Lighting

Hey All,
Is there anything special we need to know about lighting timers to be used for metal halides? Will regular ol' outdoor timers such as those used for outdoor Christmas lighting do the trick?
Thanks in advance!

Hey All...
Could use some expert advice. Basics are... 75G display, 35G fuge, 216watt T5 x4, 2 daylight, 2 actinic. Recently the RBTA and the finger leather appear to be pulling in. Kenya tree frag looks fine and the 5 fish seem fine. The nem's tentacles seem to have a blue/green tinge about half way down. Water chem looks good... Do we have enough light?

Has anyone had any experience with equipment (lighting, pumps, etc) from Odyssea? Their aquatraders website sure have some low prices... but I did read the post about being cheap!