What is the highest temp a reef tank can reach b4 a problem?

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My tank is already up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with my AC running and it suppose to get much hotter today so wondering at what point to worry
 

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Agreed they tolerate shockingly high temps but the system begins to produce lots of extra floc and needs + export as all systems are running much faster than normal at those temps, the oxygen delivery of the square box is set to X by ambient params/system design and then upping the temp above 80 is the number one thing that lowers oxygen and increases castings and life/death cycles for the microbes but they stay alive. Working with a friend right now in the Philippines whose tank routinely gets to 88-90
 

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My tank runs at 82 to 83.5 I haven't noticed an issues over the past year
 
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