Who is the Hottest one here?

[rikacarl]

I have noticed my temp is much hotter this year after adding another MH to my hood. It is now from 82-84. Am I pushing it? Everything looks like it is still happy and growing.
-carl

 

[Marcosreef]

Carl,
82-84 is where you need to be. Your corals will grow best in that range.

Do a search on temp, it has been discussed many times over on the recommended temperature ranges for our reefs.

Regards, Marco

 

[esmithiii]

Carl,
82-84 is where you need to be. Your corals will grow best in that range.

I agree

 

[rikacarl]

Thanks. yeah, I know it is OK. I was just wondering who has the warmest tank. How high can you go. 84-86? 86-88? I don't think I feel like I would want to go much higher than I am now. I think many people still think you have to have lower temps like 78-80 , although I am comfortable with it as high as 84

 

[john f]

Mine runs 84-85 usually with peaks to 86.
No problems here.


John

 

[squeezix]

:? ( )( ) 8)

 

[MarkO1]

My tank usually runs 80-82 in winter, but 84-88 in summer. I once reached 92 when a fan was inadvertantly unplugged. The next few days, my pom-pom xenia were hurting, but the bastards pulled through (damn.. I thought I had a solution to their rapid colonization of my tank).
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[Carpentersreef]

Mine is 27 - 28 celcius.
(84 or 85 farenheight, give or take)

I think that a CONSTANT temperature is a little more important than WHAT temperature.

Mitch

 

[FishHead1]

I run around 84 to 88 in the summer

 

[reefland]

I'd like to keep my tanks at 80 to 82, but in the summer months (and so far this spring I've been having daily swings of 83-86 with peaks of 88 and hit 89 on one day (killed ligths, floated ice, cranked AC).

I take notice at 85, keep close eye at 86 anything over 86 I take actions to reduce temp (mainly kill the halides and crank the AC).

I use a dual probe digital thermometer.

Have yet to have any side effects from high temps <knock, knock> except a cyano bloom.

 

[Anonymous]

Who is the Hottest one here?

lol - for a minute there, i thought you were talking about me. :roll: :wink:

my temp is pretty consistent at 80-82 degrees. but during the summer (like now), it's been climbing as high as 86. my frogspawn seems to open the largest in the warmer temp, i've noticed. but i'm having a terrible algae outbreak that i normally wouldn't have. it's horrible.

 

[Reefguide]

My temp is always about 77-79... I always thought it was better to be in this range.... I stayed away from MH lighting not to increase the temp too much.... Hmmm might have to reconsider...

 

[leftovers]

I run 77-79 and have for years with MH and a chiller with no issues - again there is no BEST temperature so long as its stable and you are comfortable with hazards/benefits that go along with the temperature of choice

 

[esmithiii]

again there is no BEST temperature so long as its stable and you are comfortable with hazards/benefits that go along with the temperature of choice

This is a hotly debated subject. Many people find that coral growth (SPS specifically) increases when tank temps are raised from upper 70's to mid to lower 80's.

Ernie

 

[danmhippo]

Most kept theirs around 82-85. I kept mine 80-82 to accomodate for pipefish and seahorses.

 

[Anonymous]

Mine runs at 80 constantaly. I keep the house at 77 pretty much year round. My tank used to run 77-79 but I changed to an external pump and the temp went to 80 and doesn't seem to fluctuate at all. When I had a submersable pump, the temp fluctuated between 77 and 79.

Everything seemed perfectly happy at either temp!

Louey

 

[oranje]

Yikes!

When my tank goes above 80, I usually start to get worried! I try to keep it from 75-78, as I thought anything higher would have ill effects on my poor little fishies.

Looks like I need to go MH shopping , if I need not fear hitting 80+. Heh heh heh...

 

[Marcosreef]

This is a hotly debated subject. Many people find that coral growth (SPS specifically) increases when tank temps are raised from upper 70's to mid to lower 80's.

Ernie

I agree! :wink:

If your are interested in the temperature range of the ocean's reefs, please refer to this post:

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t ... light=temp

You will find that corals kept at the higher temps, (82-84) will tolerate temp spikes much better than if kept at the lower ranges of 76-78.

Another good reason to run your reef at the higher temps IMO.

Regards, Marco

 

[slojmn1]

I run 79.5-82 during the winter and 81-84 during the summer. Sometimes I get a bit of a swing when trying to dial in the lights/fans/and air conditioner the first few hot days of summer and the coll period beginning winter. Once I get it worked out it stays pretty consistant in the ranges above. Last year I lost two sps frags during the dialing in period for summer heat when I had a heat spike, I attributed this more to the swing in temp rather than to how hot it actually got as others keep there tanks in the 86-87 range in summer heat. Mine just jumped from 81 to 87 in one day and did in the frags.

 

[Anonymous]

81-82 in winter and 82-84 in summer. With the occasional spike up to 86-87.