Will temp keep corals closed?

nanshaw2001 · 04/05/2011, 05:47 PM

Super busy life but love this hobby! Saw today my 150 was at 82 degrees...things have been a little closed the last couple of days....could that be the culprit? I added a mh penadant recently...will be watching temp a little more closely. No flaming please!

JordanB8810 · 04/05/2011, 07:10 PM

I doubt 82 degrees would make the corals close up, unless is very different from the temp you normally keep your tank. How long ago did you start using the MH? My guess would be not properly light acclimating you corals. What are your water parameters?

greenbean36191 · 04/06/2011, 06:05 AM

Yeah, 82 is a normal reef temp, not hot by any means. Unless you have normally been keeping the much cooler it shouldn't be your problem. Did you acclimate the corals to the new lighting, and if so, how did you do it?

pentrix2 · 04/06/2011, 10:46 AM

I would it's the sudden change of water temperature. your water paramters should be fine because the only thing that suddenly changed is the water temp.

pentrix2 · 04/06/2011, 10:46 AM

i forgot to ask, are they open now or still closed?

04/05/2011, 05:47 PM	#1
nanshaw2001 Older newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Statesboro, Ga Posts: 501	Will temp keep corals closed? Super busy life but love this hobby! Saw today my 150 was at 82 degrees...things have been a little closed the last couple of days....could that be the culprit? I added a mh penadant recently...will be watching temp a little more closely. No flaming please! __________________ My job doesn't begin to support my addiction! Current Tank Info: 125 Mixed reef, 55 softie tank in the works!

04/05/2011, 07:10 PM	#2
JordanB8810 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 46	I doubt 82 degrees would make the corals close up, unless is very different from the temp you normally keep your tank. How long ago did you start using the MH? My guess would be not properly light acclimating you corals. What are your water parameters? __________________ 55g Reef. 30g sump w/ fuge. 75 lbs live rock DSB. 20g nano. 20 lbs live rock. Current Tank Info: 55g Reef

04/06/2011, 06:05 AM	#3
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Yeah, 82 is a normal reef temp, not hot by any means. Unless you have normally been keeping the much cooler it shouldn't be your problem. Did you acclimate the corals to the new lighting, and if so, how did you do it? __________________ 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

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04/06/2011, 10:46 AM	#4
pentrix2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 557	I would it's the sudden change of water temperature. your water paramters should be fine because the only thing that suddenly changed is the water temp.