Strack
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Guys, got a question for you all with chillers.
Why do you run them if your tank doesn't exceed the max temp during the day? I only ask because $700 to $1000 for a chiller to keep your tank at a constant temp seems like a waste to me...
Check out the article from Reef Central I posted below...
In most instances, trying to match the natural environment in a reef aquarium is a worthy goal. Temperature may, however, be a parameter that requires accounting for the practical considerations of a small closed system. Looking to the ocean as a guide for setting temperatures in reef aquaria may present complications, because corals grow in such a wide range of temperatures. Nevertheless, Ron Shimek has shown in a previous article that the greatest variety of corals are found in water whose average temperature is about 83-86° F.
Why do you run them if your tank doesn't exceed the max temp during the day? I only ask because $700 to $1000 for a chiller to keep your tank at a constant temp seems like a waste to me...
Check out the article from Reef Central I posted below...
In most instances, trying to match the natural environment in a reef aquarium is a worthy goal. Temperature may, however, be a parameter that requires accounting for the practical considerations of a small closed system. Looking to the ocean as a guide for setting temperatures in reef aquaria may present complications, because corals grow in such a wide range of temperatures. Nevertheless, Ron Shimek has shown in a previous article that the greatest variety of corals are found in water whose average temperature is about 83-86° F.
Its sad to see it, but it proves high tempos defiantly aren't detrimental to some corals, and that tank flourishes with invert life like no other I've ever kept.
