POLL ... Best tank tempture for a reef tank

ray22 · 07/18/2007, 09:00 AM

i have my chiller set to keep the tank temp no higher than 81 degrees. at night it goes down to 78 degrees .. it is mostly sps corals .. what do you keep yours at and why .. thank you

sir_dudeguy · 07/18/2007, 09:02 AM

wheres the poll???

I keep mine as close to 80 as i can. That way it gives me a few degrees both ways...i try to stay at 79 but in Arizona...ha! Right now the lowest i can get it is 80 at night and 82 at day.

RichConley · 07/18/2007, 09:10 AM

75-82 for me.

somethingphishy · 07/18/2007, 09:12 AM

78-82

MACJMC · 07/18/2007, 09:17 AM

76-81

HowardW · 07/18/2007, 09:46 AM

75 - 76

easye123 · 07/18/2007, 09:46 AM

80-83 ( texas heat sucks)

oct2274 · 07/18/2007, 10:10 AM

i keep mine at 81 degrees...........average temperature that corals grow at in the oceans around the world is 83 degrees i believe

HBtank · 07/18/2007, 10:19 AM

78-81.

I had mine rock solid at 79, but now set my controller to allow for some variation.

greenbean36191 · 07/18/2007, 10:20 AM

78-86

LobsterOfJustice · 07/18/2007, 10:44 AM

80

bhdmc · 07/18/2007, 11:14 AM

79-81

fishysteve · 07/18/2007, 11:24 AM

78-80

sammyfish · 07/18/2007, 11:30 AM

79 - 81

Serioussnaps · 07/18/2007, 11:36 AM

jesus...are you kidding me? another one of these....there is no best dang temperature..

higher temperature equals higher metabolisms....for fish and for corals

oct2274 · 07/18/2007, 11:37 AM

correct and lower temperatures below 78 usually mean death or no growth from corals unless they are from colder waters, which most corals are not

mr_o98 · 07/18/2007, 03:20 PM

78-82

edwing206 · 07/18/2007, 03:24 PM

Don't fish grow faster and die faster too when the temp is higher?

greenbean36191 · 07/18/2007, 06:22 PM

Over the range of normal temperatures they've evolved in the difference is insignificant.

areze · 07/18/2007, 06:30 PM

how many fish die of natural causes? Im not sure what the lifespan of a fish is supposed to be though, I just assumed it was in the order of many many years.

areze · 07/18/2007, 06:42 PM

also, only thing that matters IMO is keeping the temp constant. better to have it always 83degrees than be 83 in the day and drop it to 79 at night.

sirreal63 · 07/18/2007, 07:20 PM

Temps on a reef (where corals actually occur in the wild) have a temp. variation daily at times as reaching as much as 86 degrees. This is a good thing as it allows them to adapt to change. When we keep corals in our tank and never let the temp vary and then something happens and the temp does increase they do not react well to it. It is this reason I let my tank go from 78 in the morning to 82 in the evening. I have the chiller set to come on at 83 though it rarely ever does. Keep your water parameters steady, let your temps vary and your lighting vary.

Of course this is just my opinion but given the fact that in nature they experience a temp change I try and replicate that.

CookieJar · 07/18/2007, 07:46 PM

79-83. I've had a bunch of corals live through a heat disaster where the tank reached 99. About half died though.

saltydude · 07/18/2007, 07:55 PM

77 all day long.

Anemonebuff · 07/18/2007, 08:24 PM

78-83 depending on the season.

07/18/2007, 09:00 AM	#1
ray22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 362	POLL ... Best tank tempture for a reef tank i have my chiller set to keep the tank temp no higher than 81 degrees. at night it goes down to 78 degrees .. it is mostly sps corals .. what do you keep yours at and why .. thank you __________________ 45gal Oceanic starphire tank outer orbit 250watt hqi , with t5's Tunze 6100 with wave control , mag7 for the sump return kalk reactor , refugium ro/di unit asm g3 skimmer ,

07/18/2007, 09:02 AM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	wheres the poll??? I keep mine as close to 80 as i can. That way it gives me a few degrees both ways...i try to stay at 79 but in Arizona...ha! Right now the lowest i can get it is 80 at night and 82 at day. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

07/18/2007, 09:10 AM	#3
RichConley Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bostonian in Chicago going to DC Posts: 9,908	75-82 for me. __________________ NO TANKS!!!

