68degree for reef?

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  1. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    what happens when the water is at 68degree F for reef tank? I went out of town for 3 days, and heater was unplugged, when i came back it was at 68 degree, but nothing died, and everything looks healthy. But this kept going on for longer, would it of killed my whole tank?
     
    Mkizla, Jan 5, 2011
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  2. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    I dont think it could of killed your tank, but maybe a few corals..Just raise that temp slowly and you should be fine.
     
    Zoanthids21, Jan 6, 2011
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  3. FaceOfDeceit

    FaceOfDeceit Hockey Beard

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    Yeah...I went out of town for 2 weeks. During my vacation, my brand new 500W heater broke. Then my house heat (circulation pump) died. I got home to the inside of my house at 43 degrees and my tank at 64.3. Nothing was dead...a little slower than usual, but alive none the less. I got my temp back up to 74.5 within 2 days, and once I got my house heat fixed, 78.6 by the third day.
     
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  4. Dingo

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    I believe that Matt's one montipora was left out in the bed of a truck in the wind while driving down the highway for a few hours... and it still lived lol
     
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