What temp does everyone keep their tank at?

[bwayne315]

I was just curious what everyone keeps their temp at for corals? My temp ranges from 78 to about 80. Is this good or does it need to be a little higher?

Thanks
b.

[Paintbug]

79ºF +/- 1º

[Travis L. Stevens]

I prefer mine to be 80*F +/- 1 But currently, until I get a second fan for my canopy, I've been running a constant 82*F

BTW, Paintbug, how do you get the degree symbol? Alt+###?

[AdidaKev]

~78 - 80º

[xlayedoutx]

Mine only has rock and sand but its stable at 86*. It was stable at 84* untill I turned on the lights last night. Now it doesn't want to lose any heat. I'm buying some fans tonight. I'm hopeing to get down to 82*.

[Amphiprion]

80-83, sometimes lower and higher.

[MiddletonMark]

I run mine about 78 in the winter, around 80 in the summer.

Try to keep it at least a couple degrees below the 83+ problem range.

[Andy O]

Temp set at 79 but when MH come on it can jump up to 82

[gobygoby]

Originally posted by AdidaKev
~78 - 80º

same here....

[kevensquint]

your fine at 78-80

[Mikro]

Originally posted by Travis L. Stevens
I prefer mine to be 80*F +/- 1 But currently, until I get a second fan for my canopy, I've been running a constant 82*F

BTW, Paintbug, how do you get the degree symbol? Alt+###?

alt 0176 on the keypad...

[WaterKeeper]

There was a large poll taken some time back, I wasn't able to locate it, but most reef tanks are run ( I think it was about 97%) between 78-82° F. The real reef averages just under 82° F and the average variation is from 76-86° F. Most tanks are run a little lower than the 82° F average as the hobbyist doesn't want to risk over-heating if room temps get too high.

[mg426]

I target 80 here.

[Kaiser Tang]

80-82

[michaeldaly]

83-84

[lfjewett]

76.8° at night to 80.4° in the day. I've been trying very hard to keep it under 82 as I have not been able to keep a turbo snail alive and figure the high temps are what killed my last two.

[meco65]

I like to keep mine at 80°

[bjonesjr1]

I have my heater on a timer, it comes on for half an hour a day, every hour & a half. With my lighting schedule that keeps my tank at no higher that 81° and no lower than 79° never any different, it took some time to get the timing right so that the temp would stay at that range but I got it, and it never has changed since

[Paintbug]

Originally posted by Travis L. Stevens
I prefer mine to be 80*F +/- 1 But currently, until I get a second fan for my canopy, I've been running a constant 82*F

BTW, Paintbug, how do you get the degree symbol? Alt+###?

i use Alt+186 heres a link with the codes. just use the number listed with alt and it works the same. http://www.dave-stephens.com/computers/characters.htm

[Danster]

79-81

[WaterKeeper]

Oh my, lets keep this thread politically correct, masculine ordinal Indeed! At least throw in an ª for the ladies.

Thanks for the list Paintbug.

Jewett, I won't think a temp of 82º would have that much impact of your snails unless oxygen levels were extremely critical in your tank. Except for some far northern creatures, temps close to 90° should not prove fatal. That type of temperature is fairly common in the tropics and is often exceeded in shallow reef areas, often by quite a bit.

[Infern0]

78-80

[lfjewett]

Pfft yeah right waterkeeper what do you know? Who died and made you god!! Just kidding, Read many of your threads, thanks for commenting.. I wasn't sure about the turbos.. I read they liked cooler water and it was about the only thing my tank didn't meat.. I slow drip acclimated each turbo. The tank has "PLENTY" of food for them.. They each lived about 2 weeks.. Then stoped moving and died a few days later. My next shot will be buying my stock from a differnt LFS..

[Snowboarder2757]

78-80

[mray77]

78-80