New Red Sea Max E-170 Tank Owner

kevin318 · Apr 5, 2020

Hi,
I'm a new Red Sea Max E-170 tank owner for about 3 three weeks now and I've had salt tanks for many years, but never got into corals. I'm planning of starting with softies and maybe get more complex from there. I have had a couple purple mushrooms and some zoanthids that came with some live rock that I purchased years ago. They are both trying to acclimated, hopefully soon. I been reading, watching videos, and joining forums, this is a new journey and I'm excited about it. Thanks for having me.
Stay safe!

Kevin

jsker · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R, and congratulation on the Red Sea Tank.!! :)

albano · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome... softies are not just for beginners!

Fishy212 · Apr 5, 2020

Hi!!! Welcome to R2R. Red Sea tanks are fantastic and have a lot of great DIY projects when you are more settled in :)

Peace River · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Scape · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to reef2reef!

Billldg · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Dr. Phil · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R!

reef lover · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to r2r!

BeejReef · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome Kevin

fuelman · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

SaltyCupcake · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!

mich2599 · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R! :)

KJ · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Brandon Smith · Apr 5, 2020

dbl · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

Phil D. · Apr 5, 2020

Welcome! I bought my daughter the E-170 with the Reef LED 90 and we have had ups and downs with it, but the light is fantastic.

kevin318 · Apr 5, 2020

Phil D. said:
Welcome! I bought my daughter the E-170 with the Reef LED 90 and we have had ups and downs with it, but the light is fantastic.

It came with the Hydra 26 HD LED, I'm having some challenges finding the right settings. I'm still searching. Anything you can tell me that I should not do from your experience?

kevin318 · Apr 5, 2020

albano said:
Welcome... softies are not just for beginners

Wow, beautiful!

Phil D. · Apr 5, 2020

kevin318 said:
It came with the Hydra 26 HD LED, I'm having some challenges finding the right settings. I'm still searching. Anything you can tell me that I should not do from your experience?

I have the Hydra 26 HD LEDs on my E-260, my stings are as follows:
UV, V, RY, B = 65%
Red % Green = 0%
White = 5%
I have had good results, so if you are not at these settings then ramp up to them. Oh, Moonlight I have at 3%, and run lights for 10 hours.