is my temp too high?

mike90 · 05/30/2006, 01:43 PM

my tank temp ranges from 83 degrees in the morning with the light off to about 85 degrees with the light on. is this too high? i don't even use a heater. I'm wondering if its the glass top trapping too much heat from the light. the light is only on 7 hours a day. are there alternatives to glass tops?

its a 90 gallon tank

bjonesjr1 · 05/30/2006, 01:48 PM

egg crate, is a good option if you have fish that jump... but I just keep my open all the time

bjonesjr1 · 05/30/2006, 01:51 PM

My tank stay in between 79.5Ã‚Âº & 81.5

Jon770 · 05/30/2006, 01:51 PM

I think 85 is a bit high. You should put a fan on your sump.

mike90 · 05/30/2006, 01:58 PM

bobby, where do you get your egg crate? home depot? i work in largo by the way. i noticed thats where you live.

bjonesjr1 · 05/30/2006, 02:05 PM

home depot or lowes on ulmerton road, just past seminole

mike90 · 05/30/2006, 02:16 PM

what department of the depot is that in?

Craig Lambert · 05/30/2006, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mike90
my tank temp ranges from 83 degrees in the morning with the light off to about 85 degrees with the light on. is this too high? i don't even use a heater. I'm wondering if its the glass top trapping too much heat from the light. the light is only on 7 hours a day. are there alternatives to glass tops?

its a 90 gallon tank

I agree. Get rid of the glass top. Your temp will drop by 3 or more degrees, and you will increase gas exchange.

rustybucket145 · 05/30/2006, 02:44 PM

It will be in the electrical section. It is used with flourescent lights to soften the light.

ChickenCannoneer · 05/30/2006, 02:44 PM

Just throw a fan on the sump and put eggcrate on the tank and you should be able to keep the tank nice and cool. HTH, Tim

bjonesjr1 · 05/30/2006, 02:47 PM

like said above in the electric department, or lighting I forget exactly, its been a few months, where in tarpon do you live

Lpabsolute · 05/30/2006, 02:51 PM

85 is high, 81 is ok

Jon770 · 05/30/2006, 03:10 PM

At my local HD the eggcrate is by the wood for some reason - with various other covers for flourescent lighting...

Sk8r · 05/30/2006, 04:19 PM

Get all lids off the system, sump as well as top tank, except for eggcrate.

mike90 · 05/30/2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by rustybucket145
It will be in the electrical section. It is used with flourescent lights to soften the light.

wouldnt that be bad then since it will reduce the light coming from my compact light?

Mikro · 05/31/2006, 09:25 AM

My Coralife Aqua lights specifically state not to use without a glass cover for safety reasons

Red_Six · 05/31/2006, 09:58 AM

I have a newly set up tank with a glass canopy. I got temps of 87Âº so I installed a chiller. The temperature is stable now at 75Âº. My wood canopy has 384 watts of PC lighting about 2 inches from the glass and like Mikro stated, it is not recommended to run the lights over an open tank. I think I get plenty of gas exchange through my open sump and protein skimmer.

cainchristy · 05/31/2006, 10:03 AM

Mikro: Yeah, mine too. Hasn't hurt anything yet, though.

Mike90: As for interfering with your lighting. you can turn the eggcrate one way and it "difuses" the light or you can flip it over, and it actually directs the light into your tank.

jimbo045 · 05/31/2006, 10:50 AM

If you can, save for a Chiller and make the purchase, it is worth it. JD

mikekman · 05/31/2006, 11:05 AM

Get rid of the glass top and get egg crate or best yet, use nothing.

If you can't afford a chiller, have a fan blow at the top of your tank. That will cool it considerably.

Try and get your tank to about 78-80 if possible. Definately 85 is pretty high. I've had many of my corals bleach when the temp hits 82.

