duberii
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I'm setting up a tank whose temp is going to be closer to 72 degrees, which I know is probably within the acceptable range for a lot of hardy corals, but is anybody aware of any corals that do well in lower temperatures?
Cooler water corals?
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Crashnt24
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Simply stunning colors. My favorite LPS by far. They prefer colder temperatures than what most people can run. I have one and run my tank at 76.5F which is still too high for its liking. Lost most of his rainbow colors in warmer temps.
This should be a must have coral for a tank running at 72
Simply stunning colors. My favorite LPS by far. They prefer colder temperatures than what most people can run. I have one and run my tank at 76.5F which is still too high for its liking. Lost most of his rainbow colors in warmer temps.
This should be a must have coral for a tank running at 72
You're going to be right at the cusp of being a temperate temperature tank. Try searching for suppliers of temperate critters. I know that there are some temperate non photosynthetic sun corals that would work.
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duberii
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Right! Thank you so much for this- I feel like I knew that but it was buried deep in my brain somewhere. I have definitely heard of them bleaching from being in peoples tanks and how they had to be adjusted slowly to tropical temps, often with little to no success.
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duberii
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What would you say the temperate range is? I could go lower to 68-70, but I don't have a cooler, which is what will be an issue at those temps. I'm hoping to get by on fans during the summer if I decide to lower the temperature of the tank at all, since I currently have it at 76.
I kept my temperate tank at around 65 to 69 *f, which is on the upper "summer" temperature side of the the local critters I collected. The ocean surface temperatures would reach into the low to mid 70's and the tide pools would get even warmer, but they would get flushed out daily.
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duberii
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Good to know- I don't have a clean up crew for this tank even though I'm more than likely going to need one. Likely not a huge one since frogfish don't eat too often
I already have the fish department covered- anything else would quickly become food for the angler
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duberii
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Are there shallow water temperate reefs? If so, there's a possibility I can find something to put in the tank. Certainly going to take a bit of research it seems... WoRMS here I come
Sure, not a whole lot in the line of corals but lots of anemones, gorgonians, clams, scallops, mussels.... as far as corals go, I did have some orange cup sun corals.
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duberii
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Perhaps I'm going about this wrong... I have tons of results coming up but of course the deciding factor is what I can actually get. If I want a clam I guess I could go with the clams at the supermarket, though those aren't as attractive as tridacnas XD
davidcalgary29
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May I ask where you got your livestock? Your 7.2g build is beautiful.
Thanks! From a cold water place years ago but you can still get cold water nems and fish through the cold water marine owners Facebook. They have a list of venders.
