What temp. is your water?

180gallonreef · 01-02-2007, 05:07 PM

Just been doing some reading about the temperature a reef tank should be kept....too many opinions anywhere from low end 68' f to 85' f.?. Seems kind of broad, i know it depends on type of fish and coral, but most people have same ideas for fish and inverts and coral...What Temp Is Your Water? keep mine at about 78-80'f

JFK_Jr · 01-02-2007, 05:37 PM

80-84... chillerless in South Florida...

Woodstock · 01-02-2007, 05:48 PM

78-79 winter/ 79-80 summer.

danfish · 01-02-2007, 05:51 PM

78-80

olivert00 · 01-02-2007, 05:52 PM

I try to stay between 79-80.

prow · 01-02-2007, 05:55 PM

78-80 winter, 80-82 summer..... chilln' in So Cal...

SueT · 01-02-2007, 06:58 PM

77-78 all year round..

aquaman3680 · 01-02-2007, 07:52 PM

78-80

blue_eyes53813 · 01-02-2007, 07:56 PM

80-82 all year

Pro_builder · 01-02-2007, 08:28 PM

79 - 80

cheeks69 · 01-02-2007, 08:32 PM

82*F in the wintertime and in the summer it'll fluctuate from 82 to as high as 86*F or higher.

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chillerless in South Florida...

chillerless here in MA also...lol

PhilOlsen · 01-02-2007, 08:56 PM

winter is 79-80, summer is 82-83.

lcstorc · 01-03-2007, 10:09 AM

81-83 now but just bought a chiller so going to be 78-79 since I have seahorses who llike even cooler water.

jkeegan03 · 01-03-2007, 10:12 AM

78 degrees here

deaclauderdale · 01-03-2007, 11:14 AM

80-81 winter. Haven't had a summertime yet.

01-02-2007, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
180gallonreef Bryozoan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 41 View Gallery Karma Komment	What temp. is your water? Just been doing some reading about the temperature a reef tank should be kept....too many opinions anywhere from low end 68' f to 85' f.?. Seems kind of broad, i know it depends on type of fish and coral, but most people have same ideas for fish and inverts and coral...What Temp Is Your Water? keep mine at about 78-80'f

01-02-2007, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 80-84... chillerless in South Florida... __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

01-02-2007, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 78-79 winter/ 79-80 summer. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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danfish Midas Blenny Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 85 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What temp. is your water? 78-80

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olivert00 Paperlady's Vandy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LZ IL Posts: 640 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? I try to stay between 79-80. __________________ Love All Creatures Great And Small...(except evil crabs) D.G. *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* Check out my Seahorse Webcam: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seahorse-webcam

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prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,375 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 78-80 winter, 80-82 summer..... chilln' in So Cal...

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SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What temp. is your water? 77-78 all year round.. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

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aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 78-80 __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,241 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 80-82 all year __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What temp. is your water? 79 - 80 __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

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PhilOlsen Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Glendale Hts. Illinois (Chicago transplant to humor my wife) Posts: 646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What temp. is your water? winter is 79-80, summer is 82-83.

01-03-2007, 10:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 81-83 now but just bought a chiller so going to be 78-79 since I have seahorses who llike even cooler water. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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jkeegan03 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: What temp. is your water? 78 degrees here

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deaclauderdale Obamite Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: What temp. is your water? 80-81 winter. Haven't had a summertime yet. __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

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