Mike

05/30/2006, 01:43 PM	#1
mike90 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 33	is my temp too high? my tank temp ranges from 83 degrees in the morning with the light off to about 85 degrees with the light on. is this too high? i don't even use a heater. I'm wondering if its the glass top trapping too much heat from the light. the light is only on 7 hours a day. are there alternatives to glass tops? its a 90 gallon tank

05/30/2006, 01:48 PM	#2
bjonesjr1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,258	egg crate, is a good option if you have fish that jump... but I just keep my open all the time __________________ Bobby Current Tank Info: 75gal, LifeReef CLF1 Sump & SVS2-24 Skimmer

05/30/2006, 01:51 PM	#3
bjonesjr1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,258	My tank stay in between 79.5Ã‚Âº & 81.5 __________________ Bobby Current Tank Info: 75gal, LifeReef CLF1 Sump & SVS2-24 Skimmer

05/30/2006, 02:05 PM	#6
bjonesjr1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,258	home depot or lowes on ulmerton road, just past seminole __________________ Bobby Current Tank Info: 75gal, LifeReef CLF1 Sump & SVS2-24 Skimmer

05/30/2006, 02:44 PM	#9
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	It will be in the electrical section. It is used with flourescent lights to soften the light. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

05/30/2006, 01:51 PM	#4
Jon770 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 509	I think 85 is a bit high. You should put a fan on your sump.

05/30/2006, 01:58 PM	#5
mike90 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 33	bobby, where do you get your egg crate? home depot? i work in largo by the way. i noticed thats where you live.

05/30/2006, 02:16 PM	#7
mike90 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 33	what department of the depot is that in?

05/30/2006, 02:44 PM	#10
ChickenCannoneer Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hudson, OH Posts: 1,268	Just throw a fan on the sump and put eggcrate on the tank and you should be able to keep the tank nice and cool. HTH, Tim

05/30/2006, 02:47 PM	#11
bjonesjr1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,258	like said above in the electric department, or lighting I forget exactly, its been a few months, where in tarpon do you live __________________ Bobby Current Tank Info: 75gal, LifeReef CLF1 Sump & SVS2-24 Skimmer

05/30/2006, 02:51 PM	#12
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	85 is high, 81 is ok __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

05/30/2006, 03:10 PM	#13
Jon770 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 509	At my local HD the eggcrate is by the wood for some reason - with various other covers for flourescent lighting...

05/30/2006, 04:19 PM	#14
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Get all lids off the system, sump as well as top tank, except for eggcrate. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/31/2006, 09:25 AM	#16
Mikro Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha,NE U.S.A. Posts: 1,093	My Coralife Aqua lights specifically state not to use without a glass cover for safety reasons __________________ Mikro Current Tank Info: On 12/18/04 Started 75gal. reef tank

05/31/2006, 09:58 AM	#17
Red_Six Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 174	I have a newly set up tank with a glass canopy. I got temps of 87Âº so I installed a chiller. The temperature is stable now at 75Âº. My wood canopy has 384 watts of PC lighting about 2 inches from the glass and like Mikro stated, it is not recommended to run the lights over an open tank. I think I get plenty of gas exchange through my open sump and protein skimmer.

05/31/2006, 10:03 AM	#18
cainchristy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Alabama Posts: 196	Mikro: Yeah, mine too. Hasn't hurt anything yet, though. Mike90: As for interfering with your lighting. you can turn the eggcrate one way and it "difuses" the light or you can flip it over, and it actually directs the light into your tank.

05/31/2006, 10:50 AM	#19
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	If you can, save for a Chiller and make the purchase, it is worth it. JD

05/31/2006, 11:05 AM	#20
mikekman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,064	Get rid of the glass top and get egg crate or best yet, use nothing. If you can't afford a chiller, have a fan blow at the top of your tank. That will cool it considerably. Try and get your tank to about 78-80 if possible. Definately 85 is pretty high. I've had many of my corals bleach when the temp hits 82. Mike