Whats your Temperture & why

[shiftline]

So everyone seems to like 78... mins is 76.1. Is there any advantage to upping it a bit more?


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[WarDog]

Originally Posted by shiftline

So everyone seems to like 78... mins is 76.1. Is there any advantage to upping it a bit more?


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Not sure of the exact science, but from what I know, fish live longer in colder temps, and coral grows faster in higher temps. I'm considering raising my temp to 80 as a test.

[Myka]

So I decided I wanted to try running my tank at 82F for awhile and see how it goes. I just bought a NIST-certified thermometer so I can calibrate client's thermometers accurately. So I check my tank - tank thermometer reads 80F on the dot. NIST thermometer reads 81.8F. So I guess I'm pretty much at 82F already.

So, I guess we should all take each person's listed temperature with a grain of salt!

I've also discovered something, from my testing so far (about 4 of each type), generally the digital thermometers are more accurate than the "mercury-type" thermometers.

NIST thermometer = best $40 spent recently.

[tang daddy]

Originally Posted by shiftline

So everyone seems to like 78... mins is 76.1. Is there any advantage to upping it a bit more?


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A few posts up said that running it at 82 and above grew corals faster as the metabolism is raised but the downside is if you are suffering from algae problems then this is accelerated aswell. The other issue with running higher is less room for mistakes, you may also start to bleach corals at 86 and above so this is a really fine line.

With that said this summer I will try and run my tank at 80-82 to see if that makes any difference in growth, it will also probably not run the chiller and heater as much.

[kengeroo]

faster growing corals are going to have pale browner colors....