80 Degree Water

[Jamie]

Yikes!...I think I need to change my pump. The temp of my house is between 72 and 74 Degrees F. My tank temp is 80. The only thing I have on is a Custom Sealife T4(lots of circulation) for my sump. My heater is even unplugged. Will 80 deg water hurt future plants? Or should I just get another pump?

Thanks - Jamie

PS Will this temp cause the my water to appear cloudy and the CO2 from my reactor to rise rapidly once entering the tank?

[djlen]

80 degrees is not something to be alarmed about. I don't know of any(that's not to say there aren't any) plants or fish that would react negatively to that temp.
My tanks are now at 78 - 80 depending on the exterior temp and I've always kept them in that vicinity. 'course that's only since 1966 so I should observe further, I guess, before making any rash statements.
Some people who keep Discus go about 82 - 84 and have nicely planted tanks.

Len

[Cearbhaill]

My planted aquarium is (unfortunately- but it looks so good!) located in a room that sees a tremendous amount of in/out dog traffic. As I'm in sunny South Florida the room stays warm, so the tankwater is always 82-84ºF this time of year.

I realize that I keep mostly low tech plants (there's a plant list on my photos page) but all are doing very well.

[Gomer]

I was running a tank at 86° for 2 weeks while some fish were under treatment. all of the plants were PERFECTLY fine.

[Timmain42]

I think I'm going to win this one... but only by accident and my own stupidity.

I have 2 400W MH lights suspended about 1.5 feet above my big tank. Months went by before I wised up and took the tops off the sump and tank to reduce the temperature from 92° to a nice stable 80-84° during the day.

Can't wait to by a dehumdifier later this month... :(

P.S. the plants never noticed the high temp. Plants... they're tougher and more resiliant that I used to give them credit for.