Optimum DWC res temp?

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar

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I was having trouble with my res temps. 55-65 degrees. So I purchased 2 automatic temperature controll aquarium heaters that maintain a temperature of 78 degrees.

Is this too hot, or just right, I remember reading that 78 is great where as 80+ can be hindering.

Any advise guys?
 
TampaBound

TampaBound

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Is there a clear answer to the original question? What is the optimum temps to have the water in the res?
 
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atombomb

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Take back the automatic heaters and buy some adjustable ones. Dont go below 60 or above 75, use frozen water jugs to keep em cool in the summer. Adjustabe t stats in the winter.
 
TampaBound

TampaBound

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Technically speaking, the water shouldn't get any hotter/cooler than the ambient room air, (give or take a degree) right? The summer does present some challenges, pretty much everywhere stateside.
 
AeroKing

AeroKing

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TampaBound said:
Technically speaking, the water shouldn't get any hotter/cooler than the ambient room air, (give or take a degree) right? The summer does present some challenges, pretty much everywhere stateside.
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Wrong. Radiant heat will cause the res to heat above ambient temp. This is further expressed if the res is a dark color and somewhat combated by using a white res.
 
aknight3

aknight3

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also atombomb no offense but unless the bottles are gonna be strapped somehow to the bottom of the res, its a very bad idea to do that, anything below 40 degrees roots will not function properly and growth will begin to become affected, i would not put ice in my res that is directly touching my rootsi n anyway
 
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