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Old 02-06-2012, 09:31 AM   #1
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Water Temperature

Hello,
I'm a bit confused as to what temperature my saltwater aquarium should be.
Iv'e read that a temperature of 24c (75f) is optimum for reading correct specific gravity of 1.022-1.026.
I have however read more often that marine water temps should be around 78-80f.
Which is correct??
Bearing in mind i am planning on having a pair of clownfish, a cleaner shrimp, a hermit crab and a turbo snail, what is there preferred water temp??
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I keep all my tanks at 79 degrees. Even my freshwater. It seems to be pretty easy in my house to maintain that temp.
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Thanks, I'm going to set mine to roughly 25c (77f) and go with that
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IME 78-82 is optimal. The key is stability though. Get it to a temp. and try to keep it there.
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