Temperatures????

[waterman78]

At what temperatures are you all running your display tanks at?

Also, have you noticed any significance with temperature and coral growth patterns?

Just had a curious thought cross my mind this morning.....


Larry

[sirreal63]

Here is some good reading, this topic has been hashed around a lot over the years.
www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2252867
www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1869167
www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2203610

I highly suggest the articles by CJ,

http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/reefs-magazine/78026-great-temperature-debate-part-1-chris-jury.html

http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/reefs-magazine/82353-great-temperature-debate-part-ii.html

http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/reefs-magazine/93637-great-temperature-debate-part-iii.html

http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/reefs-magazine/100587-great-temperature-debate-part-iv.html

and an advanced search on user greenbean36191 and use temp as the search term. He has spent many years on the reefs around the world studying temperatures.

[r-balljunkie]

81 for me...i collect my own stuff. coming off the reef, the water temps is around 83-84.
i usually run cooler in the states tho, perhaps 78 or so,

[sasharotty]

80 in the winter and 78 in the summer.

[Steve175]

80-81 in the summer and 78-79 in the winter (with a gradual spring/fall shift in between)


"How did 1500G of saltwater cost THAT much?"

[cnguyenl]

Mine DT is at 81 during the day and 79 at night. Didn't notice any impact on growth!

[Tactics]

74F for 3 months now. No problems to SPS.

[westreef]

Summer time 80 to 82F
Winter time 78 to 79F

[waterman78]

Okay. Thank you all for your responses. I was running 77 - 79 degrees F without any issues. I am now trying 79 - 81 degrees F to see if there's a change on growth.

I also changed bulbs.... went from 20K 250W mogul to 10K 250W mogul bulbs. So far, I have noticed the colors popping more with the 10K bulbs.

[fishyguy7]

be sure too watch for bleaching with that bulb change. Going from a 20K bulb too a 10K can make a huge PAR increse, just a heads up for you:bigeyes:


Okay. Thank you all for your responses. I was running 77 - 79 degrees F without any issues. I am now trying 79 - 81 degrees F to see if there's a change on growth.

I also changed bulbs.... went from 20K 250W mogul to 10K 250W mogul bulbs. So far, I have noticed the colors popping more with the 10K bulbs.

[waterman78]

Thanks Fishguy. I will decrease my photoperiod by three hours and slowly bring it back up to 7 hours. So maybe cut back to 5 hours of light....

Any other thoughts or ideas on photoperiod due to the new Kevin change?

Larry

[sirreal63]

Raise the lights if you notice any bleaching begin.

[waterman78]

Will do. Thanks for the advice.