How's your temp in this weather?

[SaltyFlip]

My temp has been licking 80 the whole day yesterday and I'm thinking of hooking up another fan and buy 3 more gallons of RO for my top-off just to keep it where I want it in 78; to those with a/c or central cooling, you are very lucky.

 

[PeterD]

well i have may tank at a little higher temps all year long about 83 and now i've gone up to about 84-85

 

[SaltyFlip]

84-85? ain't that a little too high and how are your livestock handling it? What thermometer do you use, if you don't mind me asking.

 

[greg 45]

83 to 85 also
anemones looking ok

 

[nyc reefer]

Tank Temp

83-84 all summer but recently picked up a chiller what tempshould I aim for? I keep mostly leathers and lps.

 

[jerl77]

77 all year round but the chiller dont stop running ha ha ha

 

[jaa1456]

78 all year, no chiller, Using T-5 lights though.

 

[SaltyFlip]

nyc reefer: from what I read online, to be on the safe end it shouldn't pass 82; probably around 78(?). Mid 80's seems to be working fine for Greg; as long as it's consistent, it should be fine I guess.

jaa1456: where do you have your tank and do you have a fan? 78's a pretty nice comfortable number.

 

[PeterD]

The real thing is to be consistent many corals can handle upwards of 90, red sea temp, but it is better to keep it around the upper 70's lower 80's.

 

[jaa1456]

nyc reefer: from what I read online, to be on the safe end it shouldn't pass 82; probably around 78(?). Mid 80's seems to be working fine for Greg; as long as it's consistent, it should be fine I guess.

jaa1456: where do you have your tank and do you have a fan? 78's a pretty nice comfortable number.

My tank is in the living room, I have the 2 stock fans in the lighting fixture. I also have my cieling fan running all summer, Never thought about it until you asked where the tank was located. I keep my house around 75 degees.

 

[Bob 1000]

80 my fan works wonders on 400+gallons

 

[THEDLO]

mine runs at about 81 after the MH are on all day. at night it goes down to 79-80 so its pretty stable.

 

[tentacles]

78-81 with MH. The room my tank is in doesn't get too much direct sunlight, plus theres an AC. I actually had to turn the heater back on because the AC was making the tank run too cool.

 

[dagreatbadfinger]

i came home to a 82 degrees tank

 

[Chraddam]

Tanks are in the bedroom, both have T5 and led, and both are 78 at all times. 10,000 BTU A.C. and fans work wonders, along with temp probes and heaters. Chillers just make my room hot, I HATE them.

 

[Paul B]

I don't know, I really need to buy a thermometer. :tongue1:

 

[roc5288]

I keep a fan on my sump and a/c running when needed.never go higher than 79

 

[PeterD]

mine are in my room and its a killer

 

[gimincorp]

82+ but lower than 89 which it hit early in the summer. I'm running AC and need to tubing to hookup the freezer (sorry) chiller to my tank...

 

[SaltyFlip]

Everyone seems to have their tank at a nice high 70 and low 80...I panic whenever my temp goes past 80. giminicorp, has your tank ever reached 88? that's pretty high IMO but I'd like to know how your livestock handle that temp.