An old subject but....

[slapshot]

Given that this is an Azoox forum, what do we think we should be keeping our tank's temps at? I know the standard is 78 to 82. Should it be lower for these guys since they typically come from deeper darker water?

 

[uhuru]

Yes. Some corals are ok at higher temps but all of them do better at lower temps. I'd say between 72 - 76 is acceptable, with occasional jumps up to 78 on hot summer days. This is from my own experience. Once you get into the 80's you start losing the more delicate stuff.

 

[glparr]

Other than warm summer days, I've been keeping my little collection at 75. They seem to be most comfortable in that temperature range.
Gary

 

[Aquabacs]

For me, I am between 71-72 right now. Any where in the mid 70's I believe is safe waters. What information can be difficult to find is actually depths/location of where the corals we are putting in our tanks are being collected from. You take dendronephthya for example; you will find them from mangrove to oceans' deep which between the two is a wide range in temperature differences. Showing how the coral can adapt to different environments. Now how the temperature difference will effect the coral nutritional needs/uptake may be something to further look into.