Unofficial poll on tank temp.

[kctango]

Mine stays between 78-81 all year

 

[fishaholic911]

mine stays between 78-81 all year

+1

 

[Wet Dreamer]

79-80 for now, we'll see what happens in the summer!

 

[Dave71]

Personally, I have been keeping mine at 78. I used to let it swing more, but decided to stabalize.

FWIW - if you look at Borneman's book they surveyed one thousand reefs for temperature.

Coldest Reef - Low 16 C (61 F) High 28 C (82 F) Avg 25 C (77 F)
Hottest Reef - Low 25 C (77 F) High 34 C (93 F) Avg 30 C (86 F)
Avg of all reefs - Low 21 C (70 F) High 30 C (86 F) Avg 28 C (82 F)

 

[endlessblue]

79-83

 

[snulma1]

I run mine 77-81

 

[Coral_Craig]

77-80 here.

 

[mallorieGgator]

79-80

 

[halcyonism]

Usually between 77 and 79.

 

[kev24k]

Both. I shoot for natural reef temps, which means a low of 76, a high of 86, and an average of about 82.

In winter I use a heater to keep the temp 78-83. In the summer the room temp keeps it about 82-86 on its own. I don't use a chiller, but if I did, my summertime max would still be 86. There's no good reason to keep it cooler.

This is almost exactly what I do +/- 1degree

 

[T-dub]

74-77

 

[lisafoster]

76 - 79 winter
summer 78 - 81 hopefully lower this summer.

 

[NanoCubicle]

I keep mine between 76-78 but also run a chiller.

 

[dzfish17]

I keep mine at 350. Oh wait... thats the oven, chicken wings are almost done. :spin2:

 

[jmchzn123]

77-79 yr round

 

[lacosta28]

I keep mine at 350. Oh wait... thats the oven, chicken wings are almost done. :spin2:

HAHA, Nice :beer:

 

[eja99]

Ever since adding a controller, I've been 78-80.

Before I was probably 76-82ish

 

[stangd1909]

78-80

 

[W8lifts]

76.5-77.5

 

[NickRummy]

79 on the dot via Reef Keeper Lite.