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    Posted: December 08 2012 at 12:58pm
Looking for ideas on temperature control.  I have a 75 gallon tank in my business office and I need better temp control 24/7 when I am not right there in the office to monitor.  Any ideas?  I do not have any knowledge in chillers or other methods.  Average temp right now is around 83 degrees ( way to warm)  I want to start investing in some nicer corals but need better stable water temperature.

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what's the ambient temp of the room? Do they have it that high? If not, turn down the heater in there. A bit more info on the surroundings and room temperature swings would help get you a more definitive answer.
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How about a canopy or sump fan set on a timer? More set up details would prove to be helpful.
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I have my heaters hooked to a controller, so when the tank hits 78, the heaters are automatically turned off...has helped stability quite a bit!
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Plus one on the controller.  I had one heater that ran until the tank was 80 plus degrees.  I put it on my controller and the controller turns on the socket until the tank hits the specified max temp and then turns it off.  If it sticks on it would heat to 80 plus, nothing life threatening, but too warm for my liking. Plus it will send me an email or text and tell me I'm in overheat mode and will automatically turn off the lights and heater.  Plus I can contol each from my Android phone.

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