When did the proper temp for SPS become 82 degrees?

[acroholic]

indecloudzua;939758 wrote: Mine stays between 80 and 81 all year long. No ill effects and seem to like it better than when I had it around 77-78..I don't change temp during summer/winter since I've read somewhere that the temp difference in the natural habitat doesn't fluctuate that much.

This brings up the other current supposed fact being preached on RC again, that by giving the corals in your reef a wide temperature swing during the day, you are conditioning them to be tougher so they are more likely to survive higher temps in a power outage or any event that spikes the temperature up or down.

Maybe by that logic, we should start purposely varying the KH, magnesium, and calcium to "toughen up" our corals so they can survive any chemical swings if we get lazy with our maintenance, huh? Just joking .

So much for stability. I don't think it is as much the temperature you keep corals at (within a certain range), but providing consistency.

 

[indecloudzua]

I think you nailed it..consistency is the key.

 

[reefkeeper]

Acroholic;939669 wrote: Guess so. They have a huge audience there, so lots of influence.

I agree with Dave on the RC's audience. However, I tend to listen to advice from respected folks like Dave and others on this forum.

 

[declanisadog]

Reefkeeper;939784 wrote: I agree with Dave on the RC's audience. However, I tend to listen to advice from respected folks like Dave and others on this forum.

+1. If you read more than a couple posts a person has made on any of these sites, you can usually pick out who's worth listening to.