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Originally Posted by reef_raf
Although I recommend really trying hard to avoid temp swings, my tank went from79F to 89F everyday for an entire summer and I only lost one species of acro. Everything else did really well. If all else is ok, I don't think temp swings alone would do it, based on my experience.
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I think it has been well experimented/accepted that too high temperature causes the coral to expel its zooanthelle. I don't know about rapid temperature swings...but high temperature is certainly bad.
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies
My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436
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12-06-2007, 04:45 AM
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