coralife power centre

Snaz · #1 10-06-2009, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by burrows14

anybody have one? im thinking about getting one and just wondering if its worth it or is there something similar on the market thats better?

cheers
Ray

I have the manual one for over a year, no problems.

Planeguy · #2 10-06-2009, 02:56 AM

Canadian Tire has a digital timer power bar by Woods. 4 timed outlets, 4 controlled by switch. I bought a couple of these when they were on sale for under $20. The loser manual says "not for aquarium use". If I am using these in dry environment (wiring box) I should be okay with these, or am I missing something?

burrows14 · #3 10-06-2009, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Planeguy

Canadian Tire has a digital timer power bar by Woods. 4 timed outlets, 4 controlled by switch. I bought a couple of these when they were on sale for under $20. The loser manual says "not for aquarium use". If I am using these in dry environment (wiring box) I should be okay with these, or am I missing something?

I would be putting it under my where my sump is so there would be alot of moisture. how much is a wiring box? Im not the biggest DIY guy so i like to keep things as simple as possible/ im lazy

cheers
Ray

Binare · #4 10-06-2009, 03:49 AM

Those ones that say are not for aquarium use are identical to the coralife ones, even the insides are identical. Only difference is two relays are wired differently. I'm guessing coralife paid em a little extra to stamp that on.

burrows14 · #5 10-06-2009, 04:16 AM

ill give them a try then. i just dont want anything shorting out and ruining my equipment

cheers
Ray

PuffLuv · #6 10-06-2009, 04:47 AM

I've had my Coralife Power Center for ~3 years. It has both a day & night (2 day & 2 night + 4 constant) timer + wave-maker timer. I also have a couple Woods digital timers from Wal-Mart($15)/Canadian Tire(>$15). The Woods does not have a night timer. They both have a lithium battery backup and definitely look like they're from the same plant. The only thing I had to replace on my Coralife was the backup battery (~$4). If you are trying to save space and you like the day/night feature, I would recommend the Coralife. However if your using one for the wave-timer function, I can say my one of my Koralia's have a hard time restarting after the power goes out (now resolved with a backup battery, which I recommend for everyone!). This ended up being a much longer review than I intended, and could go on....fortunately for anyone reading, I'm getting sleepy.

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burrows14 · #7 10-06-2009, 05:49 AM

I have tunze wavemaker so i dont think it will be a problem. im pretty much gonna use it for all my lighting. i plan on hooking it up for the weekend cause im going away for the weekend and dont want my girlfriend to have to worry about learning what turns what on and when to do it lol

cheers
Ray