Tank temps for sps keepers

[Zippy69]

I was wondering what the tank temps are kept for all you sps and mixed reef enthusiasts? I keep mine at 77-78.

 

[Classklown90]

79-80 sps and zoas

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[jgraz]

I was at 79-81 or so when I ran the T-5's. Since I changed to the LEDs the tank has been sitting in the 75-76 range. Been thinking of ticking it up a bit though. Just seems cold to me when my hands are in the tank. Corals have big missed a beat though.

 

[ahvrivera]

77.4-78.1 for me. used to be 80-81.

 

[Zippy69]

I'm was also thinking of bumping it up to the 79-80 range. May just keep it where it is.

 

[e_baer]

I used to have mine around 75 or so. Now I am up to 79-80.

 

[greybolt03]

Mine runs 77 most of the year in the summer it runs up to 80-81

 

[twisted]

I keep 72/73

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[twisted]

I keep 72/73. Everything is vibrant,pe and no goose bumps lol

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[reeferwanabe]

thats a good range right where your at zippy I learned by keeping it high say 82-84 which is closer to where a natural reef temp would be. in a closed system it could go up higher faster and there would be no buffer to allow that. Unless you go chiller/heater year round. I personally am not going to do that.

 

[TanksNStuff]

My heater is set to come on at 76.5F and off at 77.0F (see Paul, you do influence some of us.)

I don't have a chiller though and sometimes the tank creeps up to 80-82F. But I have a fan that kicks in at 81F so it keeps it below 80F for the most part.

Looking at my history log, I'd say on average mine stays between 76.5-77.1F.

 

[magic]

Always around 78.

Bob

 

[ecam]

My tank avg 78.9 degrees. and swings between 78 and 81 depending on ambient temps

 

[twisted]

Wow, I'm starting to wonder if I should bump my tank up. Ive never noticed any issue running cooler but is 72/73 too low?

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[TanksNStuff]

Wow, I'm starting to wonder if I should bump my tank up. Ive never noticed any issue running cooler but is 72/73 too low?

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If your tank looks like your avatar, then I'd say don't mess with it.

 

[JRWOHLER]

If your tank looks like your avatar, then I'd say don't mess with it.

+1 on that ..if you have deep water stuff then temp is cooler.
Mine is 76.4 pretty consistant...summer it heads higher but with the LED I only remember a couple days when it was over 80 this year. (When the wife opened all the windows and the house got warmish)

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Spring, fall and winter mines at 78° mainly. In the summer it goes from 78-82 depending on the day.

 

[Cdiggy]

Mine swings between 78 and 82 depending on the season, house temp, etc. I have a 6x36 t5 fixture set into an enclosed canopy I made which drove the heat up. I used to use a chiller but since have added computer fans to export the trapped heat in the canopy.

I actually would not mind it being cooler in the tank (75-76) but I think that won't happen until I get LEDs for it

 

[@marko@]

I just got sps yesterday, so its comforting to know 78 is a popular temp.

 

[mnat]

I remember having this conversation with smcooler, and he said he had some amazing growth down as low as 71-72. We run our around 75-76 and our very happy with it, gives us a buffer either way. I think if you run too hot, you are playing with fire (Burn!).

For those who don't want ancedotal, but actual science: There was a study done with growing SPS under different temps (I believe this was printed in coral magazine, but I am striking out on google) and they found that 78 was the ideal temp. However, if you swung 2 degrees either way, the drop off was so negligable, that it is not even statistically significant.