Water temp for sps. Bit confused???

[reefsahoy]

What ive noticed is when the water is cooler, the algae seems to be alot less on the glass. 77 degrees seems to be the tipping point from my observation. At 80 degrees , id be constantly wiping the glass but at 77 it would go like 3 to 4 days before id have to wipe the glass. I really didnt noticed any effects on the corals if kept consistent range. Anyone else notice that?

 

[trueblackpercula]

What ive noticed is when the water is cooler, the algae seems to be alot less on the glass. 77 degrees seems to be the tipping point from my observation. At 80 degrees , id be constantly wiping the glass but at 77 it would go like 3 to 4 days before id have to wipe the glass. I really didnt noticed any effects on the corals if kept consistent range. Anyone else notice that?

True statement

 

[animalkingdom]

What ive noticed is when the water is cooler, the algae seems to be alot less on the glass. 77 degrees seems to be the tipping point from my observation. At 80 degrees , id be constantly wiping the glass but at 77 it would go like 3 to 4 days before id have to wipe the glass. I really didnt noticed any effects on the corals if kept consistent range. Anyone else notice that?

if the algae is growing faster at 80 maybe the corals are growing faster too

then again maybe not, but of course its a lot harder to tell

 

[stevedola]

77 for me.

 

[Peter Eichler]

Anywhere from mid 70's to upper 80's will be fine for most indo corals. I wouldn't suggest pushing the extremes of that, but it's generally the "safe" range. If you want better growth, low 80's is probably what you should shoot for. If you have algae problems at higher temps, temperature isn't the real issue...

For corals bought in Japan, the reefs are cooler if the items are collected closer to Japan and they may be better adapted to temps lower in the range.

 

[Tokyoyankee]

The shops here import corals like the rest of world, mostly from Indonesia, Fiji, And Austrulia I.e. Pacific.. I've never tested but from what I've heard, corals are suffering in Ishikaki, southern Okinawa from RISING temps.

Seems like everyone has there parameters!

 

[madadi]

As long as you dont have any sudden temp changes you are good. i very my temps trough the year based on season from 77-82. Cooler water is good if you have algae problems in my experience.

 

[small_polyp]

78 always

 

[Jfannin]

Since i changed to LEDs my temp dropped from 25C (77F) to 23 degrees C (75F) with no heater ect... I hate heaters so i just let it ride at that. Cant say i ever need to clean my glass but maybe once a month.

I know every place ive ever dove once you hit 25 feet its not no 80 degree water temp I think the reason 80 degrees is "OK", is because of MH's. People have use them for so long and have such a hard time getting their temp below 80 without chillers ect.... over time i think it just became "OK" or the norm

 

[Fail_sh3d]

True statement

Double true.

I tend to let mine fluctuate between 77.4 - 81.5

Things have been good. The algae does tend to grow faster at higher temps for me.

 

[sirreal63]

Since i changed to LEDs my temp dropped from 25C (77F) to 23 degrees C (75F) with no heater ect... I hate heaters so i just let it ride at that. Cant say i ever need to clean my glass but maybe once a month.

I know every place ive ever dove once you hit 25 feet its not no 80 degree water temp I think the reason 80 degrees is "OK", is because of MH's. People have use them for so long and have such a hard time getting their temp below 80 without chillers ect.... over time i think it just became "OK" or the norm

It might be easy to think that way, but it would be wrong. Soem reefs are cooler and some are downright hot. Go back to post #14 and read the linked threads. The person (greenbean36191) in most of them is someone who spent years on the reefs worldwide studying temps and their variation. Doing a search on his username and reading his posts can be very enlightening.

 

[Jettareefer]

I had poster earlier in this forum that I always keep my temp between 78-80F in both my tanks, well I was wrong on my nano I recently took the factory lid off with diy leds to switch to 250 watt reeflux. It has been cold here in Texas at the moment it got me thinking about my temp I have been going from 75.7-79.3 on a daily basis for 2 weeks no ill effects. I have forest fire digi, red planet, green planet, a couple of branches of orange digitata all of which have rich color and polyp extension as well as new growth. I concluded from that personally as long as your within the recommend range without a huge spike in temperature your reef will be happy.
-Addison

 

[djmicl]

Well I'm starting a new tank 65gal with LEDs and no heater . My temps so far have been 74.0-77. Do you guys think that's to low? What's the lowest temp to be safe?

 

[MRCYCS805]

I set my rkl at 77.5 and it dosnt get any hotter then 78.8 on a hot day cause the ac woohooo!!!

 

[Jettareefer]

I would say 74F would be the lowest most people would go with sps by choice djmicl.

 

[alebrun]

I keep mine between 78 and 82 with no problems at all....

 

[djmicl]

Thanks jettareefer

 

[Jettareefer]

No problem.

 

[sanababit]

As low as 73-74 on winter and as high as 84-85 on summer, been doing it for almost 7 years now, i believe that having a temp swing throught the year is better, that way your animals with get accustomed to fluctuations and would be better off in the long run

Sana

 

[nonstopfishies]

It might be easy to think that way, but it would be wrong. Soem reefs are cooler and some are downright hot. Go back to post #14 and read the linked threads. The person (greenbean36191) in most of them is someone who spent years on the reefs worldwide studying temps and their variation. Doing a search on his username and reading his posts can be very enlightening.

I agree. Having dove all over Indonesia and other places, I was in water that varied from low 90's to high 60's depending on location.