Temp. for SPS tank
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Reef264
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Lower Temp= Lower Algae growth.(76-77F)
That being said, the store I work at keeps our SPS tank at 76-77F, and the Colonies look great, and grow at a great rate, even the slow growers I.E. Setosa, Tenuis..
Pigmentation varies with Temp as well, Higher Temp gives a little better color.Supposedly...I can't really tell.
-Ray
That being said, the store I work at keeps our SPS tank at 76-77F, and the Colonies look great, and grow at a great rate, even the slow growers I.E. Setosa, Tenuis..
Pigmentation varies with Temp as well, Higher Temp gives a little better color.Supposedly...I can't really tell.
-Ray
Allmost
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Hello Ray.
what makes you think lower temp and less algae grows ? what is the reason behind that ? algae flu ?
lol jks
lower temp lowers metabolism of all animals, so yes, growth of anything living in colder temp is slower than of that in higher temps, but that goes for everything
not just algae.
thanks though..
what makes you think lower temp and less algae grows ? what is the reason behind that ? algae flu ?
lol jkslower temp lowers metabolism of all animals, so yes, growth of anything living in colder temp is slower than of that in higher temps, but that goes for everything
not just algae.thanks though..
Reef264
Where's The Reef?
Hello Ray.
what makes you think lower temp and less algae grows ? what is the reason behind that ? algae flu ?
lower temp lowers metabolism of all animals, so yes, growth of anything living in colder temp is slower than of that in higher temps, but that goes for everything
thanks though..
Yep, thats pretty much it right there.
-Ray
trinity1012
sps addict
i keep mine 78-82,
Allmost
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yea I always had my SPS tank in range of 80-82.
due to some deep water fish, I have lowered it to 74-75 now, its cold ! lol
but just wanted to get a feeling of what the low limits are, I dont want to keep lowering it till my corals die you know lol
so far, no drop in alk usage, which means no drop in coral growth. but I think at 74 I am getting close to the lower limits.
due to some deep water fish, I have lowered it to 74-75 now, its cold ! lol
but just wanted to get a feeling of what the low limits are, I dont want to keep lowering it till my corals die you know lol
so far, no drop in alk usage, which means no drop in coral growth. but I think at 74 I am getting close to the lower limits.
trinity1012
sps addict
ya wow 74..thats nippie...lol
color is good in ur corals,how about PE? notice anything diffrent
color is good in ur corals,how about PE? notice anything diffrent
Finland
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I had lowered mine to the 73-75 range and some of the corals did not respond well. I lowered it down over about a weeks time from 78-81. After a few weeks or so, I had an a.nasuta and a staghorn start to stn on me. Also had a seriously ticked off duncan. Most corals were fine w/ good pe, but a few were stressing. I guess it depends on the type of coral. I raised the temp back up and now everyone is happy. I did end up losing the nasuta and had to frag off the stag. There were no other changes to the tank and parameters were stable. I can only attribute the problems to the cold temps.
MammothReefer
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I've been running mine @ about 77, of course it does swing a bit. Lately I've been thinking of moving it up to 78. I like to give it enough breathing room up or down from the "extremes" in case something goes wrong. I try to do that with all my parameters shot more for peace of mind then optimal. That way if I mis-test or a probe goes out of calibration I have some wiggle room.
coralreefdoc
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Brett. Nice to see you around, hope all is well with the rebuilding phase
... Especially after washing your hands in warm water !
Chingchais' DSPS Reef runs consistently between 73-75, if Im not mistaken/outdated in my knowledge of his system ...
With that said, I would never advocate going under the 22.5/72* threshold
While a weeks time was great thinking, temperature swings of 5-10*, especially decreases, ideally need to be implemented over a few weeks time. 1-2* a week !
coralreefdoc
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Unless you're getting into the new temperate reef trend 
jarrodsanborn
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My parents maintained my 60g tank for 5 months. When i moved it to their house, the heater never got plugged in.....
Temps were 70ish the whole time, but all inhabitants except for a feather duster survived. After the initial shock, everything adapts or dies. I now keep my 180 @ 72 in winter to reduce cost, and 82 in summer
Temps were 70ish the whole time, but all inhabitants except for a feather duster survived. After the initial shock, everything adapts or dies. I now keep my 180 @ 72 in winter to reduce cost, and 82 in summer
reeferlover
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my tank was running at 74 for a couple weeks because my new thermometer was cal wrong based on my stick on thermo, so yeah i turned it up to 76. but the corals were doing great. my few lps acans one got ****ed so pulled them and just going sps but honesly my colors and polyps were awesome. i mean two weeks from 76 to 74 then slowly back up to 76. but who knows if my colors arent as good you will see me going back to 74. my fish were fine. the only reason i caught it was because i was adding new coral. and the lfs water felt warm compared to mine
reeferlover
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i would not flucuate 10 degrees. and i would not go above 76 for sps or 78 for others with mixed, and 73 was my low end by accident
Newbie Aquarist
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[/QUOTE] Chingchais' DSPS Reef runs consistently between 73-75, if Im not mistaken/outdated in my knowledge of his system ... [/QUOTE]
But he also has some deep water species in his tank also.
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But he also has some deep water species in his tank also.
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Probably some good if not essential reading. Most people really run their tanks on the cold side, unless you have species that are adapted to a cold temp there is no good reason to let it be in winter temps year round.
Moser
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