light/wavemaker timers

[kaceyo]

I've been looking into items like the coralife power strip and others and found out that they won't let you control two plugs individually to ramp up your lights. They only turn all the switched plugs on/off at the same time. Is there a unit that will allow you to use two lights with two cords and control them individually? I was also looking to use it to control two power heads on an A/B switch (switch back and forth between two outlets at variable set amounts of time), but that is secondary to the lights as wavemakers are easy to find. I'm thinking now that my only option for the lights is to use two timers plugged into a power strip. Is that right? An expensive computer controller is out of the budget, so...?
Thanks,

Kacey

 

[P-Dub]

What lights are you attempting to "ramp up"? A timer will turn them on and off and that is it. This is fine. I did this with my light setup before my reboot. I had two night lights on a timer for moonlights that would be on my night cycle, https://www.amazon.com/Maxxima-Gree...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CD44A3PSTCG109YVKD8G and then I would have actinics come on via a timer as the night lights go off, then my three MH lights would come on via a timer, one at a time, first one 250w then the second and finally the 400w and reversing for the "ramp down". Worked fine for years and was even able to get some corals to spawn...

 

[Ranjib]

I've been looking into items like the coralife power strip and others and found out that they won't let you control two plugs individually to ramp up your lights. They only turn all the switched plugs on/off at the same time. Is there a unit that will allow you to use two lights with two cords and control them individually? I was also looking to use it to control two power heads on an A/B switch (switch back and forth between two outlets at variable set amounts of time), but that is secondary to the lights as wavemakers are easy to find. I'm thinking now that my only option for the lights is to use two timers plugged into a power strip. Is that right? An expensive computer controller is out of the budget, so...?
Thanks,

Kacey

What about something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Protector-Conico-Extension-Individual-Controlled/dp/B077HVGXSK/

 

[kaceyo]

What lights are you attempting to "ramp up"? A timer will turn them on and off and that is it. This is fine. I did this with my light setup before my reboot. I had two night lights on a timer for moonlights that would be on my night cycle, https://www.amazon.com/Maxxima-Gree...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CD44A3PSTCG109YVKD8G and then I would have actinics come on via a timer as the night lights go off, then my three MH lights would come on via a timer, one at a time, first one 250w then the second and finally the 400w and reversing for the "ramp down". Worked fine for years and was even able to get some corals to spawn...

I have one of the older Evergrow 165w "black box" LED's with two electrical cords, one for blues and one for the full spectrum lights. Thought it would be nice if I could plug them into a single unit along with a couple of Korolia's or something for 6hr "tide" effect. I have a Jabao wavemaker as well for some surge.

 

[kaceyo]

What about something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Protector-Conico-Extension-Individual-Controlled/dp/B077HVGXSK/

I think this might be exactly what I need. I'm surprised they don' have anything similar in the reef supply outlets. Seems much better than the usual timers offered and at a reasonable price. Thaks.