[smidoid]

Your tank, of course!

Reef or FOWLR, SPS or Lagoon. How hot should they be? My books say 22-24C which is 72-75f I think, but I've been reading some other ideas that say hotter (up to 82f!) is better - an article by Dr. Shimek was mentioned but it's gone AWOL!

[Reefland]

I like 80-82 at the high end during the day.

[ODDBALL361]

My stays at a constant 80

[Poseidon]

Mine pretty much stays in the 80-82 range as well. I have to reset my chiller though, the other day the tank reached 84!

Not the end of the world for sure, but I would like 82 to be the high point.

[greenbean36191]

It usually ranges somewhere between 78-84. In the summer it might get as high as 86.

[charlie]

High temp is 82 usually. The low temp has been 76 in the mornings, but usually it is about 78.

[smidoid]

So far, looks like mine is running a little on the cool side (thanks everyone). I'll trim the heater and see what happens.

[vtec si]

Mine is 79 in the morning and 82 at the end of the day.

Martin

[bubble]

mine is set constantly at 78

[smidoid]

I'll have to watch for drift. I've jacked it to 80 and the dendro --- wotsits seem happier!

[Mini_Reef]

Mine swings around from 78 to 84, but for the most part, I think it's around 82 during most of the day.

[kevinpo]

I shoot for 76-82F depending on the time of year. I haven't noticed any difference in the corals or fish in that range.

Regards,
Kevin

[smidoid]

Matter of interest, how COLD can it go (and for how long) before the livestock starts being permantly affected? Perhaps we need a different thread on that one.

[tray262]

78-82

[CirolanidHunter]

79 Morning
82-83 End of light cycle

B.

[BubbaWPB]

After hurricane Wilma, my tank ran about 73 degrees... I think it did the tank good since I only had ambient light and battery powered bubbler... I thought the lower temp probably reduced oxygen demand and helped to get the tank through without any losses. But I only kept it that low for the 4 days I was without power.

I normally keep my tanks 78-82 degrees F (that would be twenty something of those confounded C degrees).

This week I had the "opportunity" to live without air conditioning for few days. I shut off the metal halides on the tanks to avoid overheating. The big tank has a chiller that ran constantly and the tank maxed at 82. The smaller tank didn't have a chiller... it was running 87-88 degrees and the corals were looking mighty unhappy, so I started floating ice packs. Fortunately (knocking wood) none of the corals bleached (yet).

P.S. Chillers don't work too well when it's 92 and humid in the house.

[smidoid]

Damn! I think I would look pretty uncomfortable at 92F and humid! Fortunately the temp in this neck of the world rarely gets that high - and when it does, I dive into the fridge!

I'm trying to rapidly grow a colony of spaghetti algae right now (not in the tank) and I wonder how much affect temperature would affect its growth... hummm...

[BubbaWPB]

Is spaghetti algae the same thing as chaetomorpha? I started out with a fist size piece in my refugium, and a month later took out about half... which filled a large mixing bowl.... It likes high flow and lots of light....

[smidoid]

Originally Posted by BubbaWPB

Is spaghetti algae the same thing as chaetomorpha? I started out with a fist size piece in my refugium, and a month later took out about half... which filled a large mixing bowl.... It likes high flow and lots of light....

Absolutely ol' boy. I'm just a bit too tired to type chaetomorpha... :slap:

High flow I can do, lots of light I can sort of do - maybe I need to use a bit more patience! I'm just trying to get as much as possible as fast as possible so I can get it into the fuge - above where the resident crabs live for now. Blasted stuff sinks - and most of my flow is on the upper level - across the weirs.Reefland's Forum - Reply to Topic

I was wondering how it would do in still saltwater with plenty of light and a good dose of conventional (high NPK) plant food at about room temp (65-70) in our 'ouse.

[BubbaWPB]

Originally Posted by smidoid

I was wondering how it would do in still saltwater with plenty of light and a good dose of conventional (high NPK) plant food at about room temp (65-70) in our 'ouse.

....there's only one way to find out. Don't forget to publish your results.