m and m
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My tank is at a steady 80-84 do you think it is to hot? I have no coral probs whats so ever, this is just more of a in a 4 degree range what do you run at? I have never seen my tank above 83.4
how hot is two hot
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How does your tank get that hot? I keep a tank in my garage under metal halides and its 107* outside and 96* in the garage yet my tank is only 78.3* and I don't have a chiller.
But to answer yout question I would say 81* is pushing it
But to answer yout question I would say 81* is pushing it
i keep my tank between 80-82. and find that everything is okay. i do think that the corals can handle the temps. the biggest concern would be the 4 degree increase decrease. corals dont usually handle temp swings very well. thats why most try to stay in a two degree range.
xmjxflipx
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dont fix whats not broke i guess.........my tank is at 81.....and my zoos/palys all grow and thrive......so does my sps, lps etc........i have a bunch of LE chalices and favias and their doing fine.......on the occasion i have problems with alk burn but thats prob my fault with keeping too high of an alk of 10dkh in trying the ULNS
My 24 aquapod at my office ranges from 78 in the morning to 89 in the evening. I grow SPS, LPS, and softies with no problems at all in the tank. It is also skimmerless and has had 1 water change (4 gallons) in the last 8 months. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, but it does work for me.
ashton
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Wow your 24 aquapod gets up to 89 degrees? You are very lucky you havent had any issues. I would be too scared to let me tank get that hot and risk losing my corals.
My tank stays at 80 all day. Heater at night, fan for the day with lights on.
I run 78-82 throughout the day. Lower temp should mean lower evap, and that can be a pain to keep up with
Higher temperatures make breathing and respiration harder for fish and inhabitants. I would stick a clip on fan over it and bring it down to 78-80 if it were me. In Phoenix with 2x250MH and 2x140w VHO in a totally enclosed canopy with no chiller, just fans, I keep my tanks at 79-81 year round.
