Whats your Temperture & why

[Reef Pilot]

You guys crack me up,... haha. I fly, so we measure speed and distances in knots. Our fuel quantities and consumption are in US gal. When I drive it is kms and liters for fuel. Temps outside are in C, but water temps in my tank, and at my dock at our cabin are in F. Tanks vols are in US gals. I buy lumber in inches and feet. Steak price at store is per pound.

Boy, are we screwed up!!...

[WarDog]

I will ban anybody who uses Celsius. I haven't banned in a while so this could get fun. That is all.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by WarDog

I will ban anybody who uses Celsius. I haven't banned in a while so this could get fun. That is all.

I'm ready for the ban bat

[GoFish]

Map of countries that use Imperial units of measure, but ok Warren we'll use Fahrenheit for ya


LOL

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Dearth

I'm ready for the ban bat

Your days are numbered sir. Lol.

Originally Posted by GoFish

...but ok Warren we'll use Fahrenheit for ya


LOL

Thank you for your cooperation.


FYI, I keep my tank at 78.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

You guys crack me up,... haha. I fly, so we measure speed and distances in knots. Our fuel quantities and consumption are in US gal. When I drive it is kms and liters for fuel. Temps outside are in C, but water temps in my tank, and at my dock at our cabin are in F. Tanks vols are in US gals. I buy lumber in inches and feet. Steak price at store is per pound.

Boy, are we screwed up!!...

I read my tank in F, my house in C, my meat in lbs and my milk in litres. How messed up it that?
I, as you Walter, suffer from the change during grade school of imperial to metric.

Originally Posted by AquaAddict

I have hear/head that Fahrenheit is more accurate and is preferred by Farmers. Has anybody else heard this?

AquaAddict

Look online and let us know ...

[DKoKoMan]

My digital thermometer is in Celsius yet my affixed thermometer is set in Fahrenheit. I'm currently running 78 degrees farenheight give or take.

[shiftline]

So everyone seems to like 78... mins is 76.1. Is there any advantage to upping it a bit more?


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[WarDog]

Originally Posted by shiftline

So everyone seems to like 78... mins is 76.1. Is there any advantage to upping it a bit more?


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Not sure of the exact science, but from what I know, fish live longer in colder temps, and coral grows faster in higher temps. I'm considering raising my temp to 80 as a test.

[Myka]

So I decided I wanted to try running my tank at 82F for awhile and see how it goes. I just bought a NIST-certified thermometer so I can calibrate client's thermometers accurately. So I check my tank - tank thermometer reads 80F on the dot. NIST thermometer reads 81.8F. So I guess I'm pretty much at 82F already.

So, I guess we should all take each person's listed temperature with a grain of salt!

I've also discovered something, from my testing so far (about 4 of each type), generally the digital thermometers are more accurate than the "mercury-type" thermometers.

NIST thermometer = best $40 spent recently.