What temp. do you keep your reef at?

[AMIFL]

Just curious. I have been able to keep mine 79 - 83 but, I almost think that I need to buy a skimmer.

Also, whats the warmest its ever been?

 

[jman77]

77 - 79


I don't like mine to go past 80

 

[MattG]

i try to stick in the 79-81 range. I've had it as high as 86 on more then one occasion.

 

[Wrench]

Now that the weather has cooled off around here it is 78-79. When it was warmer, it was between 80-83.

 

[AMIFL]

I think that I might be alright then. Thanks

 

[Wrench]

What's going on with your tank? If you're having temperature issues we may be able to offer you some suggestions.

 

[Mattmcf]

80-83 here. It has gotten up towards 86 though.

 

[dragonforce]

My personal experiance is that you can keep most things in the range of 77-86(upwards of 87 88) and you will be just fine. I have also had temp swings of higher than 4-5 degrees and saw no signs of stress or anything. Just my .02

 

[supervdl]

78.5-80.5 - I have a chiller to control the temperature.

 

[Wrench]

What's going on with your tank? If you're having temperature issues we may be able to offer you some suggestions.

 

[Adam G]

I keep mine at 77.8 degrees. I live in a cold climate, and keep my house at 72 degrees via AC in the summer. My sump and refugium is in the basement. I have a fan that kicks in over my sump if it tries to get above 78. Everything does just fine.

Now that winter is coming, I was thinking of dropping it to 76.5 so I don't have to heat it as much.

 

[Todesengel]

I keep mine 80-83. Once it hits 83 I turn my lights off.

 

[backej1]

Summer and winter I keep it at 80 degrees. I don't have a chiller, but run the AC all summer.

 

[crossi92]

77.5 - 78.9

 

[Mavrk]

Re: What temp. do you keep your reef at?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10965568#post10965568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AMIFL
Just curious. I have been able to keep mine 79 - 83 but, I almost think that I need to buy a skimmer.

I think you mean "chiller." Several posts here on RC have stated that the more stable you have the temperature, the more the corals will be affected by a temperature swing. If the hottest you are getting is 83, then you should be fine.

 

[AMIFL]

I meant chiller. I can't believe that I typed that. Thanks for letting me know.

 

[moo0o]

i keep mine in the 77-79 range

 

[BangkokMatt]

I keep mine 77-78 with a chiller

 

[Roy G. Biv]

80-81

 

[AMIFL]

I started having issues with temp when a) I added pumps and b) moved my tank near an exterior wall with poor insulation. Summer temps in FL can be pretty high. I having been putting off installing a fan in my stand though, I think it would help. I may do that tomorrow and I'll let you know what happens. Thanks for all of the input, I think that everything will be good. Especially now that its cooling down.