Reliable measure of temp in SPS tank

scyphozoa · 02/26/2006, 06:44 PM

What type/brand of thermometer do you use on your SPS tank? (My thermometer and I are having some trust issues in our relationship lately)

jsweir · 02/26/2006, 07:24 PM

Ranco dual temperature controller

Ti · 02/26/2006, 07:39 PM

99cents mercury thermometer

clkwrk · 02/26/2006, 07:48 PM

2 aquacontrollers
2 rancos
3 coralife
3 glass ones
JBJ digi meter
won bro heater with temp readout

and none match another not even the same brands.

Finally I got some ice crushed it and added very little water then I calibrated my aquacontroller.

nemofish2217 · 02/26/2006, 09:38 PM

coralife.... 2 of them

palawan · 02/26/2006, 10:07 PM

$1.20 mercury themometer bought at petco. My reference temperature device. Those electronics ones by lifegard can have issues. Just like those plastic hydrometers.

02/26/2006, 06:44 PM	#1
scyphozoa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 107	Reliable measure of temp in SPS tank What type/brand of thermometer do you use on your SPS tank? (My thermometer and I are having some trust issues in our relationship lately)

02/26/2006, 07:24 PM	#2
jsweir Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: FL Panhandle Posts: 1,641	Ranco dual temperature controller __________________ Hobby Experience: 2 yrs Current Tanks: 180 gallon sps 3 x 250W ROIII pendants 4 x 54W T5 3 x phoenix 14K on icecap ballasts H&S A150-2001 skimmer 2 x Tunze 6200/multicontroller/wavebox

02/26/2006, 07:39 PM	#3
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	99cents mercury thermometer __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

02/26/2006, 07:48 PM	#4
clkwrk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mesa ,Az Posts: 10,257	2 aquacontrollers 2 rancos 3 coralife 3 glass ones JBJ digi meter won bro heater with temp readout and none match another not even the same brands. Finally I got some ice crushed it and added very little water then I calibrated my aquacontroller. __________________ ------- Feel free to use my photos for ONLY informative sites, education or enjoyment.All I ask is to include my Reef Central User id and where you got the photo ( RC).

02/26/2006, 09:38 PM	#5
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	coralife.... 2 of them

02/26/2006, 10:07 PM	#6
palawan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremont,CA Posts: 960	$1.20 mercury themometer bought at petco. My reference temperature device. Those electronics ones by lifegard can have issues. Just like those plastic hydrometers.