Wanted: Feeding timer...

[Karl]

What i'm looking for is simple, but I have yet to see one commercially available.

What I want is a simple pushbutton device that will cut power to an outlet, and restore power after 60 minutes automatically. I have seen several timers that seem to do the opposite, but none that cut power on a whim only to restore it later. I simply wish to use a device like this to kill my skimmer while feeding.

Does anyone know of a commercially available one? I'm not good with electrical/circuit-board DIY, unfortunately. I don't want to use a simple timer, since they have to be set every time you feed. I would rather have a simple pushbutton operation device.

[pnut]

I use electronic timers from Home Depot to control my lights. I don't know if they would work for you but it might be worth a shot. The timers have multiple programs so you can program them to go off and on whenever you want, you can program it for 7 days a week too. If you are gonna feed you fish at the same time every day, it might work. Just an idea, hope this helps. BTW the timers were about $20 a piece.

[Karl]

I use electronic timers from Home Depot to control my lights. I don't know if they would work for you but it might be worth a shot. The timers have multiple programs so you can program them to go off and on whenever you want, you can program it for 7 days a week too. If you are gonna feed you fish at the same time every day, it might work. Just an idea, hope this helps. BTW the timers were about $20 a piece.

Yeah, I use those timers to control my lighting as well. I really want something pushbutton, since I NEVER know when i'm going to feed. Anything else is far too complex.

[kenneth]

why not just wire up and standard light switch and mount on the side of the tank stand then when you feed you just flip a switch, know that I think of it I may do this on my tank light switches are cheap enough its just making it look nice an neat that would be the only problem I see

[Karl]

why not just wire up and standard light switch and mount on the side of the tank stand then when you feed you just flip a switch, know that I think of it I may do this on my tank light switches are cheap enough its just making it look nice an neat that would be the only problem I see

....that and you'd have to remember to flip the switch to turn the skimmer back on, which is exactly what i'm trying to avoid :) I can and *will* forget :)

Wow, with the way skimmers behave with certain foods (cyclop-eeze to name one), i'm surprised no one's made a device like this.