Looking for lighting advice

[EricR]

Not sure where you're at in your "ramp up slowly" plan but just wanted to make sure you know the myAI iOS app has an acclimation mode to do that for you -- crescent moon icon in the upper right.
*just a note in case you didn't realize that

 

[cypike]

I’d stay away from the hammer and torch corals for a little while. You do know they aren’t soft corals yeah? Easy zoas would be a better option, try and get a good established plug of them rather than two freshly fragged polyps.

Yeah I know, they’re supposed to be “easy” though right? Lol

 

[cypike]

Not sure where you're at in your "ramp up slowly" plan but just wanted to make sure you know the myAI iOS app has an acclimation mode to do that for you -- crescent moon icon in the upper right.
*just a note in case you didn't realize that

I didn’t realize this

 

[EricR]

I didn’t realize this

It's in the upper-right in the image you posted in post# 4.

Basically set your levels how you want them to be in 60 days (or 30 days or whenever),,, then click the Moon to get to Acclimation Mode and set if for 60 days (or however long) and set the starting percentage (like 50% or whatever you want to START with).

 

[CoastalTownLayabout]

I wouldn’t say torches are ‘easy’. Hammers are ‘easier’. Thing is you have a 7 week old system, there’s a lot of changes happening and corals appreciate stability. You may get lucky, you may not. Not trying to scare you off anything but there’s a reason why the phrase ‘nothing good happens quickly’ in this hobby is used so often.

 

[cypike]

It's in the upper-right in the image you posted in post# 4.

Basically set your levels how you want them to be in 60 days (or 30 days or whenever),,, then click the Moon to get to Acclimation Mode and set if for 60 days (or however long) and set the starting percentage (like 50% or whatever you want to START with).

Well I’m an idiot

 

[cypike]

I wouldn’t say torches are ‘easy’. Hammers are ‘easier’. Thing is you have a 7 week old system, there’s a lot of changes happening and corals appreciate stability. You may get lucky, you may not. Not trying to scare you off anything but there’s a reason why the phrase ‘nothing good happens quickly’ in this hobby is used so often.

That’s cool, I’m ok with waiting too

 

[EricR]

Well I’m an idiot

I wouldn't say that... it's definitely not obvious
...but you've got the technology so might as well take advantage of it

 

[cypike]

I got this one but I have it being delivered a few weeks from now to let my tank age out more