Best $80 you’ll spend

Maybe I am old and in my day we had either used very inaccurate manual timers or just physically turned stuff off and on. But plants and fish do much better on a schedule much like all of nature, much like ourselves.

This strip is by far the best money I have ever spent on all of my equipment and I highly recommend.

Each outlet can be turned on off and set on as many time schedules as you want in a day for each individual socket. It also tracks your power usage for each outlet. All from your phone. No, I am not affiliated with the company just ecstatic about this product.

Extremely user-friendly and easy to set up. Ask for one for Christmas - you won’t regret it.

https://www.amazon.com/Kasa-Smart-P...6&sr=1-1-191b1ae3-0539-4250-ad39-b698e0b800f6

 

Maybe I am old and in my day we had either used very inaccurate manual timers or just physically turned stuff off and on. But plants and fish do much better on a schedule much like all of nature, much like ourselves.

This strip is by far the best money I have ever spent on all of my equipment and I highly recommend.

Each outlet can be turned on off and set on as many time schedules as you want in a day for each individual socket. It also tracks your power usage for each outlet. All from your phone. No, I am not affiliated with the company just ecstatic about this product.

Extremely user-friendly and easy to set up. Ask for one for Christmas - you won’t regret it.

https://www.amazon.com/Kasa-Smart-P...6&sr=1-1-191b1ae3-0539-4250-ad39-b698e0b800f6

I just got a digital plug in timer with only two outlets (both on the same schedule) that I was supper happy with.... till YOU HAD TO COME ALONG AND BURST MY BUBBLE!


Lol I couldn't even justify that unless I had a fish room. Both of my tanks are simple: air pump and sponge filters, or penguin 350s, that's it. I still want one though...

 

yeah, smart plugs have changed my life. https://www.amazon.com/Outlet-Extender-Adapter-Expanders-Protector/dp/B086JQRG9Y or https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Protector-Controlled-Individually-Required/dp/B07P65GJS1 are some I am triyng next.

I have lots of: https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Extender-Independently-Together-Required/dp/B07F58N32V
https://www.amazon.com/Assistant-Required-Enabled-Control-Gosund/dp/B072ZX8RTZ

 

OH LAWDDD this is a lifesaver

 

I have smart plugs too the single kind (cheaper also) because I have tanks across the room from each other so I have one for each light/outlet. Love being able to change schedules or turn them off from my phone

 

Wow, this is pretty cool. Manual timers are huge, and though cheap enough don't have this sort of control. Thanks for sharing! On my wish list haha.

 

What happens after a power outage? Do you have to reprogram everything, or is there a battery memory backup, or is it all stored in your phone somehow? I ask because I get a LOT of outages, and it's a huge pain to go around the house and reprogram all the clocks and timers every time.

 

Personally I use these

https://www.amazon.com/WYZE-WLPP1-4...keywords=Wyze+plug&qid=1604172951&s=hi&sr=1-3

Can get them cheaper on Wyze's site. They have timers built into the software. I plug a 6 plug power strip into this for light on my 3 clusters of aquariums. Also I can turn them on and off through an app. It's made life so easy indeed!

 

What happens after a power outage? Do you have to reprogram everything, or is there a battery memory backup, or is it all stored in your phone somehow? I ask because I get a LOT of outages, and it's a huge pain to go around the house and reprogram all the clocks and timers every time.

My smart plugs always resume where they left off. I'm assuming there's an onboard memory storage for basic stuff and configuration. The ones I use are actually wifi devices, so they end up talking over the internet. I can then use the app on my phone from anywhere that I have internet access and control them.

 

I’ve changed to 24/7 lighting. It follows the course of a day. No more timers. But I will say Kasa makes some great products! I use there cameras .

 

Awhile back, a member mentioned they used one. I thought why not. I use this one for $30, which is "Alexa" enabled. Works "Great", runs 2 light bars, powerhead and air pump. Each can be set to specific schedules.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0779R4879/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

At that price I would buy a smart aquarium light !