Whats everyone's temp variations between day and night?

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  1. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    24.9 - 25.9 - 24/7 - 365 on the 5ft
    78 - 81 - on the 4ft - no chiller so it fluctuates


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  3. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    My chiller is set at 79F with a one degree differential.
    You shouldn't have any problems.
    I've actually kept zoas, stylophora, some inverts and fish including tangs in an uncontrolled environment for over a year where the temp would fluctuate between 81F at night and 86F in the day and had no ill effects.
     
  4. blumoon reefers

    blumoon reefers Millepora

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    Mine goes from 77 at night to 79 during the day. No chiller. I have fans on timers to coincide with the MH's and that seems to work well.
     
  5. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Mine fluctuates between about 78-79 to about 75-76 at night, I have seen no negative side effects but I did throw another heater in to keep it more stable. So last night my temp stayed around 78.
     
  6. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    low 80 at beginning of cycle and low 82 at the end
     
  7. Beaun

    Beaun Fire Shrimp

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    78.5 all the time, it never fluctuates more than 0.2 degrees.
     
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  9. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    77.9 night to 78.4 day.
     
  10. Barbarossa

    Barbarossa Sea Dragon

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    77.0 to 77.8 depending on what the heater is up to. I would like to get a better heater in the near future.
     
  11. Tangster

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    Chiller set point is 77 max is 77.8 low is 76.2 + or - .2 deg. F
     
  12. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    90 gallon: 77.6 night, 79 day
    37 gallon: steady 79