Questions about a small tank project.

[MWilk]

On 10/9/2024 at 7:51 PM, Whitecloud09 said:

Plug it in to a kasa wifi timer. Here is the link. It plugs in to wall, and the light plugs in to it. It is like a plug that plugs in to a plug LOL.

AC sells it.

https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/plant-supplies/products/kasa-wifi-light-timer

It sounds like the problem is that it defaults to off. 

[finn]

On 10/9/2024 at 8:51 PM, Whitecloud09 said:

Plug it in to a kasa wifi timer. Here is the link. It plugs in to wall, and the light plugs in to it. It is like a plug that plugs in to a plug LOL.

AC sells it.

https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/plant-supplies/products/kasa-wifi-light-timer

Problem is the light won’t turn on unless you physically touch the button on top it’s a major flaw… 

[Tony s]

On 10/9/2024 at 7:41 PM, finn said:

Thank you for your reply my light can’t have a timer as it is touch activated without a timer.

I have a tank with the same issue. Power supply runs both the filter and the light. You can't put them on timers. My daughter got a fluval chi. It was free from Dustin and fluval.  It's actually a cool little tank. Has a square filter with a light underneath it, And the filter runs like a waterfall down a square block. Manual switch on and off is the only way to run the light. Therefore, it runs continuously. So far, no issues with algae though. Only 1 betta and some plants (also free from Dustin, of course). Not enough of a bio load to grow any sort of algae, yet

[Whitecloud09]

On 10/9/2024 at 11:12 PM, finn said:

Problem is the light won’t turn on unless you physically touch the button on top it’s a major flaw… 

Ohhh gotcha, 👍