New to Saltwater

[jsker]

Nice. 76 shovelhead, 97 fat boy, and 2000 road king.

Nice

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Have to agree with @jsker, 6 weeks is pushing it. Take your time, nothing rushed in this hobby pays off.

 

[jsker]

+1, I guess I will ride to work tomorrow

 

[Darkartist]

Agreed, and double check all your parameters first, make sure Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Phosphate, Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium are all within acceptable range. Start with a few easier corals such as @jsker suggested

Sorry. I was going to start with polps and zoas. I don't think I'll be doing sps.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

+1, I guess I will ride to work tomorrow

What do you ride?

 

[Darkartist]

Have to agree with @jsker, 6 weeks is pushing it. Take your time, nothing rushed in this hobby pays off.

Not sure what I'm rushing thou? I have everything else and I daily care for tank.

 

[Darkartist]

What do you ride?

Mostly the 76 shovelhead. My father's bike. Sentimental value.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Sorry. I was going to start with polps and zoas. I don't think I'll be doing sps.

Lol said the exact same thing when I first started out, and now i'm pretty much SPS dominant

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Not sure what I'm rushing thou? I have everything else and I daily care for tank.

I put some in our tank and didn't let it mature and rushed the cycle. We have several skeletons that use to be really nice corals.

 

[Darkartist]

Lol said the exact same thing when I first started out, and now i'm pretty much SPS dominant

I'm not sure the oem lighting it the Biocube will be strong enough but I've heard so many opinions. Where's all my Biocube friends at? Lol

 

[hdsoftail1065]

I'm not sure the oem lighting it the Biocube will be strong enough but I've heard so many opinions. Where's all my Biocube friends at? Lol

We upgraded to Steve's LEDs, great lights and easy to install. Some folks pull the lid and run other lights and there are some other in the hood that I'm not familiar with.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

We upgraded to Steve's LEDs, great lights and easy to install. Some folks pull the lid and run other lights and there are some other in the hood that I'm not familiar with.

There are a few folks doing great with stock lights.

 

[jsker]

What do you ride?

2006 1200 custom, stage 3.

 

[Darkartist]

I put some in our tank and didn't let it mature and rushed the cycle. We have several skeletons that use to be really nice corals.

My tank has cycled. Or at least to my understanding. I have had a diatom bloom and it cleared naturally. Also and growing green hair algae on rocks and sand. 3 Fish are great and cleanup crew 20 strong. Have Breeding pair of clowns in another tank waiting to be moved.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

2006 1200 custom, stage 3.

Sweet!

 

[Darkartist]

Lol said the exact same thing when I first started out, and now i'm pretty much SPS dominant

Do you have a Biocube?

 

[Darkartist]

We upgraded to Steve's LEDs, great lights and easy to install. Some folks pull the lid and run other lights and there are some other in the hood that I'm not familiar with.

Such an expensive upgrade thou.

 

[PDR]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Do you have a Biocube?

Nope, I have a 40 gallon breeder. But I started out with softies and a couple LPS and said I was never going to go more advance than that...sps seemed way to intimidating.....and well...here we are today I will say however that I'd really like to get a biocube for my daughter.

 

[Darkartist]

Such an expensive upgrade thou.

I really do only want my 5 fish and all soft Coral thou till I learn a lot more.