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Old 12-29-2006, 01:15 AM
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Can somebody please tell the best temperature to keep a marine reef tank @?:rolleyes:
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Old 12-29-2006, 09:23 AM
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78F-82F

Between those temperatures your reef tank should do nicely.
The biggest thing is to keep it at a level, be consistent.
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Old 07-08-2007, 02:24 PM
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i have my reeftank at 76
its doing great
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mine is about 78-80 and it does good. i dont use a heater or a chiller. but i wouldnt recomend that.
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Old 07-08-2007, 05:44 PM
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78 to 80 thats were im at thats were ive been since the start thats is were u r going want to be
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Old 07-08-2007, 05:48 PM
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RyanG's right...78-82 is perfect and try to keep fluctuations down.
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Old 07-08-2007, 11:34 PM
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but if you have it at 76 (like me it will be ok)
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Old 07-08-2007, 11:37 PM
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Lol perhaps you'd notice more growth in the 80 range...
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Old 07-08-2007, 11:53 PM
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no i have to frag every weekend
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Dude give some frags to me! lol
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:19 AM
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if any body needs some frags i have plenty and well work out a deal
i have tons of different coral
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and me! well, what do you have?
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:20 AM
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leathers frog spawns bunch of xenia torch corals gorgonians i have a huge elkhorn coral flower corals and open and closed brain corals
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:21 AM
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can you take pics of them?
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:23 AM
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pics of what and youll have to wait till tom. the lights are off right now but ill get them to you first thing in the morning
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:28 AM
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ok whenever is fine, im in no rush.
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