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mseepman
03-11-2008, 07:08 PM
How hot do people let their tank get? Where should the temperature sit if you could keep it steady? How much of a variance is safe? I'm starting a nano shortly and I know that this will be more of a problem with it as I'm doing a DIY MH light.

I'm thinking on doing mostly SPS and LPS in this nano, do these corals perfer a certain temp?

michika
03-11-2008, 07:43 PM
I keep mine between 78-81, and I allow the variances. I think it allows a more natural daily cycle in the tank.

fencer
03-11-2008, 07:56 PM
75 avg...range 74-77

Joe Reefer
03-11-2008, 07:57 PM
80 all day long.

Phanman
03-11-2008, 08:08 PM
78-80

Pier Pressure
03-11-2008, 08:13 PM
We were at 75-77 and just raised it up last night to 78-80. It seems to be holding steady at 80.

Tom R
03-11-2008, 08:29 PM
I keep my tanks at low of 78.0 and high 81.5. My avg. is 80.0.

Tom R

wetcoast
03-11-2008, 08:35 PM
Heater comes on at anything under 78.5
Fans go on over anything 79.5
I average at about 80-81 so far. We'll see what happens in the summer <gulp>

Haloreef
03-11-2008, 08:38 PM
78/79 with the use of a chiller. Probably the 1 piece of equipment that had the biggest effect on my SPS, other than my calcium reactor.

Chowder
03-11-2008, 08:48 PM
I keep mine at alow of 78 to a high of 81. My heater keeps it above 77 and chiller keeps it under 81. I have some heat issues in my tank and when lights are on I don't need a heater in winter , it just keeps it from going to low at night. In summer don"t have to use a heater just the chiller and AC in the room.

DanG
03-11-2008, 09:48 PM
I've got my heater set at 78, and it swings between 80 and 77. In the past, I've turned it up a bit in the summer because my AC wasn't able to keep up. It's not the higher or lower temps that stress a tank, it's the swinging of the temp that causes the stress.

Chad
03-11-2008, 10:29 PM
Mine is at 80 .. with the heater coming on at 79 and the fan coming on at 81

kwirky
03-11-2008, 10:30 PM
bounces between 80 and 81

ElGuappo
03-11-2008, 10:32 PM
mines stay around 77 -79

Brent F
03-11-2008, 10:50 PM
Heaters are set at 76

Ranges between 76.0 and 77.5

marie
03-11-2008, 10:50 PM
The heaters come on at 78 and they get up to 82 during the day (84/86 in the summer)

Lance
03-11-2008, 11:13 PM
78 to 80

Pan
03-11-2008, 11:20 PM
75 never really goes above maybe 75.4 or so down to 74.8.

danny zubot
03-11-2008, 11:23 PM
77.5 to 81.1 are my ranges depending on the ambiant temperature in the room. I never let it drop below 77.5 though.

bv_reefer
03-11-2008, 11:28 PM
almost always 75-77, depends again how long I run my lights