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Old 09/29/2007, 12:43 AM
Peter Eichler Peter Eichler is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by Johnsteph10
I think you guys are missing the key bit of information here...the temperature was likely going up. The temperature swing is what you have to worry about!

What did it start out as?

As long as a temp is stable, then 82-83 is sort of ok. 78-80 degrees is the average temp for most reefs worldwide.
Why does a temperature need to be stable? The reef experiences fairly large temperature swings every day. Many people with very successful aquariums experience temperature swings every day. Why should someone worry about temp. swings?