Reef Temp

[Aquattro]

I hate border collies, always jumping on my head at 4am...anyway, since I was up, I read a few articles on temp and based on these, similar to the link above, I'm going to raise my temp to 79 or 80 to see what differences I can notice. I guess I need to buy a heater

[apexifd]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I guess I need to buy a heater

For sure... extra investment that you will have to get when up switch over to LED.

When I had my 150X2 MH and 54X4 T5 over the 75gal before, heater never turns on, but chiller does even in the winter time.

However when I switch over to LED, heater actually turns on first time in 2 years.

For me, I have the heater kicks in at 75 and turns off at 76. and with 1 degree drop at night.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by apexifd

For me, I have the heater kicks in at 75 and turns off at 76. and with 1 degree drop at night.

From all my 4am reading, that's too cold for corals. That's where my tank has always been, but I'm going to raise it and see what the corals do..

[apexifd]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

From all my 4am reading, that's too cold for corals. That's where my tank has always been, but I'm going to raise it and see what the corals do..

I set the summer time temp lower because tank is now on a different floor, and with all LED. I am not too sure how will the temp rise up during the summer. So I set it lower, that way, if it shouldn't rise up to an alarming level. Even when it does, I should be home already and deal with it.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Madmak

Nothing special species wise and everything seems happy and active. My post should read 82.5 instead of 83.5, typo, with a .2 swing either way on the Apex.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I hate border collies, always jumping on my head at 4am...anyway, since I was up, I read a few articles on temp and based on these, similar to the link above, I'm going to raise my temp to 79 or 80 to see what differences I can notice. I guess I need to buy a heater

I've been running my tanks @ 80 due to Ron S info
I am starting to trust in the thoughts of the higher temps .....
Not just based on fishes but the metabolism of corals

[dc4]

My temps run from 78-79 usually unless it gets hot outside. The chiller only kicks in after I feed the tank as I turn off the pump and the heater is in the sump or if its blazing hot outside and the tank hits 82 as its set to allow a 3 degree swing.

[Nano]

78.6 steady apparentyl, atleast thats what it always says on my controller. night time it drops to about 77.2 giver take

[lastlight]

To avoid my ceiling temp from going too high I allow the tank to cool down by morning to 78. It still hits 82 before the halides turn off. It takes until early morning when I get up for it to cool back down to 78. A big swing compared to most but I refuse to run a chiller anymore.

Brad's sick of the LED electrical savings already! Buying a heater now?

Do you recall what your system's total draw was over 24 hrs before with halides? I'd be curious what it will be with a few hundred watts of heating and the LEDs.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I've been running my tanks @ 80 due to Ron S info
I am starting to trust in the thoughts of the higher temps .....
Not just based on fishes but the metabolism of corals

And with that said, around June 10th I dropped my tanks to 79F
One reason is it will, over the year, be cheaper when I math out the heaters and chiller operation. This is due to my house's poor insulation
Another is the oxygen level
Yet another is my ability to spot things that are going wrong before they get out of hand

I don't mind if the corals grow a little slower, plus, maybe some of the other critters may live a little longer and need less food

just a thought