Mist King question

[Nursemaia]

So I'm upgrading all my chams supplies. I already did the lights and I can't rave enough about the Arcadia T5 HO bulbs. Now I'm pulling the trigger and buying a Mist King. I have 2 veiled and 1 panther but I'm also getting a mellers as soon as he are old enough to go to their new homes. Can't wait @jpowell86 I know the mellers has different misting requirements than the veiled and panther. My question is can I buy one Mist King and set it to do 2 different misting schedules? I e-mailed Mist King directly, twice, but no response so I figured I'd ask everyone here. I know someone here would know. Also, should I buy the Mist King starter kit or would it bet better for me to buy the parts individually and completely customize my system since I have so many chams? Frankly, I don't really know what I need since I have no experience with a Mist King and I don't even know if I need 1 pump or 2 because of my various chams needs. Any advice is welcomed. Thanks.

 

[jpowell86]

So I'm upgrading all my chams supplies. I already did the lights and I can't rave enough about the Arcadia T5 HO bulbs. Now I'm pulling the trigger and buying a Mist King. I have 2 veiled and 1 panther but I'm also getting a mellers as soon as he are old enough to go to their new homes. Can't wait @jpowell86 I know the mellers has different misting requirements than the veiled and panther. My question is can I buy one Mist King and set it to do 2 different misting schedules? I e-mailed Mist King directly, twice, but no response so I figured I'd ask everyone here. I know someone here would know. Also, should I buy the Mist King starter kit or would it bet better for me to buy the parts individually and completely customize my system since I have so many chams? Frankly, I don't really know what I need since I have no experience with a Mist King and I don't even know if I need 1 pump or 2 because of my various chams needs. Any advice is welcomed. Thanks.

So, the mistking won't operate two different misting schedules.

Here is the deal, you can run the panther and veileds on the same line and then just have a split to the melleri. This would also require a ball valve that would cut access to the panther/veiled side while giving a longer misting time to the melleri. That is doable, but it kind of eliminates the perk of automation as you would have to be there to manually operate the ball valve.

If it were me, I would buy two starter kits. That way you could have one to the melleri and the other just for the panther/veileds. That is plenty of power for what you have and you won't regret the purchase. Just IMO

 

[Nursemaia]

I already have a Monsoon on the veiled and panther. It works but not great. I may just use that on them for a little bit longer and get one Mist King now for the mellers because I know how imperative long misting sessions are for them. The other 3 can wait until Christmas for their Mist King. I just spent an obscene amount of money upgrading their lights and buying lights for the mellers.
I now have an empty enclosure too because I got my panther a bigger home. I'm tempted to get a quad quad and have a montane section in my reptile room.

 

[Nursemaia]

Automation is a requirement as sometimes I'm gone 12+ hours a day.

 

[WAMBO]

The ST-24 timer can be programmed for up to 10 different misting times, each with a different length for misting.
The RCT-24 can only have two repeated programs, one for night and one for day. It is very limited as the day is from 2 am to 1 0am start times, and the night starts at 4PM to 10pm, . Misting sessions can be separated by a maximum of 13 hours too and can be a duration maximum of 13 hours. But if needed, you can set the internal clock earlier or later to get the day or night to start when needed.

 

[WAMBO]

I can email you the RTC-24 manual if you wish. I do not have a manual for the ST-24, but wish I would have ordered it instead. However, the timer can be removed, and the pump power cord can be directly connected to the power transformer, which would make the pump run continuously. But a cheap outlet timer can be used to turn on at precise intervals, depending upon what timer was used. I saw a digital programmable outlet timer on eBay for around $9 that can have up to 8 separate events. The same one at Amazon was $13-15.