actinics on for a little bit before and after the daylight bulbs are on and off in the day. And also to program my night time leds not to be on until the moment the daylights are back on which is the issue I have to deal with with the coral life powerstrip. Any suggestions would be great! Thank you

Bunnee911 · Oct 25, 2016

It seems from there you have to move up to a controller. I am still on the digital timer with a wavemaker. But, it's a Biocube. Lol.

mcarroll · Oct 25, 2016

$120 for a reefkeeper lite from digital aquatics. Can't beat it.

Coastie Reefer · Oct 25, 2016

I just use two cheapo timers plugged into a regular power strip. Two timers take up 3 outlets because of their size, but I still have a couple open outlets.

Bunnee911 · Oct 26, 2016

Coastie Reefer said:
I just use two cheapo timers plugged into a regular power strip. Two timers take up 3 outlets because of their size, but I still have a couple open outlets.

We make electric pigtails and can use all the outlets. Just a short extension cord.

Coastie Reefer · Oct 26, 2016

Bunnee911 said:
We make electric pigtails and can use all the outlets. Just a short extension cord.

I have a few of those too, but it's not as clean looking. I have my outlets out in the open on my frag system so I can get to them easier. My DT light has built in timers.

redfishbluefish · Oct 26, 2016

I would immediately unplug that Coralife (also sold under the Zilla name) and throw it away! Do a Google search....they have caused multiple fires...with some resulting in a total loss of the house.

EDIT TO ADD

I just found THIS LINK right here on R2R

guitaris70 · Oct 26, 2016

mcarroll said:
$120 for a reefkeeper lite from digital aquatics. Can't beat it.

How does this work?

mcarroll · Oct 26, 2016

It looks like a 4-outlet power strip that has a little garage-door-opener-size computer hanging off of it. There's a little temperature probe (wire) hanging off the computer too.

There's room to add up to two more "modules" to the Lite....those could be two more 4-outet power strips, or a module to connect pH and ORP probes, or dosing pumps, etc, etc. Digital Aquatics makes around a dozen or more different add-ons you can consider.

The probe (referred to as an iTemp) ordinarily goes into your system to measure the water temp. Ideally into the display tank directly.

The power outlets can be controlled in a variety of ways. In this context, the key is that they allow control down to the second.

I ended up adding a second power outlet strip, but nothing else. Lots of folks use them to run pH probes and ATO sensors instead of more devices. Some do both. I also use two of my outlets as wave makers for my AC powered Tunze 6045's....they switch every several hours to make like a tide simulation.