07/18/2007, 09:12 AM	#4
somethingphishy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fleetwood, pa Posts: 852	78-82 __________________ "Set the gearshift for the high gear Of your soul, you've got to run like An antelope out of control!" Current Tank Info: 50g/20l sump

07/18/2007, 09:46 AM	#6
HowardW Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 1,763	75 - 76 __________________ Florida live rock addict

07/18/2007, 09:17 AM	#5
MACJMC Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 289	76-81

07/18/2007, 09:46 AM	#7
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	80-83 ( texas heat sucks) __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

07/18/2007, 10:10 AM	#8
oct2274 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,347	i keep mine at 81 degrees...........average temperature that corals grow at in the oceans around the world is 83 degrees i believe

07/18/2007, 10:19 AM	#9
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	78-81. I had mine rock solid at 79, but now set my controller to allow for some variation. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

07/18/2007, 10:20 AM	#10
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	78-86 __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/18/2007, 10:44 AM	#11
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	80 __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

07/18/2007, 11:14 AM	#12
bhdmc Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 956	79-81

07/18/2007, 11:24 AM	#13
fishysteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,804	78-80 __________________ On a break

07/18/2007, 11:30 AM	#14
sammyfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the back, with the ladies Posts: 77	79 - 81 __________________ The night time is the right time Don’t sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff

07/18/2007, 11:36 AM	#15
Serioussnaps Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,703	jesus...are you kidding me? another one of these....there is no best dang temperature.. higher temperature equals higher metabolisms....for fish and for corals

07/18/2007, 11:37 AM	#16
oct2274 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,347	correct and lower temperatures below 78 usually mean death or no growth from corals unless they are from colder waters, which most corals are not

07/18/2007, 03:20 PM	#17
mr_o98 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pen Argyl, PA Posts: 600	78-82 __________________ Sometimes I amaze even myself. I feel like I have TWO brilliant minds. Current Tank Info: 90g fish only tank, Green Chromis, Ocellaris clown, 6 line Wrasse, Convict Tang, Foxface Lo, Decorator Goby, Lemon Drop butterfly, Flameback Angel - 30g sump, Euro Reef skimmer, 2 250w MH

07/18/2007, 03:24 PM	#18
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Don't fish grow faster and die faster too when the temp is higher? __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

07/18/2007, 06:22 PM	#19
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Over the range of normal temperatures they've evolved in the difference is insignificant. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/18/2007, 06:30 PM	#20
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	how many fish die of natural causes? Im not sure what the lifespan of a fish is supposed to be though, I just assumed it was in the order of many many years. __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.

07/18/2007, 06:42 PM	#21
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	also, only thing that matters IMO is keeping the temp constant. better to have it always 83degrees than be 83 in the day and drop it to 79 at night. __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.

07/18/2007, 07:20 PM	#22
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	Temps on a reef (where corals actually occur in the wild) have a temp. variation daily at times as reaching as much as 86 degrees. This is a good thing as it allows them to adapt to change. When we keep corals in our tank and never let the temp vary and then something happens and the temp does increase they do not react well to it. It is this reason I let my tank go from 78 in the morning to 82 in the evening. I have the chiller set to come on at 83 though it rarely ever does. Keep your water parameters steady, let your temps vary and your lighting vary. Of course this is just my opinion but given the fact that in nature they experience a temp change I try and replicate that. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon. Last edited by sirreal63; 07/18/2007 at 07:48 PM.

07/18/2007, 07:46 PM	#23
CookieJar Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 545	79-83. I've had a bunch of corals live through a heat disaster where the tank reached 99. About half died though.

07/18/2007, 07:55 PM	#24
saltydude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 312	77 all day long.

07/18/2007, 08:24 PM	#25
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	78-83 depending on the season.