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View Poll Results: What temperature do you keep your SPS tank?
<75 1 1.64%
75 0 0%
76 3 4.92%
77 6 9.84%
78 26 42.62%
79 16 26.23%
80 4 6.56%
81 3 4.92%
82 1 1.64%
>82 1 1.64%
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Old 12-07-2014, 08:54 PM
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ya mine is at 81 most Sps reefs in the wild are 79-84 in temperature


http://www.ronshimek.com/salinity_temperature.html


Cool nerdy article if your interested talking about effects of too cold and too warm on corals and growth and survivability
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Old 12-07-2014, 09:08 PM
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78 to 79 for me
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Old 12-07-2014, 09:31 PM
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77.5 is where mine sits. Never moves more than half a degree
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Old 12-07-2014, 10:05 PM
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78-80 for me . Never try to go lower than 78 or more than 80( summer) anymore . Except when i went on vacation and it went to 95 .
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:42 PM
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80 all year long
since we all live in Canada :-) 26.6c
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Old 12-08-2014, 10:56 PM
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I run my tank cooler at 76, worked for me...but I guess between 76-78 will be good if you don't run a chiller so there is a buffer if ambient temperature gets too high.
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Old 12-09-2014, 02:32 AM
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I voted for 78. My system generally runs anywhere between 76-80 depending on the time of day and the season, etc.
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