Is this temperature ok for fowlr?

[kroch3rd]

i have a 75g fowlr. i have 2 emporer 400's, a 125g coralifre ss and 3 maxi jet 1200's. i set my heater to about 77f and when i got home it was about 81-82f (no fish yet, just lr). so i unplugged the heater and the temperature hasnt changed since about 4-5 days ago. i have a fluoecent light 50/50 (its not for corals, like the basic one) and the temperature goes up about 1-1.5 f by the time i get home, is that ok?
so my questions are is there any way to lower my tank temp, or is the current 80-82f ok? and is it ok if the tank temp raise 1-1.5 f during the day?
ps: my tank is not near a window or vent, and the room temp is about75-76 f
any advice will help thanks

 

[fbm]

Yes that should be okay. Bring your heater up to about 80 and that will minimize temperature fluctuations. You can also point a fan across the the top of your tank to help keep it cool.

 

[kroch3rd]

fish wont mind the temp being that high, becasue i read in alot of places to keep the tank between 75-78

 

[mandarin w]

In reality, most of the fish collected for aquariums are collected in shallow waters, and the temp there is 80 - 82 degrees, very few fish are collected from deeper waters.

 

[lion_crazz]

A temperature of 80-82 degrees is fine.

 

[kroch3rd]

i have an instant ocean hydrometer, it doesnt say anywhere on the package about what it is calibrated at. what should the specific gravity be at around 80-82f? my tank is currently just under 1.023, but im not sure if that is less at higher temperatures. ( im only keeping fish shrimp snails etc.) i plan on getting a refractometer soon, but dont have the money right now.

 

[marine fanatic]

I also have the IO Hydrometer. My tank is at 1.026 SG and 80.5-81.5 degrees. Having inverts, you want a SG higher than 1.023, I believe they prefer at least 1.025

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by Marine Fanatic
I also have the IO Hydrometer. My tank is at 1.026 SG and 80.5-81.5 degrees. Having inverts, you want a SG higher than 1.023, I believe they prefer at least 1.025
Yes, that is correct.

 

[kroch3rd]

Originally Posted by Marine Fanatic
I also have the IO Hydrometer. My tank is at 1.026 SG and 80.5-81.5 degrees. Having inverts, you want a SG higher than 1.023, I believe they prefer at least 1.025
when you mean inverts do you mean, snails shrimps etc, or are you talking about corals? or both? i thought it was only corals that need a high sg.

 

[marine fanatic]

Inverts...crabs, shrimp, snails etc......prefr an SG of 1.025 min, I personally keep mine at 1.026 for inverts.

 

[kroch3rd]

ok but someone said earlier that the sg should be 1.025/26 on an io hydometer but the chart is this link (at the bottom) says that the temperature does make a difference, and the salinity measure will be lower at higher temperatures. does this mean that the sg should be higher at higher temps? im so confuzed!

 

[poniegirl]

Originally Posted by Marine Fanatic
Inverts...crabs, shrimp, snails etc......prefr an SG of 1.025 min, I personally keep mine at 1.026 for inverts.
Invertebtrates is a word that includes the animals that you have mentioned as well as corals.
The word itself means, liberally, "without vertabrae". No skeletal backbone.

 

[poniegirl]

Originally Posted by kroch3rd
i have a 75g fowlr. i have 2 emporer 400's, a 125g coralifre ss and 3 maxi jet 1200's. i set my heater to about 77f and when i got home it was about 81-82f (no fish yet, just lr). so i unplugged the heater and the temperature hasnt changed since about 4-5 days ago. i have a fluoecent light 50/50 (its not for corals, like the basic one) and the temperature goes up about 1-1.5 f by the time i get home, is that ok?
so my questions are is there any way to lower my tank temp, or is the current 80-82f ok? and is it ok if the tank temp raise 1-1.5 f during the day?
ps: my tank is not near a window or vent, and the room temp is about75-76 f
any advice will help thanks
What part of the tank do you keep your thermometer? High, closer to the waterline or low close to the tank bottom?

 

[kroch3rd]

What part of the tank do you keep your thermometer? High, closer to the waterline or low close to the tank bottom?[/QUOTE
the thermometer-medium low to one side if the tank on the side glass
the heater - medium low in the middle back of the tank (back glass)