Your Reef tank temps?

[btang]

Chillers $2000??? I paid $500 for a 1/2 hp that keeps my tank at 79F. Even in the summer with central Air on I needed to Chill my tank. Chillers are great. My tank runs between 78-80F. Some folks say you can run a bit hotter if you want.

[tdwyatt]

80-82F, although I would rather run dead on at 80F. A combination of high 85F temps and MH lighting can/will lead to bleaching events over time, but lower light intensities are not such a big issue.I have occasional peaks at 84F if the tank room get a little too warm, but for the most part, I don't use anthing but fans and central air. Lighting is MH and VHO on all tanks, so intensity will not allow many forays into the higher temp range.

[Joel]

80-82 usually, on an especially hot day where the ac won't keep the house at 70 it'll creep up above 82.

[Kevin McG]

78.5-80.3

[Tasher80]

Im at a constant 78.7 F . Don't ask why the .7 its just set that way since I set it up and its been that way ever since.
If i live in australia and the temps were over 100 I would have AC for sure.
I cannot live without my AC in the summer her. I would literally die. Or feel like it.

[concept3]

78-81 now

up to as much as 83 in the summer

[aussiereefer82]

Originally Posted by Tasher80

If i live in australia and the temps were over 100 I would have AC for sure.
I cannot live without my AC in the summer her. I would literally die. Or feel like it.

Beleive me tasher, i did nearly die, but i have been putting up with it for the last 22yrs so i'm kind of used to it now. The first thing im gettin' when i buy my own place is the biggest mutha of an AC i can afford. I will probably borrow extra on my mortgage for this and to do some tank related stuff ( chiller, MH lights) but it could be next summer before this happens.

When the temps are this high you actually feel like going to work, at least my office has AC.

[ofblong]

most of us can have lower temps than 78 but reefs run better in the 78-81 range where 80 is actually the best temp. at 82 you kill ich.