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A follow to my first thread on achieving testing accuracy in our tanks. http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?18251-Are-you-serious-about-water-testing-accuracy-Hach-DR-2000 This thread is only a supplement to the many other articles and info already on the web. It’s how I have...

Chat this morning get me thinking on it. Who has kept a nem of any sort in the sump for more than short term? I’d expect rock and mini carpets to be most suitable, but anyone tried something else? If so what lighting did you use? Did you have to spot feed or did detritus alone keep them going?

There is a pretty cool article in the new edition of "coral" magazine. They have successfully induced acro valida sps to breed in captivity on demand, sort of. There is a long article on how they provided the proper colony size proper conditions to get the colony to spawn. The digital edition...

http://ecotechmarine.com/merger/ http://ecotechmarine.com/news/ecotech-marine-aqua-illumination-ai-announce-merger/ Today is an exciting day for EcoTech Marine, as we announce our merger with AquaIllumination (C2 Development, Inc.) Even more meaningful is what this news means for you, our...

I’m a “bit” obsessive. I wanted to share my results and equipment for anyone else who is as critical of hobby grade tests. It wasn’t cheap but relatively it is. I picked up a used Hach Drel spectrophotometer kit on ebay for $360 shipped...

Hi Mike, Can unlimited age editing of old posts be enabeled again? Yesterday I was able to edit stuff back in May 2013 to include lost content from the crash. Today I can't edit anything older than yesterday. I'm trying to get the other threads photo's back.

This started out in another thread, but it looks like the others have all moved on or stopped the challenge. Mine is going to hang in there, so this thread. http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?16790-Reef-in-a-jar-challenge Originally posted 8-29-2013: I received the round...

I’ve had the meter for a couple weeks now, and so far I think this is finally an accurate conductivity meter. I’ve been using the Pinpoint salinity meter for a couple years, and my first 2 were pretty accurate. The probe had a fault on the second meter while it was under warranty, so I was sent...

Not zefrank's best work but it is still a good watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDwOi7HpHtQ

What do public aquariums do to manage nitrates? Any have first hand knowledge? What about the nitrate levels they keep in fowlr and reef systems? The web has anecdotal numbers of 200-1000(s)ppm for public fowlr aquariums. Google is full of DIY coil and sulfur denitrators, carbon dosing, but...

Havn't seen to many labor day sales yet. Premium Aquatics has a 10% off sale, coupon code LaborDay2013 Aquarium adventure has some stuff onsale, see thread in lounge Aquarium Specialty has a 10% off sale, coupon code MACNA13 Aquacave has 10% off sale, coupon code ACLD10 are there any other...

Any apiarists on here? I was just out tending stored hive comb and thought I'd ask. I grew up with bees but that was in a different age, before mites, beetles and so many pesticides in every yard. I kept them for a couple years recently but after loosing them I realized this is not a hobby I...

From the same author as the angler fish video and many others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5FEj9U-CJM

The first power outage in a couple years is over, about 6-7 hours in length. Thank goodness for battery powered power heads and a generator. My reef is as happy now that commercial AC is back as it was before it went out. I know there are many reefers out there without one or both. It's only a...

I've seen a few photos of SPS spawning in tanks and heard a few anecdotal reports. Does anyone else on CR have any coral which spawns? I’ve never seen mine spawn, but there is little doubt it does. I know this thread is worthless w/o pictures, but I wanted to start the thread and I’ll get...

The last PDF thread in here got me interested again in dart frogs. http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?11740-Poison-Dart-Frog After my reefing experience I knew I needed to do my homework first. One was recommended and I found 2 more good books; Poison Dart Frogs (Complete Herp...

Let me start off with I don't like their husbandry of their livestock. But... They do have some cool and hard to find drygoods. I'm in the market for dart frog gear and they have the terrarium I want. Does anyone know if the fish club discount applies to reptile stuff? or if they have sales on...

For anyone not familiar with Boomer, he is a chemist consultant that was very active on RC and is now more active on manhattanreefs and a few other forums. Below is his bio from manhattanreefs. I found the below podcast and thought I’d share with the large community. It’s a good listen and...

Who wants to share the ways their fish have left you wondering? I dismissed it the first few times but now it is hard to ignore. My sargassum trigger has learned I come to the tank if it splashes. I feed frozen every night about 7:40. If I have not feed and am sitting within eyesight of the...

Here's my DeepBlue 2.2gal FragClub Pico The tank first saw saltwater today. The K1 and LiveRock came from my main tank to minimize cycling. Eqpt list; DeepBlue 8x8x8 tank Coral Compulsion par38 20k and holder w/ dimmer AquaClear 70 modified to run Kaldnes K1 media Cobalt Neo-Therm 25w heater...