Robb in Austin Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I'm curious what everyone's tank is running temperature wise. So, I thought I'd post question with current tank temp, lights and how long they've been running today, current house temp, tank material, in tank pumps, and if you are running a heater in the tank. I'll go first: 77F, 2 x54w T5 that have been on for probably 14 hrs(normally run 5x54 for 8-10 hrs a day but The Mrs forgot to turn on the other 3 today), 72, glass, MJ1200, Eheim 1260, Tunze nano wavebox pump, no heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 75gal @ 77F diy leds 2 heaters to keep it from falling below 77F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 125 gal @ 81.5F (aim to keep temp around 81-83) Lights been running for 5hrs Current House temp: 73F Tank Material: glass Tank pumps: 3 koralia 4's, nano wavebox, mag 2, mag 12, sedra 3500 250 watt heater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 might be smart to also get if they have canopy, sump in stand, and if the sump has a light, how open the stand is these are all heat factors that really raise my temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmacc05 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) 55g Stays at 80f House temp 75f Tank glass Mp10 and koralia 450gph Eheim 75w i think lol. I cant remember heater. Temp is stable though Good idea bio, no sump, hob fuge with clip on 40w light Edited November 14, 2012 by kmacc05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 30 gal @ 77.7F (aim to keep temp around 76-78) Lights have been off for 2 hours. Current House temp: 73F Tank Material: glass Tank pumps: 1 koralia nano 425, 1 mp10, 1 rio 2500 1 tunze 9002 skimmer 100 watt heater 125 watt light in DIY homedepot sump light reflector 4 inches off the water in closed biocubed stand rapidled retro fit in closed biocube hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Also don't forget skimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmacc05 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Forgot ai sol leds on 90% for 10hrs Cpr hob skimmer in first portion of fuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 79 right now tanks stays 79-82 year round 55g 4 X t5 for 9 hours a day, dusk dawn for 3 hrs (1.5 at each end) and all 4 for 6 hours. Lights have been off since 2300 last night. Tank is glass Sump in stand with reverse light cycle (clip on light with cfl for cheato) been on since 2130 last night Pumps- mag 9.5 return, MP40wes, and SWC 160 cone in sump skimmer Current house temp 73 No heaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Robb, did Mitch put you up to this? I need to go dig out a thermometer from my fish junk drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Here is the morning temp report: Tank: 74.4F, House: 71F 75g, glass tops, 2 150W MH, 6 stunner LED strips, refugium/skimmer HOB, no heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 78.6F, 2 x AISol SuperBlue off all night(due to moonphase - new moon) on since 7AM , 90, 7/8" glass, MP40w, Mag5, RedLine 150, 2 x heaters (one set to 78degree on point the other to hold 79degrees in the reefkeeper). house is at 73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 ~70 gallons total volume. 79 - 80 degrees. House 60 - 75. Try not to use heat so it gets a little chilly sometimes. Pumps: Eheim Compact 2000+ return pump. Mj1200 - Carbon / GFO Reator Rio 400 - biopellets Bubble Magus NAC 3.5 Skimmer 2x MP10, Nutrient Transfer Mode 100% Lighting: 2 x 250Mh about 4 hours a day. LED actinics 14 hours. 70W T5 about 6 hours. 2x PAR38 Refucgium lights, 10 hours and 24 hours. Heater set at 78 with backup failsafe at 80 via Apex, but rarely comes on. Have an azoo fan for evaporative cooling which runs with the actinics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I've been trying to keep mine 77-78F to see if that helps with cyano (only have a little now). I used to keep it at 80F. My ambient was 78F when we had to run A/C and is now 72F while I have to run the heaters. I've had to install three heaters, 2x Aqueon 100W and 1x Aqueon 50W (when RCA gets more in I'll replace the 50W with another 100W and move the 50W to my 20g) that are doing ok with keeping temperature between 77.2F and 77.5F. 125g DT plus 33g sump with reverse lighting from one bulb. My DT lights are a bunch of LEDs that are hung about 4" above the water without a closed canopy. The DT lights definitely heat up my water a few degrees F, but the sump light has zero effect. I had insufficient heating one night last week, and temperature dropped about the same rate with and without the sump light on and didn't recover until after the DT lights came back on. The red line is when the sump light was on (one 16W (75W equiv), 5100K, PAR38 CFL). The temperature didn't start recovering until the DT lights came on at noon: 2x TMC AquaRay 600 Ultra Reef White sticks (2x 35W) 1x TMC AquaRay 600 Ultra Reef Blue stick (35W) 2x TMC AquaRay 1000 HD Ultra Reef White squares (2x 70W) 1x TMC AquaRay 1000 HD Ultra Marine White squares (70W) 1x TMC AquaRay 1500 XG Ultima squares (600mA each, 70W) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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