Is 82 degrees to warm?

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I live is south florida my water temp is always at 82 no heater at all. Led lights that don't really create heat. All I can assume is the submersible pump in the sump is creating all the heat. Can I get away with 82?


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Ading522

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+1 to what Zack asked..it would help to know what kind of fish stock you have in the tank.. Tell us a little bit more of the fish..

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Localzoo

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Def what fish you keep would be helpful
Higher temps mean higher metabolism
Means more food more water changes etc...
All depends on your fish


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The tank has peacocks and Haps and one Frontosa about 30 total. It's a 200 gallon hexagon shaped tank with wet/dry sump. They are all still small te largest is about 3"


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csrrrc said:
The tank has peacocks and Haps and one Frontosa about 30 total. It's a 200 gallon hexagon shaped tank with wet/dry sump. They are all still small te largest is about 3"


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Nice stock.. I think 82 is fine.. As its about the higher end range that they live in in the wild.. Just remember that higher temp means more metabolism and possibly more aggression.. At 82 you can keep ich at bay..

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Some equipment, like water pumps, does add heat. 82 is a little high for frontosa, especially long term. If it's a lfs frontosa, tank raised for generations, might be ok. But you'd normally keep them a little cooler. Even for Malawis, which I bred for years, I preferred a little cooler, more like upper 70s to 80. But, yes, most Malawis can do low 80s.
 
Localzoo

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neut said:
Some equipment, like water pumps, does add heat. 82 is a little high for frontosa, especially long term. If it's a lfs frontosa, tank raised for generations, might be ok. But you'd normally keep them a little cooler. Even for Malawis, which I bred for years, I preferred a little cooler, more like upper 70s to 80. But, yes, most Malawis can do low 80s.
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Yep too high burns their metabolisms out.


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dogofwar

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The pump is likely heating up the tank. I prefer ~76 or so for everyday temps for rift lake: less power use, less aggression and less waste production.

Matt
 
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frankoq said:
So sounds like 77-80 is the better range?
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Especially for the frontosa. Natural temps for Malawi cichlids depends on species and their natural depth, could be mid 70s or low 80s. Natural temps for frontosa are typically mid-upper 70s. Fronts are generally deep water fish, but Lake Tang temps doesn't get cold with depth since the depth of Lake Tang is geothermally warmed. Typical recommended temps for fronts would be mid to upper 70s and they're ok at 80. But the higher into the 80s the more stressful for fronts.

Front breeders I know find with temps in the low 80s they slow down or stop breeding, so they're apparently not as happy. Mid 80s stresses them and upper 80s can kill them. 82 long term for fronts would be a little like upper 70s for many discus, it's not their comfort zone. (not strictly true for all discus, some are found in water in the 70s in the wild-- but you get the idea)
 
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