coralife aqualight power center opinions

[slowradio]

anybody run this piece of equipment?

http://www.petsmart.com/global/prod...tt=timer&In=Fish&previousText=timer&N=2023693

if you do, would you recommend it?

it seems like it would work reasonably well for a sunrise/sunset simulator with my pc/actinic/moon led lights. yes? no?

 

[camocustom]

Hi, I bought that exact one last week, Im only using it for lights, and I dont have a problem with it, seems to be accurate and on time...works great, dont have to worry which lights go on, which go off, and so on....

 

[rsw686]

I have one as well, works good. Over months it does get off by a few minutes. Only problem I've had is that my light has 2 transformer blocks so I couldn't fit all the plugs in where I wanted.

 

[slowradio]

i wonder if coralife has a warranty on the timing issues.

 

[LockeOak]

Well, the reaction from a lot of people will probably be to say that these are a fire hazard after a lot of stories came up a while back of fires resulting from their use. I've never used one myself so I can't attest to their usefulness (though if they work as advertised I would imagine they're pretty handy), but I have heard third-hand of horror stories about them, I don't know how substantial those fears are. I just use several digital or dial timers, which take up more space. Do a search for them and judge the risk yourself (if there is any risk, hard to tell with the way rumors go or if coralife has changed the manufacturing on them). I do use some other coralife products, including PC lighting which is well-made.

 

[jbarone]

I had two, both failed to turn my lights off after a couple of months of use.

 

[slowradio]

wow, thanks for the heads-up lockeoak. looks like i'll have to dig a little deeper.

 

[rockindacheeks]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10185762#post10185762 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jbarone
I had two, both failed to turn my lights off after a couple of months of use.

same here. Some nights i would get home at 3 or 4 in the morning and my lights would still be on. The timer would get stuck at 8pm and stop clicking. I wouldnt recommend using them.

 

[ambaratur]

I had one that worked fine for 8 months before I bought my Aquacontroller Jr.

In my opinion if you make sure it is in a dry location and in a GFI outlet that the risk of fire is much less.