Tank temperature????

do you know how long the temp stays at 81. my tank can get up there too but it is usually an hour before my lights go off. If it is a while you could try turning down your heater. Also when you say you changed return pumps do you mean you adjusted what you had before or you got a new return pump? If you got a new pump and it is bigger than that might be your problem. Usually the bigger the pump the more heat it creates in your tank.

 

It all depends on what you have in your tanks.

Alot of people will keep their tanks @ 81. Many breeders keep their fish only tanks can be as high as 85 until spawning starts.

If it starts getting out of hand you can add a little computer fan to blow accross the surface of the water.

 

Posted By Jtown on 04/15/2009 06:38 AM
I'm new to the hobby obviously. I've done ALOT of research and reading but there are so many mixed opinions and differences is what u read, I don't kno what to think. Thanks everybody!!!!
Exactly,
Lots of different opinions!
The thing is that alot of different things work for different people, so it isnt like some people are right & some people are wrong.
The nice thing about softies are they are pretty tough.  You can try & set your heater & 78.5 & see what happens, but it may make your day temp go up to 83.  Check & see.
I think menards or somebody sells a temp control switch, so if it hits 80 lets say, it will kick the fan on until it drops below 80.  That is always a solution too if you are worried about it.
Does the tank still look good?  If so I would watch things & see how they respond to the temp swing.  I know on the reef that temps can swing as much as 10 degrees in a 24 hr period.

 

I  would try the small fan idea, Just get a small fan and a timer so when your lights come on so does the fan, then when the lights go out so will the fan.