water temp is high! 83

[danrw84]

ever since i added my custom sea live 2x65watt retrofit kit, the tempeerature has sky rocketed. I added a small 3" fan to the back of the hood today.....
Hopefully that will help
what else can i do? i dont want to add a chiller...to expensive to run... thanks

 

[ryebread]

83 degrees is not very high.

 

[frankl15207]

Despite everything else that you may have read everywhere, 82-84 is the acceptable range for reef tanks. It represents an average temperature in surface water (down to 160 feet I believe) of most of the coral reefs in the world. I have a chiller that kicks on at 82 and off at 80 only because I have been stuck in the land of 78 degrees for too many years. When I increased the chiller settings from 78 to 80 everything, including the fish, seemed happier.

 

[slothy]

ya beware 90 is too high as i learned eheheh

 

[infinsable]

If one fan doesnt work add more if you can ,I have 2-4" on my hood they work well,as long as the room temp doesnt get to hot then the ac gets turned on.

 

[bobothewizard]

Can also move the lights a little bit farther from the water, say a inch or 2

 

[falcon63]

my temp

 

[tjkohler]

My temp ranges from 82-84. I try to keep it at 83. The Xenia starts to retract a bit if it goes above 84, but other than that *shrug*.

 

[danrw84]

falcon63
where did you get that thermometer? I really like it. A lot more than the little ditital one i have now.
How much was it?
thanks

 

[shadow678]

Yeah, but it's so difficult to read standing on my head...

 

[bt_1999_66]

Follow the link below.....
http://www.diveguide.com/micr-scuba.htm

 

[falcon63]

pro heat titanium heaters $50 big ones .it is nice
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