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Myka 01-12-2016 02:12 AM

Remote controlled outlets!
 
Yeah, cool find by ReefBuilders! https://www.facebook.com/reefbuilders/?fref=nf

Etekcity wireless remote controlled outlets come in a 1-pack, 3-pack, or 5-pack from $15.99-39.99 on Amazon.ca and free shipping. Score!

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Aquattro 01-12-2016 02:46 AM

Good price. Canadian Tire has them for $25. Pretty useful for water changes.

Myka 01-12-2016 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 978135)
Good price. Canadian Tire has them for $25. Pretty useful for water changes.

How many in the pack at CT? Water changes is exactly what I was thinking. I was going to buy an Apex this winter, but now I'm going to Philippines, and that killed the Apex fund.

Aquattro 01-12-2016 03:16 AM

Single unit with 2 outlets and remote. My LFS used one for years, really handy device.

Myka 01-12-2016 03:21 AM

Yeah, I'm definitely going to try it out. All my equipment is on a couple of those DJ powerbars though, I don't have anything but the lights plugged into a wall outlet.

SeaHorse_Fanatic 01-12-2016 04:17 AM

I love those powerbars too that have the individual switches. Comes in really handy at waterchange time. Got mine from at Lee Valley years ago and they're still going strong.

kien 01-12-2016 05:01 AM

I've been using the Canadian tire two outlet one for 6 years now. Pretty much since my tank started. This gadget alone has helped to keep this tank going! I use it to remotely pump water out of my sump down into my basement drain as well as pumping NSW and fresh ATO out of my basement reservoirs up to the main floor. I can't imagine doing this with buckets or manually plugging and unplugging :lol:

xenon 01-12-2016 01:44 PM

Make sure when the power goes out and comes back on, that they also come on.

I've tried other brands and they default to "off" after an outage.

DiscusZ 01-12-2016 02:19 PM

Problem with those outlets they default off if there is a power outage I have 3 of them so only use them for my water change system and my mixing station


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kien 01-12-2016 02:31 PM

it definitely depends on your application for these. My canadian tire ones default to off and for me that's a good thing! Sometimes I forget to disconnect the water change or ATO hose from the reservoir after I've remotely (with the remote control) turned it off. I then turn off the power bar that they are connect to. If they were defaulted to ON whenever I turned on their powerbar I would have a real mess on my hands :lol:

But then, in other applications for these you may want them to come on. :noidea:


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