tank temp

Tis the season to start watching tank temps without a Chiller.

I have a Red Sea so it is all inclosed. I've read that a lot of people use fans on an open top. I bought a chiller a couple months ago and my heater is set at 70. I have no concern about the lower temp just because of where my tank is located. However, my chiller is probably one of the best investments I think I've made. Running right now 77 deg. period. You'll find summer can be a battle on tank temp. Just watch how many cyano outbreaks happen around July-August time frame. I think it has a lot to do with temp, however I could be wrong.

yea i never close my hood im actaully gonna be takin it off when i can transfer my stuff to my other tank. and my heaters are on like 76 but I will just put the one in the sump on low 70's and turn other one in my main tank off.  

I have two 150 w heaters one in my tank in the over flow and one in my sump. Was told that way if one went out I had the other. I guess when they go out sometimes they stay on high. so with them bein little they dont fry my fish. 

well the odds of one goin out is less than both goin out at the same time.is possible though.my house temp in the winter is usually never below 75 and summer never above 80. think reason it got hot today is heater was turned to 83 damn kids lol. but yea there are alot of scenerios.

Stability in a reef is always a good thing. I have always had two heaters, one running normally at 75.5, and the other set to come on at 72 in case for some reason one stops working. I do have a chiller that is also set up to run on my controller, as well as alarms and protocols to prevent over heating. I have 2 fans that will turn on should the chiller fail, and if the temp continues to rise the lights will turn off. Stability=Success IMO, so I have backups for pretty much everything, and my temp never varies by more than 1 degree (75-76). I think it's especially important when you start keeping more sensitive/expensive livestock if for no other reason than to protect your investment.

Another thing I've ran into is that most heater thermostats are not very accurate usually +/- 5 degrees. I would recommend that everyone have a controller, if for nothing else than to control your heater. You can get the Reef Keeper Lite, with temp probe, bus cables, and a power bar (enough outlets to automate 2 light plugs, a heater, and a fan) for only $99. It will be money well spent for peace of mind.

ptronsp wrote: I came home tonight to see my rsm was at 74 and it always stays normally 78.. I freaked but I guess in reality I am ok?? I guess the button was accidentally turned off

Anytime 

Well I've had 2 marineland stealth heaters (300w) fry themselves on my small tank, along with a Hydor Theo (400w) and a Rena Smart heater (300w) on the big one. Ever since the last incident on my 180 (a year in April) I've been running a pair of 500w titanium heaters from Via Aqua. One heating the tank and one as a backup, they've been great thus far but as you can see I don't have the best of luck with heaters.