i guess my anenomes like 80

[dubs]

day two with out a chiller :headache: i was able to keep the tank at 80 and i was also able to drop of my chiller to the guys hopefully i get it back soon ...and for the first time i got all my anenome to eat on the same day that had never happen before i even got the picky eater to eat i dont know if it the 2 degree more but my tank look happy

 

[KathyC]

That's good news
At least the weather is going to cool off a little, so you will get through until your chiller is fixed.

If it does get warmer again soon, don't forget a fan blowing across the surface of the tank will cool it down by 2 or 3 degrees - if you need it to

 

[dubs]

yeah for sure i fell a little easier with the drop in temp and thanks for the head up on that guy and there is alway fan runn in my canopy thanks tho

 

[SevTT]

Personally, I like keeping my tank at about 80 anyway. I don't run with a chiller, but I also don't run MHs. A controller to turn off lights selectively and turn on fans keep the temperature below 85 in high summer, and nothing in my tanks have really shown any adverse reactions.

 

[SevTT]

Oh -- what kind of anemone do you have and what're you feeding it? I've got a BTA that I was trying to feed silversides, but that was hit and miss -- so I switched over to frozen mysis and, when I'm lazy, which is most days, Formula 1 pellets, which also feed the clowns that host in it.

 

[Salty Dog]

I like to keep my tank at 78, the warmer the tank the more algea growth and bacteria that you dont want. A chiller is a must to keep things stable. My chiller was running constantly.

 

[dubs]

i like to keep my tank at 78 and 83 is the cut off everything shut down i do run mh but lately i been cutting back 3/4 hour and run my t5 for the rest of the time...... and i have a carpet is getting reather large it always eats /3 bta /and two rock anenome

 

[SevTT]

I like to keep my tank at 78, the warmer the tank the more algea growth and bacteria that you dont want. A chiller is a must to keep things stable. My chiller was running constantly.

At 78, and with MHs, a chiller may be a must, but at 80 and T5s, I can get away with about 10 watts of fans and intelligent programming of my controller to turn off lights in sequence. There're also reasons why temperature spikes in a MH-lighted aquarium tend to be more lethal than those in a T5 or LED-lit aquarium, but that's a bit of a lengthy explanation.

Sure, the algae and bacteria grow quicker -- but, the algae and bacteria grow quicker, and thus remove more nutrients from your water, faster, and providing more food for everything in the tank too. And, of course, your snails and corals and everything else will grow faster. It's also more of a natural range for the reef-crest critters that we tend to keep.