Temperature? what best level to keep at and WHY

imfsub12

imfsub12

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ok i'm reading here and there about different ways to keep your tanks temp..
I reading in my book and it tells me to keep it between 72-78 f
I keep mine at 74 as that what my thermostat lowest setting is.. has 2 74 and 80...
And why should you go higher if that is the case.. I'm only doing LR and fish right now.. not coral....
Oh and there will be a poll i'm on a poll craze (got some poll stuff going with my biz website so in the mood to do a poll to)
 
azfishgal

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I keep mine at 79, because my house will be getting hot soon and I will only set my AC at 78. So this will help any major temperature swings which is what you really need to worry about instead of the actual temp.

Edit: My freshwater stays around 78-80 with no heater, but during the summer I have to keep the lid off and some times add small amounts of cooler water, when I do top offs.
 
reefkprz

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I keep mine about 80, according to the tempratures that my live stock originates from (happy medium) plus when my house hits summer temps its easier to maintain as AZ mentioned preventing major swings.
 
imfsub12

imfsub12

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so now i getting a picture.. DOWN SOUTH you keep higer temp... up norht keep lower temp...
makes sense so far
 
1knight164

1knight164

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Originally Posted by imfsub12
so now i getting a picture.. DOWN SOUTH you keep higer temp... up norht keep lower temp...
makes sense so far
Good catch!!!
Didn't notice that...
 
reefkprz

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umm. I'm in maine at 80 degrees (my house isnt insulated well so its going to get hot as AZ durign the summer).... to get north of here you'd have to be canadian (or alaskan)
 
aztec reef

aztec reef

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Originally Posted by imfsub12
so now i getting a picture.. DOWN SOUTH you keep higer temp... up norht keep lower temp...
makes sense so far
IMO, usually but
Not always, cause if you have AC it will be another story..
 
1knight164

1knight164

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
umm. I'm in maine at 80 degrees (my house isnt insulated well so its going to get hot as AZ durign the summer).... to get north of here you'd have to be canadian (or alaskan)
How about South Maine??? :joy:
 
imfsub12

imfsub12

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
umm. I'm in maine at 80 degrees (my house isnt insulated well so its going to get hot as AZ durign the summer).... to get north of here you'd have to be canadian (or alaskan)
Yep once you cross the magic line you are NORTH...
no i mean AZ is like HOT HOT HOT...l
let see i'm setill about 30 f right now... -2 c
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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I just looked out the window..... its snowing, on april second gahh, I give up spring will get here some time around august.
 
imfsub12

imfsub12

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
I just looked out the window..... its snowing, on april second gahh, I give up spring will get here some time around august.

yep it sucks.. you are right under neith me... OPPS beside me... COOL... where in maine are you?
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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Bangor (its one of the biggest citys here) if you can call it that........ about 1/3 of the way up the state slightly inland. funny thing is if you go to google maps and type in bangor maine then look for fruit and mount hope st, you can actually zoom in and see my house from a sattelite, I did it once for giggles, kind of unnerving though.......
 
vpotts28

vpotts28

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
I just looked out the window..... its snowing, on april second gahh, I give up spring will get here some time around august.

You poor thing reefkprz, its only 80 and sunny here in hotlanta. Had the bbq going, a little music, the blue hue glowing from the aquarium and a miller lite in hand
 
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