Temperature fluctuations in new tank

[Eescrob]

hihi i’m new to the hobby (~a week in). For my tank, i only have a Royal Gramma inside and i have a chiller keeping the water at 34.5. The problem is, the chiller let’s the temperature swing 1 degree higher before cooling it down again to 34.5. It usually does this every hour or so. So, is that a major concern i should be thinking about? Like will it kill my fish or anything?

[Franzax]

1 degree in temperature should be fine; in fact in the wild temperatures do change similarly to some small extent; so long as the temperature doesn't swing to a large degree (+2/3 degrees) and over a small period or time / very quickly then it shouldn't be a problem.

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[SubzeroLT]

Hope your tank is fully cycled before the fish was added.

1degC fluctuation is the normal setting when using chiller. So relating to the 1degC fluctuation question, its OK.

However, I noticed you mentioned your tank temperature is 34.5DegC? That seems quite warm. Most run the tanks cooler around 27-28DegC. 

[Franzax]

Hopefully that's a typo; 34 degrees is really high even for just fish. A more suitable temp would be around the range of 26-28. High temps will stress fish out and eventually lead them to other problems.

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[Eescrob]

oh yeah it’s a typo it’s 24 degrees celsius don’t worry

[Eescrob]

29 minutes ago, SubzeroLT said:

Hope your tank is fully cycled before the fish was added.

1degC fluctuation is the normal setting when using chiller. So relating to the 1degC fluctuation question, its OK.

However, I noticed you mentioned your tank temperature is 34.5DegC? That seems quite warm. Most run the tanks cooler around 27-28DegC. 

i added in the bacteria via a bottle so it should be fine; ammonia levels have been 0 so far