How stable do you keep your temperature?

Myka · #1 11-30-2011, 03:37 PM

I don't use a heater on my reef. Halides + fan put the tank up to 81F and at night it drops to 78F. In the summer it goes up to 84. I would like my tank to stay under 80, but I won't use a chiller.

Aquattro · #2 11-30-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

, but I won't use a chiller.

Why not?

Myka · #3 11-30-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Why not?

Because it will cook MY butt (unless I install it outside in which case I really don't have a remotely easy to do that), and it costs too much to run. AND because my reef does ok at the summer temps, so F it.

Aquattro · #4 11-30-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Because it will cook MY butt (unless I install it outside in which case I really don't have a remotely easy to do that), and it costs too much to run. AND because my reef does ok at the summer temps, so F it.

Fair enough

I had a small unit inside for a while, and ya, it kept my house "warm". My new large chiller is outside. It also runs so infrequently that it doesn't cost much, so overall a good way for me to manage temps.

Myka · #5 11-30-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Fair enough

I had a small unit inside for a while, and ya, it kept my house "warm". My new large chiller is outside. It also runs so infrequently that it doesn't cost much, so overall a good way for me to manage temps.

My canopy doesn't have any fans in it either. I'm sure I could get it down another couple degrees if I installed fans up there, but I just haven't gotten around to that.

The sump has fans...I accidentally left the fans on overnight lastnight and the tank is now at 75F. Oops. I don't have room on the halide timer to put the fans on there, and the T5s don't run while the halides are on. That's something I should get around to fixing too...