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Do most of you think 82f is too warm for most plants.
My tank seems to end up at this temp, because of the fish I keep and to ward off ich.



My Scapes

It depends on the plant .
Most should do just fine @those temps...although warding off ich @that temp I'm not too sold on .... IME hornwort doesnt quite like the warmer temps but others seem to have had no trouble with it reaching higher than that :%).

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If you list the plants you have I might be able to give you some of the recommended temperatures, but I think you will find they are well below the temperature you have

I have read that most tropical tanks for plants "should" be kept at 75-79F 24-26C +/- 2 this is considered the most practical. Specific plants might require special conditions. Also remember the substrate could be 2-4C lower than the water temp.

I have checked mine (I have a UGF) and it is basically the same as the tank temp. Reason being the warm water is constantly pasing through the substrate.

Most good Aquarium plant books will give you a guide as to what is the best temperature for that particular plant.

The substrate can also be heated up by placing the tank onto a heat pad as used in the horticulture nursery trade.

Keith

Last edited by keithgh at 13-Apr-2005 22:58

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Ich doesn't die until somewhere around 95F. I usually just treat it at what temp the tank was at anyway and haven't lost a fish.
The only plants I've had trouble with in my higher temp tank is hornwort and java fern. They grow fine in the unheated river tank and the tanks kept at 78F but not the one at 82.

86 is the temp that most strains of ich die off at, but there will always be ich in the tank. You can't ever fully get rid of it.

Most plants will survive at the temp. It may slow growth down a tad but they'll be ok. A few plants will suffer. I find that Java Fern and Moss don't like heat.

My own tank is usually at 80o as I live in the tropics and don't need a heater. Plants do fine. I find if the temp gets up to 86o they start to suffer.

Keith is correct though 26o is optimum for growth. A few dgrees higher and lower and they will survive.

Last edited by bensaf at 14-Apr-2005 00:58

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the olnly common plant that likes/requires cooler water for long term health are lace plants, the rest do fine at a wide range, 70-90F.

Colder water holds more gas(CO2, N2, O2 etc) at equilbrium than warmer water. It'll also slow growth down if the temps are lower.


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Tom Barr