[jgc]

I just had a fun thought. It started with deer feeders - they are basically irrigation timers that trigger relay timer (the relay stays open for x seconds after the initial power is applied. It resets after power is turned off - just saw that these can be pretty cheep on ebay)

Then I continued the thought - with relays I could even make that timer run my lights. I am not sure if I will have time to pursue this thought - but think it may be the beginging of a poor man's aquarium controler. Especially since I have a irrigation timer sitting in the garage unused at the moment...