Reef Aquarium Temperature - What's The Best?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024

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  • @harlanmichael7088
    @harlanmichael7088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video!

  • @jefepabellonhbl3739
    @jefepabellonhbl3739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very clear I congratulate you, keep it up

    • @tjsreef5223
      @tjsreef5223  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much Eduardo! We will be providing more reefing info for a long time!

  • @anniejefferson4642
    @anniejefferson4642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My chiller was a game changer. Now i dont have to run ac in house. Ambient room temp effects it all.

    • @tjsreef5223
      @tjsreef5223  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it works out for you. For me, just running a fan over the sump for a few hours a day made all the difference. It really depends on the environment that's housing the tank and the gear in the tank.

  • @normaalbino4558
    @normaalbino4558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi,
    I live in Puerto Rico and year round temperatures are 75-85 F, after reading and watching all kind of information for several months I finally switch from fresh water to saltwater. I have a 125 gallons built in the wall, the maintenance is done through the back where I have an enclosed car garage, therefore the front receives air conditioning but not the back of the tank. I just finished putting the fish tank altogether and I’m in the monitoring part of the temperatures (don’t have fish yet), the readings are: morning 80.1, noon 80.6 and afternoons 81.0. Should I be concerned about adding fish with a whole degree over the Max recommended. Should I buy a fan or chiller. I want a FOWLR tank, if you recommend a chiller which size would be the best one? I would really appreciate your feedback.

    • @tjsreef5223
      @tjsreef5223  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fish are much more adaptable than corals (generally speaking). If you'd like to lower your tank temperature, I would start with some fans blowing across the tank and/or fuge. That will increase evaporation, which will help it cool. Be aware that increasing evaporation will mean you'll have to be adding more top-off water to the tank. If that doesn't work, then you can look into if you want to invest in a chiller. Personally, I'd try the fans and then see how the fish are at the 80-81 degree mark. Thanks for watching!

    • @normaalbino4558
      @normaalbino4558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much for your reply

  • @ImNate69
    @ImNate69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hey I’m back I’ve had my tank at 82 for a while now my anemone has been unhappy but dk if that’s from the 82degrees .? got a new heater and I can’t get it any lower will it be ok ,can it affect coral growth

    • @tjsreef5223
      @tjsreef5223  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd try to keep it a bit cooler at 78. How old is the tank?

    • @ImNate69
      @ImNate69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      about a 8 months not counting dry rock cycle

    • @tjsreef5223
      @tjsreef5223  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ImNate69 There are reefers that keep their tanks above 80 degrees with success. Most will tell you that it takes a lot of time to acclimate their corals/fish to those temps. If you can, perhaps mount a fan blowing across the surface of your tank. That will lower it quite a bit.

    • @ImNate69
      @ImNate69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok thanks

    • @keiouji1629
      @keiouji1629 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am setting mine up to target around 85F. The way I see it is the change in temperature that really gets you. Right when you start hitting a little over 80F is where psychrotrophs bacteria start to die off. I think this is the reason that tanks that run cooler can't take a spike in heat. But the mesophile bacteria are fine at 86F and can take a spike in getting cold. If you look up the temperature of most coral reefs, they are in the 82-86F range. I wouldn't just go and move a coral from a 78F tank to an 84F tank, as the bacteria in the corals body may start to die. But going the other way around is fine. I think people would need a QT tank to slowly move up the temp. In short, my 2 cents are that psychrotroph die off, is why tanks can't take a spike in heat. th-cam.com/video/gi0z_itkcyc/w-d-xo.html . (Bacteria in the tank love heat, so it will be a drop in O2 until the bacteria consume what they can. Then the O2 levels should stabilize, just another reason why tanks can take a spike in heat. But it is not an issue, if you are always running high )

  • @ImNate69
    @ImNate69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My tank is at 75 degrees and I can’t get it any higher than that will it be ok for sps corals

    • @tjsreef5223
      @tjsreef5223  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personally, I feel that 75 is too cool. Most reefers agree to target 78 degrees. Heaters are pretty cheap, so you shouldn't have any issue getting your tank up to the proper temperature. Thanks for the question!