Ideal temperature

[bluerug]

What do you guys keep your anemone tanks temperature at. I keep mine in the range of 78-80 degrees. Might be on the high side but they seem to like it. My nano was at about 75-76 then i bumped it up to about 78-79 and boy did the sucker spread out, he almost doubled in size. (not really, but got bigger) So what do you keep your temps at?

 

[Juck]

I keep my tanks 83-86f all-year round,,, my BTA's and Haddoni are thriving.

 

[ricordiaking]

I keep my tanks between 76-80

 

[bluerug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7355837#post7355837 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Juck
I keep my tanks 83-86f all-year round,,, my BTA's and Haddoni are thriving.

Wow i thought i was high, thats fantastic that it is working for you.

 

[Juck]

>>thats fantastic that it is working for you.

I don't see why it wouldn't work for anyone.

 

[bluerug]

It's just that i thought that would be a little to high, thats all.

 

[IslandCrow]

For those of you who keep your temperatures on the high side (80+), does your temperature stay pretty constant day to day? I'm curious about how sensitive people's anemones are to temperature changes. I used to try to keep my temp below 80 because my BTA didn't seem to like it (purely subjective observation), but once summer hit, and my tank temperatures generally stayed around 80 or a little higher, he seemed to get used to it.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

IME tropical host anemone species do better at 80-83 degrees F.

This seems to jibe with most others' observations, as well.

 

[dantodd]

I've had troubles in the past with my tanks temps fluctuating alot, 76-83. Well I finally set up a fan on top of the canopy, which looks like garbage but does help alot. Now with the temp staying between 76 and 78 everything seems happier, especially my SPS.

 

[Amphiprion]

I agree with Gary--temperatures are best kept around 80-83 for any tropical species.

 

[dantodd]

hmmmm.... maybe I'll go ahead and bump my 72 back up to 81. Probably easier to heat it overnight than cool it anyway.

 

[jjackson]

I have always felt that temperature stability is more important than exact temp... I mean obviously being the the range is important but the swing per day would be what you want to get down.

 

[Rod Buehler]

I like the 82-84 range myself.

 

[bluerug]

Thank you all for your feedback.

 

[Flighty]

straight from the horses mouth... or well, fish's or whatever.

 

[Wolverine]

I usually keep mine in the 79-81 range. I agree with jjackson that stability is probably more important overall the the actual range, as long as you're somewhere reasonable. I know some people like to be in the 83-84 range, but I like to have a little bit of buffer in case the temperature goes up. If you're starting at 84, it doesn't take much to get up to where it's too high.

There are also the oxygen issues; at a higher temperature there's less oxygen in the water, so I think it's best to have a fuge with a reverse photoperiod to keep O2 up during the night.

Dave