Tank Temps

[beareef19]

So I was just wondering ,with the heat starting to go up,what is everyones tank temp. Daytime temp-- Night time temp-- are you using a chiller-- or how do you plan on keeping you temperature under control?


My temp is 78 in the morning 80 in the afternoon I am running a chiller and fans in the canopy.

Barry

[Bill S]

Barry,

Mine runs 78-81 - most of the time. Every once in a while creeps up to 82. No chiller, but I need one... I keep 2 of my access doors open during the day. Maybe this weekend I'll start the electrical work.

[Texreefer]

Chiller,, between 78-80 i do need a larger chiller

[urban79]

Mine 77 to 80 without a chiller

[engwife36]

mine stays between 77- 80. Thanks to the Army we can live on base and not pay utilities. That means we can keep our AC real low......

[beareef19]

I cant believe this .There have been 59 veiws to this thread and only 4 replies. I thought that there were more poeple than that on this site that have tanks. Come on its not that hard to post and it could be good info for others that will be haveing temp problems in the near future.
Barry

[TAXMAN]

78-80 without a chiller and 1 fan in the canopy. AC at 74 all the time even without the tank running.

[Headless_donkey]

76-79 One big fan. The LPS and zoos really like it.

[apedroza]

No chiller temp is between 77-80 degrees!!! 1 huge desk fan on top, small one in the sump area!

[Willow]

80 to 84 during the day... no chiller, and the AC is off... only a fan...

the anemones love it and the xenia and zoas are spreading... no SPS in my tank so I don't have to worry too much about keeping things really cool.... if the temps look like they are going to go higher I can always turn on the AC...

[jl1199]

My tank stays between 80 and 84 depending on what the AC is on. I only have two fans cooling my tank.

[sawarf]

81 @ night & 83 peak during day with metal halides. One walmart fan in canopy and one down below that come on with the lights. I am new and don't really know, Is the temp/temp swing ok?

[mhaynes01]

80-83 with two fans in canopy both running while halides are on, only one runs when halides turn off.

[hobogato]

when i was running fans (before the 1st chiller) my tank was running 80 - 85 :o

put on the 1/3 hp chiller and the tank ran 79 - 82, but the chiller ran for 12 hours continuously in the daytime (undersized)

since going to the 1hp chiller, 78-79 is where the tank stays, and the corals have never looked better.

[reeferRob]

mine stays at 78, with the AC set at 78 in the house and a large fan, I have a chiller but it never comes on as long as my fan is on constant

[LoneStar]

since going to the 1hp chiller, 78-79 is where the tank stays, and the corals have never looked better.


Since going to the 1hp chiller, how long does it run during the day?

[hobogato]

it kicks on about every 45 minutes to an hour and runs for 5 to 10 minutes when it kicks on.

[LoneStar]

So the larger chiller worked out to be a energy saver since its more effecient.

[hanknmorgan]

Mine runs between 79-81. Fans in the light hood come on with halide. Air temps are usually around 74-76. I run a fuge light in a rear chamber with a fan in the housing for that opposite my tank lights.

[junkstang]

78-81

[markgsa]

My 30g cube temps 78-81. no chiller.

My hood. 175w se mh, 2-32wpcs and one radio shack cpu fan. Fan turns on with lights. Thought the set up might help. :D

[Flushdraw]

80-81 in my cube, and 79-82 in my 75g. AC stays at 75-76.

Flushdraw

[josephatmbimortgage]

75- 76 at night time and day time with lights about 80-81 degrees. no chiller, Four 4 inch Walmart fan in canopy.

-Joseph

[RayAllen]

MY 29g Nano with a tight cover stays at 74-76 all the time. With that said I keep that AC at 72.

[KyleV]

79-81. 2 canopy fans run with the halide and additional 2 wallmart fans are controlled with an Aquacontroller Jr.

[tg1119]

Do rising tank temps promote cyano growth? My tank hit 84 about a week ago, usually 78 - 80, and ever since cyano went crazy. At first I had small amounts of cyano and some times none at all and now it is every where. I did pull a couple of dead snails out but besides that nothing is missing or dead. Anyone else seen unwanted algae growth when temps went up?

[reefingood]

I keep mine 80 day and night with the help of my chiller. ;) Corals loves it.

[AMulwani]

my tank is running no chiller @ 80-83, our A/C runs 24/7 @ 77. I keep Zoas and a few fish and a 12 inch clam, they seem happy. I am getting a chiller installed next week, so that I can add some coral. My only concern is the noise level, my tank is LOUD.

[hanknmorgan]

Do rising tank temps promote cyano growth? My tank hit 84 about a week ago, usually 78 - 80, and ever since cyano went crazy. At first I had small amounts of cyano and some times none at all and now it is every where. I did pull a couple of dead snails out but besides that nothing is missing or dead. Anyone else seen unwanted algae growth when temps went up?

Higher temps do encourage nuisance algae growth from what I have read. That could be the cause of your problems. Especially if your parameters havent changed much.

[jl1199]

So what is the ideal range of temps.