Temporary high phosphates for SPS?

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Just a note, when I say they were fine, they were fine and brown. So not REALLY fine, but not dead, and they did grow quite a bit

Understood..., but like I said, my downstairs tank has only LPS and softies, The upstairs tank has the SPS and is kept constant at around 78. It could not survive without a chiller, I'm quite sure...

Other than the summer, my downstairs tank is fine without a chiller, as that is in the basement floor, and the room temps down there are usually 70 or less. But on the main floor, where we have the thermostat, I have the AC kick in at 75. We have a northwest exposure there, so doesn't take a lot to get up that high when it is sunny out.

What happens, though, when the central AC runs, is the downstairs actually heats up, as the air circulates throughout the house. So the room temps down there are at least 5 F degrees higher than winter or spring. I know, sounds like of weird, but that is what happens....