chizzle said:I think melosu was referring to just the shrimp part of the question, because I think melosu was actually the person that suggested to me to lower my temp. when dealing with the snail issue.
melosu58 said:No it is not too Hot. The name of the game when it comes to temps is stability. I keep my tank at 74-75 degrees all day long. You will have just as good results if you keep yours stable at 82 degrees all day long. Where is not as important as stable.
True that generally reef temperatures can get seasonally higher than what we keep our tanks but with increased heat it's also harder to control other water parameters in a closed environment which isn't an issue in the vast ocean thus the reason why the majority of saltwater literature recommends temperatures in the range of 75-82 degrees.tangster said:FYI the average temperature of sea water around a reef is 85%.
High temperatures stress the tanks stock in several ways.tangster said:No one has every been able to give me a satisfactory answer why 78 became the norm for our tanks---other then it works 8)