jtt
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My tank is a 12g nano, with two 24w compact florescent bulbs. It does not have a timer. I am currently unemployed, and didnt want to buy a timer, so I have been turning it on and off everyday by hand. But, this being thanksgiving... I had to go visit family 6 hours away. so I went and bought one. Its got an on/off switch, and then the hourly controls, you know what Im talkin about....
Well, I set it up JUST before I left. I set it to be on for 7 hours a day, starting at 11am. I left for my familys house right about 11am on wednesday, so it was on, working, it was a good investment, an important investment.
I came back today to find out that the lights have been on FROM the moment I left until now. Thats over 70 hours that the lights were on!
It turns out that the on/off switch is a master on/off, I thought it was an on/off that turned the timer on and off, like activated it to work, but it turns out that it was a on (all the time) or off (all the time) switch. Boy howdy do I feel like an idiot.
I havnt tested the water yet, Im a bit afraid to. The water looks like its real dirty. I only had one clown goby, a few hermits, and 2 peppermint shrimps. no corals. I havnt seen the shrimps or clown goby at all since Ive been home
Let the ridicule begin...
Well, I set it up JUST before I left. I set it to be on for 7 hours a day, starting at 11am. I left for my familys house right about 11am on wednesday, so it was on, working, it was a good investment, an important investment.
I came back today to find out that the lights have been on FROM the moment I left until now. Thats over 70 hours that the lights were on!
It turns out that the on/off switch is a master on/off, I thought it was an on/off that turned the timer on and off, like activated it to work, but it turns out that it was a on (all the time) or off (all the time) switch. Boy howdy do I feel like an idiot.
I havnt tested the water yet, Im a bit afraid to. The water looks like its real dirty. I only had one clown goby, a few hermits, and 2 peppermint shrimps. no corals. I havnt seen the shrimps or clown goby at all since Ive been home
Let the ridicule begin...
