Water temperature

[Luckyduck]

So I have had my mixed reef set up for about 3 months. I have been keeping it at 78 degrees. I bought a Seneye Reef monitor 3 days ago and noticed my temp dips as low at 76.8. I just set up a new refugium today and while I was doing it I raised my thermostat to 79. Seems to be running around 79-79.5 Most of my Zoas are closed up, Acros all seem happy but they were yesterday when it was cooler too. Was this something I shouldn't have done? Should I have just left the temp where it was?

 

[TheHarold]

So I have had my mixed reef set up for about 3 months. I have been keeping it at 78 degrees. I bought a Seneye Reef monitor 3 days ago and noticed my temp dips as low at 76.8. I just set up a new refugium today and while I was doing it I raised my thermostat to 79. Seems to be running around 79.5 Most of my Zoas are closed up, Acros all seem happy but they were yesterday when it was cooler too. Was this something I shouldn't have done? Should I have just left the temp where it was?

I would have left the tank at the reading of 77-78, if you can maintain the temperature like that with a small daily swing.

Otherwise its really just wasting energy IMO; corals can adjust to any temperature the range you described.

 

[vetteguy53081]

may be an increase too quickly. Do everything gradual
79 is good. Run the blues a little higher and assure salinity did not jump when temperature increased as well as PH value

 

[Luckyduck]

Okay, I'll turn it back. I thought maybe 76.8 was getting a little low but if it's fine for the corals I'll leave it.

 

[Luckyduck]

may be an increase too quickly. Do everything gradual
79 is good. Run the blues a little higher and assure salinity did not jump when temperature increased as well as PH value

PH has been straight as an arrow! Salinity is a consistent 1.0245 It may have made the temp change too quick

 

[Crabs McJones]

In my experience the seneye was always a couple degrees off and had to be recalibrated. Even right out of the box

 

[Luckyduck]

24 hr shot of Temp & PH

 

[Luckyduck]

In my experience the seneye was always a couple degrees off and had to be recalibrated. Even right out of the box

Yea I'm not blown away by this thing. The PH is correct cuz I double checked it with my Apera pH pen and RedSea kit. Temp sounds about correct too. I think my Seneye is okay in that department but I was not impressed with the set up of the device, user interface nor the PAR meter. The PAR meter jumps like 30-50 PAR when holding the dang thing completely still.

 

[Luckyduck]

In my experience the seneye was always a couple degrees off and had to be recalibrated. Even right out of the box

You think I should just change my Neotherm back to 78?

 

[Crabs McJones]

You think I should just change my Neotherm back to 78?

If everything was happy before, I would. Just do it slowly so to not upset anything else.

 

[Luckyduck]

Okay I just switched it back. It was a pointless choice that I should have known better not to do. "If it's not broke don't fix it" nothing is showing any signs of being unhappy just now that I have the Seneye I could see the temperature every minute of the day and saw it dip down to 76.8 & thought hmmm isn't that a little too cool, I'll turn it up a degree so when it dips it's not that low. It's changed back to 78 again though now.

Thanks guys!