Temp for SPS Tank

[scarab]

May sound paranoid... but I rather be one of those paranoid ones.... I'll join the Double Chiller Owners Group!!

Bro, you got your 1st chiller already or not???? Step by step lah

[jd_n]

how abt doing it this way...>>>>locate tank in air con room.....so got air con to help bring down the temp of tank. And shd air con fail...> still got chiller no.1.....and when chiller no.1 fail still got chiller no.2 and when power trip still got UPS and when all fail.....still got maid to blow bubble and useher hand to create movements in the water.

[AlfaRomeo]

Mannnn, dunt tell me i have to hire a maid now as backup! LOL! hehehe

[roidan]

might as well say have a home-based job as back up also

SOHO's the way

[RAV-65]

Bro, you got your 1st chiller already or not???? Step by step lah

Going to, going to... my current "chiller" is my 3 in 1 split unit!!

But so far been effective in keeping my water below 28C...

Will be going for a proper chiller soon, as soon as I get my tank out of my room!!

[robe]

This is one reason I still keep my old chiller at home and never sold it. You'll never know when you will need it.....

I did not hook it up as there's no space for it in my cabinet. So far my 2 year old Hailea 1 HP is doing okay. Just need to hook up a temperature controller and a few relays to cut-off the lights when temperature goes up.

[minsmarine]

I get loan chiller from the LFS, BioOcean while my chiller is being sent out for repair.

Thank Kenny....... Well appreciated.

[minsmarine]

I am just wonder who was the next one keep SPS tank @ 24 ? I though I was only one

[DeepBlue]

still got maid to blow bubble and useher hand to create movements in the water.

that's the reason I got the maid....

[Joe_P]

These words are very true. The 'insurance premium' is well worth it considering the amount we spend on stocking up with beautiful fishes and exotic corals. It only take a few hours, everything will go up in 'smoke'

That happened to me during my days with my 5 footer full fledge SPS reef. Nearly lost everything but was fortunate to have a friend loan me a chiller.

[robe]

My SPS tank temp is set at 28 C to 29 C. No adverse effect but this should be the max range.

[minsmarine]

Seen like more people at @ 27-28 range. How long does ( average , ofcourse since we can't measure everything ) it take to color SPS. Let say you just purchased from somewhere else and start coloring more.

[AlfaRomeo]

highly dependent on water quality first and foremost. Can take from 2 weeks to a few months to years and still dunt color up cos of the screwed up water.

[minsmarine]

highly dependent on water quality first and foremost. Can take from 2 weeks to a few months to years and still dunt color up cos of the screwed up water.

I believe, even if your water quaility is super good, while your light and temp is not good I don't think it'll color up. So there must be combination of all.

I am just wonder weighting on Temp and Light.

[AlfaRomeo]

If you read up more on the requirements of SPS, you will know that it needs excellent water quality like ph/kh/ca/mg/po4/no3/temp/salinity and STABILITY of the above first and foremost.

Next comes things like lighting and water movement which is as important.

So you thing you wanna upgrade your equipment? Go for water quality related stuff first like a better/larger/efficient skimmer. then lights and water movement.

IMHO.

[DeepBlue]

If you read up more on the requirements of SPS, you will know that it needs excellent water quality like ph/kh/ca/mg/po4/no3/temp/salinity and STABILITY of the above first and foremost.

Next comes things like lighting and water movement which is as important.

So you thing you wanna upgrade your equipment? Go for water quality related stuff first like a better/larger/efficient skimmer. then lights and water movement.

IMHO.

Good point! Alfa..you covered almost everything.

SPS husbandry requires a very good control of the mentioned factors. All these are important!

Infact...with the lack of good water parameter and flow..you cant even keep it alive. Dun talk about colouring up.

Let's say, if I cant keep the nutrients in the water low.....even if I have 1600W MH and blasting away 24degrees water .... the coral will still be brown out. That is why if zeovit system, reefers try very hard to create a low nutrient environment where zooxanthellae is much lesser than other systems.

Basically....good lights and good temp will help....but the other factors are very very impt.

[calvinci]

In my opinion, 27-28 is the best range. As if power failure, temp raise to 30, still not too bad, only 2 degree C different. But if it's 24 and raise to 30, 6 degree C different might cause disaster.

[damienkee]

In my opinion, 27-28 is the best range. As if power failure, temp raise to 30, still not too bad, only 2 degree C different. But if it's 24 and raise to 30, 6 degree C different might cause disaster.

same view!

so i keep to 27-28C

[robe]

My all SPS tank temp is set at 28 C. Chiller cut in at 29 C.

[nattee]

I keep to 25-26 C

[RockyBoy]

Warmer temp (27-30degC) might grow faster due to higher metabolic rate, but the colours will not be there.

[oceanus]

I am just wonder who was the next one keep SPS tank @ 24 ? I though I was only one

Wow.. Mainting the temp at 24 for your tank will this incure more runing expenses on your electricity bill then ?

[Tommo]

Hi i keep mine at 26.4 C i thing it is the optimal temp

Cheers Andrew

[fluke_ae_kmitnb]

I keep mine around 25

[Vlamingi_cont]

I keep mine at 25.7 to 26.3 There are polyp extension oredi so i think it shld be ok...