• Welcome back Guest!

    MARSH is a private reefing group. Comments and suggestions are encouraged, but please keep them positive and constructive. Negative threads, posts, or attacks will be removed from view and reviewed by the staff. Continually disruptive, argumentative, or flagrant rule breakers may be suspended or banned.

Recent content by AggieBrandon

  1. A

    Barry Bonds - 756

    Just surprised I logged on this morning and there wasn't a post about this yet. Just figured I would post and see what everyone else's thoughts are about this new achievement. I personally think that he is a great ball player and it does take lots of talent to hit a home run. But, I think...
  2. A

    My new Kalkwasser Reactor and Waste Collector by Kevin Ngo

    Hello everyone. Just wanted to take the time to post about the new kalkwasser reactor and protein skimmer waste collector I had built by Kevin Ngo (ReefAlot). I picked them up on Wednesday from TFD. I haven't had the chance to hook them up to the tank yet but I did wet test them with...
  3. A

    Rotozip and Dremel Users

    Hello all. I was just wondering if any of you use or have used the rotozip or dremel tool to cut acrylic. I currently have a dremel tool with tons of attachments and am debating purchasing a rotozip. I want to try my hand at acrylic work so I wanted to get some opinions on what works best for...
  4. A

    who cultures phytoplankton?

    Hello all. I'm looking to start culturing my own phytoplankton. I have read quite a bit of information and feel that I am ready to start a culture up. I think I am going to follow the directions on Marc's (melev) website by starting with a culture aquired from someone and then using the...
  5. A

    Kalkwasser Reactor and Dosing Pumps ???

    Hello everyone, I just purchased a kalkwasser reactor. Now I need to make a decision on how I want to hook it up to my system. I'm not sure if I want to hook my RO/DI unit directly to the reactor, use a small pump in a water storage reservoir, or use a dosing pump that draws water from the...
  6. A

    New Fuge Bulbs on the Market

    My girlfriend Kim and I were in Houston yesterday browsing the hardware stores looking for plumbing parts and other miscellaneous things that were needed around the house. I have read on Reef Central that Home Depot was going to stop carrying the bulbs that people have been using to light their...
  7. A

    How is sargassum looking?

    Heading to Matagorda in the morning and was wondering how the sargassum was looking on the coast. Is it still rolling in hard and heavy or has it slowed down quite a bit? Thanks for any info you can provide. B
  8. A

    XM 15K PAR value

    Did you all see how poorly the XM 15K bulb's PAR value was? Joe (JB NY) tested it out to have 264 PAR on a Standard PFO M58 Ballast and 318 PAR on a PFO HQI Ballast. Not much higher PAR value than the XM 20K. I think when I upgrade I'll change to the XM 10K bulbs instead. Hard to argue with...
  9. A

    Lone Star Coral Shipment In

    Tom managed to get in some good stuff. Here are a few pics (from his site). He has some nice clams in, some anemones, astrea snails and hermits, some nice lps, sps, zoanthids, and ricordea. You can visit his site at http://www.lonestarcoral.com/ I'm looking at getting one of those nice green...
  10. A

    Crystal Seas Bioassay Salt

    I have been using this salt with good results and am almost out. Does anyone know if there are any stores in the Houston area that carry this salt still? Any information you can offer is appreciated. Thanks. Brandon
  11. A

    What Calc/Alk levels do you keep your reef tanks at?

    Hello, Just curious to see what everyone keeps their Calcium/Alkalinity levels at for their reef tanks. I am working on my SPS dominated tank and want to keep the levels as close to optimum as possible. I will be using Tropic Marin bio-calcium to raise my calcium levels and Kalkwasser to keep...
  12. A

    where to find weld on?

    I just got done calling Lowes, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Hobby Lobby and I cannot locate any weld on solvent. Does anyone have an idea of where to find it in the Katy/Houston area? If not is there any other acceptable glue to use on acrylic? I have an acrylic container that has a small leak...
  13. A

    Best way to drill acrylic?

    Hello all. I am looking to drill a hole in a piece of 3/8" acrylic sheet. The hole will be big enough to pass 1/2" threads through to a female fitting and use o-rings to seal both sides. My question is what is the best method used to drill the acrylic? Should I use a hole saw on a variable...
  14. A

    Anybody seen the "dual output" JBJ powerheads for

    Has anyone seen the new JBJ dual output powerheads for sale anwhere? Here is a link to what they look like. http://www.jbjlighting.com/P_sp_dualoutput.html I think I will try a few out if I can find them. Thanks. Brandon
  15. A

    Which CO2 Regulator do you use?

    This question is for those of you that have calcium reactors or know quite a bit about them. I am looking to buy a CO2 regulator and was curious to see which brand each of you use and if there are any positives or negatives about that brand. If you have a link to the regulator (either for...
See more
Top