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jasonstr8up
01/30/2006, 12:22 PM
I am trying to see what everyone is keeping the temp at in there reefs.

Right now I am keeping mine at 77. I have a 1/4hp chiller. It turns on at 79. I would like to cut down on the amount of time it runs. I keep hearing mixed opinions about the correct temp. During the day when my MH's are on the chiller runs for about 1 1/2 hr to cool it down to 77. Two hours later it kicks back on. My house is kept at 76.

My question is what would be a good temp to keep my tank? I have a mixed reef mostly soft corals with some stony frags.

Please ring in to tell me what you keep your temp at.

Thanks guys.:thumbsup:
snulma1
01/30/2006, 12:43 PM
I keep mine at 78-79. And my house temp @ 63. ( I'm a cold weathered person!)
Wiggawam
01/30/2006, 01:06 PM
I have a chiller and like mine at 80.
Sindjin
01/30/2006, 01:13 PM
77-79.
No Chiller but fans in canopy and over sump when running halides.
TroyPierce
01/30/2006, 01:47 PM
80 degrees for me.
CCG
01/30/2006, 02:03 PM
80 and I use fans to keep it there.

Colin
jasonstr8up
01/30/2006, 02:20 PM
Thanks for the replies.
I think I'm going to raise the temp to 79-80. I need to see how high the temp goes to without the chiller. Because if... let's say my temp goes up to 83... my chiller will probleby run the same amount of time... right? Because it still has to cool the water 2 degrees, and no mater what takes 1 ½ hrs to do. So I don’t know what to do.
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jasonstr8up
01/30/2006, 02:22 PM
If only I could keep my temp at 80 w/o the chiller. That's what I have to try to do.

I think 77 might be to cold. That's what my LFS told me to keep it at.
jasonstr8up
01/30/2006, 02:23 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6624499#post6624499 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CCG
80 and I use fans to keep it there.

Colin
I also use fans. I have two Icecap 4" w/ the temp senser.
Therbligs
01/30/2006, 03:21 PM
I run at 78 without MH, and about 80.5 with MH on. No fans or chiller and only a 13gal sump. Planning on increasing the sump to 27 gal and adding fans before the summer (this will be my first summer with MH's).
electric130
01/30/2006, 03:23 PM
81
miketay89
01/30/2006, 03:26 PM
75.5 all the time. mine is in the basement which stays pretty cool so no chiller needed
BlueYonder
02/04/2006, 09:37 AM
79-81
kbecker
02/04/2006, 03:48 PM
74-81F
electric130
02/04/2006, 04:13 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6665827#post6665827 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kbecker
74-81F that's a heck of a temp range. hopefully you don't swing that much in one day. that would be incredibly stressful on corals.
DMK
02/04/2006, 04:22 PM
80-81
Codeman00
02/04/2006, 06:23 PM
80-81
BeanAnimal
02/04/2006, 06:39 PM
82-83
somethingphishy
02/04/2006, 06:49 PM
78-80 in the winter and then the battle begins in the summer 80-82
kbecker
02/04/2006, 07:02 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6665939#post6665939 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by electric130
that's a heck of a temp range. hopefully you don't swing that much in one day. that would be incredibly stressful on corals.

That is my seasonal temp range. The daily temp change is around 1 degree. Currently my tank is around 75 - 76.
electric130
02/04/2006, 07:34 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6666930#post6666930 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kbecker
That is my seasonal temp range. The daily temp change is around 1 degree. Currently my tank is around 75 - 76. cool.
Zoos
02/04/2006, 09:53 PM
winter - 50-55 summer 95-98
Zoos
02/04/2006, 09:54 PM
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