Success in a Reef

Success in a reef: temperature safe zones and management tips.

 Thermal stability is a critical concept within the world of aquaria. Maintaining a temperature that exists within the safety zone for your aquarium inhabitants, as well as keeping it stable and consistent, are some of the basic tenets of keeping an aquarium. These days, it’s relatively simple to do, and quite cost effective. Unfortunately, while it remains a very simple concept, there are some factors that can contribute to temperature fluctuations within your aquarium, in unexpected ways, and these complications can make it tricky to keep things stable. Today, we’ll go over the temperature safe zone for a reef aquarium, what it means to have a bit of a buffer within your temperature range, and, we’ll discuss unexpected heat sources, both internal and external, and how they may be contributing to a warmer environment than you’d prefer.