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So I've had this maxi mini anemone in my nanocube since december. It has always done well, always ate properly and never bothered anything. About a month ago, the anemone started shriveling up. It was no longer opening up properly. The colors changed and was no longer as colorful as it used to...

I know that petco has pretty much become synonymous with being the last place on earth any self-respecting reefer would go to buy fish or corals from, but that isn't what I'm here to talk about. Over the last month or so I've been searching for a Magnificent Foxface, particularly a juvenile...

To many of you, yesterday was the beginning of the best season of the year, hockey season. The Hawks are currently at 2 cup wins in 4 years, one more and they technically are classified as a legacy. Anyone think they will do it? How far do you think they will go this season? And for those of...

I thought this was cool, and since it relates to Chicago in particular, decided to post it. http://www.today.com/pets/let-him-eat-cake-granddad-fish-celebrates-80-years-aquarium-4B11187459 "top-notch water quality, nutrition and health care", something we all should be putting into our own...

I got this indonesian scoly from Reefwise almost a month ago. I put it in the sandbed of my tank, where it had moderate flow, and had a rocky outcrop blocking some of the light. Within a day it was opening fully. It was fine for about two weeks or so. Then one day, it stopped opening up...

After losing a few fish to ich, I'm going to try and catch the rest of them and quarantine them. As well as quarantine any new arrivals. I have the following equipment, and was wondering if this would be good to use as a quarantine system for most fish up to and including small tangs: -20H...

I got this when I tried to access CR today. Figured I'd let you all know.

I'm at the fun process of determining what skimmer to get for my tank. I am running a 75 gallon with a 20L sump. The location in the sump for the skimmer is about 12 in x 8 in, with the water level being around 8-9 inches there. The two I've been looking at are: Skimz SM 121 Monzter E-Series...

Was at Reefwise yesterday and decided to buy a Flame Angel. Well a particular one caught my eye and I told them I wanted it. Turns out this particular Flame is not a normally caught flame angel. This one is a rarer morph of Flame from Hawaii. It commanded a higher price, but the beauty of this...

Just wanted to get this out there and see if anyone else has had similar issues. Sunday evening I placed an order via ReefCleaners for a CUC for my 75g tank. It was shipped yesterday and was set to arrive today. I told my mom to be home so she could receive the package. I happened to check my...

Looking for suggestions on where to buy live rock from. I'll be looking for between 70-100 pounds of it. I'd prefer fully cured live rock if possible. Thanks

Many of you have probably seen me post about how if only my 75g was up and running I'd be able to buy this or that or go to this event or do whatever. Well I'm finally ready to post some information about my new 75 gallon mixed reef tank. First, a little background about myself. I've been in...

I'm in the process of building my new reef and am looking for suggestions for skimmers. I won't be buying it for a couple months, but I definitely want to know how much I would need to save up for it. I'm putting together a 75g tank with a 20L for a sump. I'll have around 70-90lbs of rocks...

So who's skipping work this friday to go to the Blackhawks Parade downtown and celebrate the victory of the Stanley Cup? I know I am.

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Aquarium Adventure in Bolingbrook currently has a 50% off sale on all their fish and corals. The sale lasts until the 23rd. Although when I went in today, it seemed they have an outbreak of GHA and bubble algae in some of their tanks, and had some very...

I found this on a different site and just had to share. To anyone thinking about buying a Condy anemone, although they can look nice, this can happen to fish. So be warned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z_1_9Qb5dLY And although Aquarium Adventure is very overpriced...

I'm almost ready to start setting up my 75 gallon reef tank. I have a couple questions though on how what to do for a couple things. #1, my sump. I built a custom sump. It is a 20L tank divided into 3 chambers, 1 fuge, 1 skimmer, and 1 return chamber. My question is, would it be beneficial...

I need to get my 75 gallon tank drilled. 1x 1.5" drainage hole and 2x 1" return holes. Anyone know of any shops that will do it, or anyone on here have experience with drilling tanks? If you know of a shop, will they guarantee the tank? Or is it drilled at your own risk?

Considering how very few of these I see, I wanted to inform all the Chicagoreefers in case there was someone looking for one badly. Aquarium Adventure in Bolingbrook off Boughton, has a purple tang in stock. However, they want $200+ for it. It was about 3 inches long. I'm not sure how...

So I started with a 5 gallon fluval spec v in november, I then swapped to a JBJ Nanocube 12gal in the beginning of february. Well my choices of livestock are going to be requiring me to upgrade at some point, so I figured I'd start planning and saving up now. I'm looking to get a custom 40...