Mekaeel
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howzit guys.what do you guys set your chillers at?mines sits at 26 but goes to r6.6 and drops again
Whats the best temp for SPS & LPS?
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my chiller does not have a temp setting:
There is no "best" temp for sps and lps. It all depends what you are after.....
Some time ago, somewhere, I did post some links and quotes from scientific articles showing how sps corals grew faster in higher temp waters. If you are after superfast growth, push the temp up to 29 to 30 degrees. Under NO circumstances should this be done by inexperienced aquarists though. This is literally hanging over the side of a bleaching cliff, and whether its worth the risk is debatable....
26 Is a safe medium either way, although I prefer to run my system a bit higher, and compensate with small water changes on a regular basis with cooler water.
Personally i believe chillers and their feed pumps should be configured to only run at certain times, something like a tidal cycle, bringing cooler water into the reef. Just like in nature. Tricky to set up, costly to say the least.... Ties in with my tidal exposure theories....
So when the lotto starting again??
There is no "best" temp for sps and lps. It all depends what you are after.....
Some time ago, somewhere, I did post some links and quotes from scientific articles showing how sps corals grew faster in higher temp waters. If you are after superfast growth, push the temp up to 29 to 30 degrees. Under NO circumstances should this be done by inexperienced aquarists though. This is literally hanging over the side of a bleaching cliff, and whether its worth the risk is debatable....
26 Is a safe medium either way, although I prefer to run my system a bit higher, and compensate with small water changes on a regular basis with cooler water.
Personally i believe chillers and their feed pumps should be configured to only run at certain times, something like a tidal cycle, bringing cooler water into the reef. Just like in nature. Tricky to set up, costly to say the least.... Ties in with my tidal exposure theories....
So when the lotto starting again??
Mekaeel
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very interesting ivan!i guess thats another factor that explains your growth rate.wow you really did your homework dude
This is a tank running at 22 C and the lighting is T8 Phillips.
I don't have corals yet to speak of. But for the first time in my aquarium keeping history am I managing to keep my temp stable at exactly 27 degrees. No dips nothing. I plan on keeping SPS.
Will have to wait and see what happens during the summer.
Will have to wait and see what happens during the summer.
Mekaeel
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afsal.did you get yourself a chiller?
no , cant afford it right now. dunno if ill eva get one. we see what happens !!
Mekaeel
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but im surprised.you temp is quite stable without it.
Dude, I like doing it DIY, why don't you show us how you're doing it, that way I can steal some ideas, hehe.
Start a threat under the DIY, I wanna know how you're doing it.
Mekaeel
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that will be interesting.show us the the plans Gali
Cool, just take pics as you go and keep track of how you did everything, if it works, then do the threat, if not, do a floppy threat, hehe