• 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.

Search results

  1. J

    New Sump

    What are your thoughts on a sump with sand/crushed coral or a bare bottom? Thank You.
  2. J

    magnesium is low

    Tested my magnesium last night and it was at 1000. I know that it need to be between 1250 and 1350. How much can I safely raise the magnesium level in the tank per day to get it were it needs to be? Thank You.
  3. J

    Codium

    Does anyone have information on codium? Is this a good refugium plant? Thank you.
  4. J

    Return Nozzle Placment

    I have a Oceanic 90 Gal with two return nozzles. Should I point them both in the same direction, or in opposite directions? I am trying to maximize water flow. Thank you.
  5. J

    Marine Depot and Current USA

    I know at one time or another most of us have had trouble when ordering over the internet or out of a catalog. That being said, I recently had an issue with an order from Marine Depot that I feel is worth sharing. Three weeks ago I ordered a Current USA Sundial T5HO 48” light from Marine...
  6. J

    opaque lens

    I brought a young Fox Face Rabbit fish from a LFS store over a week ago. After I had it for a couple of days I noticed that the eyes looked opaque when the mid day lights were on. When I shine a flash light on the fish the eyes look normal. The fish is eating and swimming good. I read on a...
  7. J

    DIY Waste collector

    Does anyone have a suggestion or plans for making a waste collector for a protien skimmer?
  8. J

    Yellow Tang

    I know some fish will change color when frightened or to blend in to their environment. The head on my yellow tang turns almost black at times and is sometimes almost white at other. Is this typical behavior?
  9. J

    T5 HO Lighting Fixture

    Are there any LFS in Houston that sell T5 Lighting fixtures?
  10. J

    T5's vs PC

    Is T5 lighting really better than power compacts (PC)? I know that the T5 bulbs last longer, but it takes more T5 bulbs to produce the same output. Any advice is welcomed. I have a 90gal with SPS corals, live rock and a few fish and a GBT anemone.
  11. J

    Green Bubble tip Anemone

    I have read several articles on the site about anemones splitting after a water change. Has anyone had one split into three before? I had four bubble tips this weekend, three green and one yellow. The one that split was the smallest one in my tank and also the newest. I did a 10% water...
  12. J

    Switching pump off for feeding

    I have been shutting my main pump off for feeding. Does anyone know if shutting the pump off and on everyday will shorten the life of the pump?
  13. J

    Food for clean up crew

    My tank has been up for more than six months and has cycled several times. Thanks to my clean up crew and the refugium, algae in the main tank is almost gone. I don’t want my clean up crew to starve or start eating on my SPS corals. Does anyone have a recommendation on what I could put in the...
  14. J

    Power outage

    I lost power this morning for several hours. My main pump (Mag 12) is on a APC UPS 1500 battery backup. After the power came on I noticed that the pump was making a loud humming noise. Could this be from running the pump on the UPS? Can running the pump on the UPS damage the it?
  15. J

    Help Identifying

    I think this is a nudibranch? If it is what should I do with it?
  16. J

    Dragon Goby Help

    Can anyone help with Dragon goby question? I have looked on the internet and have found two different fish identified as Dragon gobies. One is a eel looking fish that according to the internet comes from brackish water but can be adapted to freash or saltwater. The other fish is also known...
  17. J

    Strange creature

    I need help identifing what I think is a worm in my aquarium. I was unable to get a picture but will try the next time I see it. It was about an inch long, with an arrow shaped head, and was flat on the bottom and kind of bristly on top. Have looked at pictures with of bristle worms, but with...
  18. J

    Red slime algae

    Any recommendations for controlling or removing red slim algae?
  19. J

    Nitrate Help

    Can Iodine and Phytoplankton throw off your Nitrate readings? My ammonia and Nitrite levels are 0. I added the Iodine and Pytoplankton about an hour before I tested.
  20. J

    Clown Fish and Anemone

    How long should you wait before adding an Anemone to a new tank? One LFS told me to wait until the tank was a year old. Another LFS told me that as long as my readings are stable and good then could add one.
Top