Hi all,
My older tank has a standard aquarium florescent tube, with external 'starter / controller' and the mains plug connected via a segment timer to the supply.
I've just purchased a new tank and it comes with integrated twin T5 lighting, which presumably has all the starter etc built in, as there is just a mains plug coming off of it. However this time around I'd also like to perhaps add some moonlighting to the tank. I've looked at a load of the 'cold cathode' threads and that seems to be a good way to go, I was just wondering what people generally use to control the whole setup?
I'm ideally going to want it to be dark at night, then switch the moonlights on for a few hours, then the main lighting to come on & moonlights off, then later main lighting off, moonlights on, and finally back to all off.
I KNOW I could do this with another segment timer, but they aren't exactly 'compact' (the one I have at the moment means you can't use the socket beside it on an extension lead!), I was just wondering if there is a better solution?
I've tried searching for lighting controllers, but all that seems to find what I would class as the black external 'starter' boxes for flourescent tubes.
Many thanks!
My older tank has a standard aquarium florescent tube, with external 'starter / controller' and the mains plug connected via a segment timer to the supply.
I've just purchased a new tank and it comes with integrated twin T5 lighting, which presumably has all the starter etc built in, as there is just a mains plug coming off of it. However this time around I'd also like to perhaps add some moonlighting to the tank. I've looked at a load of the 'cold cathode' threads and that seems to be a good way to go, I was just wondering what people generally use to control the whole setup?
I'm ideally going to want it to be dark at night, then switch the moonlights on for a few hours, then the main lighting to come on & moonlights off, then later main lighting off, moonlights on, and finally back to all off.
I KNOW I could do this with another segment timer, but they aren't exactly 'compact' (the one I have at the moment means you can't use the socket beside it on an extension lead!), I was just wondering if there is a better solution?
I've tried searching for lighting controllers, but all that seems to find what I would class as the black external 'starter' boxes for flourescent tubes.
Many thanks!
