Talking about Michael Paletta I have a KILLER blue acropora from him. I did a trade with Scott Morel from GARF and he "Hooked Me Up" with this coral. The coral came from Michael on a different trade of Scotts, but that is another story. I pulled those temps off the top of my head at work, which I thought were correct. The correct temp in Belize (Caribbean) is 79.2-87.1 with an upper limit of 92 being most organisms are able to survive short exposures in. These temps are actually slightly cooler than Indo Pacific areas which have the highest coral diversity.

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http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/a.../1/default.asp


This is 1997 research done by Ron Shimek Ph.D. he is known to be one of the leaders in marine biology. There is probably varied opinions, but you can't mess up temp reading very easy.....It is a good read though and will add to your opinions so you can formulate your own opinion. I like 79-82 degrees myself, 86 being my max stress limit before my eyes start bulging.