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  1. Cub21rak

    Aiptasia help

    So I'm having an issue with having aiptasia. I've had pepermint shrimp before that have taken care of them. But right now I have 2 triggers and I'd be afraid they would eat a shrimp. Although I may end up trying. Wonder what others have done to get rid of them. I've tried aiptasiaX which works...
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    NWIMAC Frag Fest 2015

    Hey everyone we are 2 months away! The swap will be September 20th at Woodland Park in Portage, In It's at the same location as last years swap. $5 entry for ages 13 and over NWIMAC members with full membership will be free extra along with their family We will have goodie bags being handed...
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    Gfo- is there a difference?

    So I've had my 150g up for 3 weeks. I'm having a big time problem with gha. I currently have a dual reactor and I'm using gfo and carbon. I am looking at new gfo and wonder if there's a difference between what brs sells and what premium aquatics sells?
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    Swap questionnaire

    Hey all we are two weeks away and still have things we need to get finished. We want to have a questionnaire for the attendees and for the vendors. Can you through our some question ideas for this? Ideas Attendees Where did you drive from? Where did you see the information about the swap? Web...
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    Nwimac will donate to our reefing friends.

    Nwimac plans to donate a portion of what's collected at the swap. Please visit this link to read on the details. http://www.nwimac.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7913
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    Club cookout

    Hey all, our club plans monthly meetings, has a summer cookout, and a winter dinner. Our summer cookout is coming up soon. I have an ongoing thread about it on Nwimac with keeping track of what items are being brought. The club is covering the cost on meats and buns. We are asking all who are...
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    Nwimac swap banner

    Hey all one of our members made a banner that can be posted in places or used as a signature as you see I have as mine. If you're interested in helping share the swap in and would post the banner in places here is the link http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=25hfv2e&s=8#.U9XFsMu9KSM
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    Nwimac Facebook picture contest

    Hey guys we've got a picture contest going on at nwimac For a while there i was doing this every month. Hadn't done it in a while but just started it again now. The rules can be found on this thread http://www.nwimac.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7870 If you'd like to enter a picture please register...
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    Hello Chicagoreefs!

    Hey all! Some here know me and many don't. My name is Ryan and Im currently the club president for Nwimac. Our club has been in existence since 2008. As you know we are based in northwest indiana with members in Hammond, highland, portage, and really most of the local cities around the nwi...
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    Can these fish go together?

    Can a yellow watchman goby and a diamond goby live happy in a 75 gal? Watchman I currently have Also can a dragon wrasse and a melanarous wrasse live together in a 75? Melanarous I currently have Is a dragon wrasse reef safe?
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    Cubs frag tank

    Soooooo my frag tank build starts! Here's a drawing of what it'll look like. The dimensions will be 15x24x10. This is so it will make use of the space i have left between my current tank and the wall. The corner overflow will have a hole drilled on both sides and one will be used for overflow...
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    Free algae control?

    Someone in my club posted this and many have been trying it and seem to be having success. I just applied for my free sample. http://nualgiaquarium.com/
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    Setting up a frag tank

    What's you opinion of items needed for a frag tank. Never done one and getting ready to try. Prob gunna start with a 20L. I also will be using a reef radiance dm-155e. Main growth will be zoas. Maybe expand into lps maybe. Thinking just egg crate and corals and maybe couple small fish. Will it...
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    Zoas fading

    So about a week ago I bought a Zoa colony from Trackfast. Here in the picture you can see the colony on the left looking really good But over the last few days its been not looking good. Here is a current pic I had picked it up and shook it off from any sand or debris that has fallen on it...
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    Showing newest post

    I'm noticing something weird. When I hit the new post button it shows posts then when I hit the "what's new" button then it shows other new posts. Why do some posts show and others don't?
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    Visited an up and coming web based place to buy corals

    So I had found a new place to buy coral through a Facebook page. They are currently in the building stages but have lots to enjoy. You can find them on Facebook, they are called Midwest coral connection. I went there and bought 13 frags for $100 and I also took zoas to do some trading. Some...
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    NWIMAC Frag Fest Sept 21st 2014

    NWIMAC Frag Fest 2014 September 21st at Woodland Park in Portage, IN Location: Woodland Park - Oakwood Grand Hall 2100 Willowcreek Rd. Portage, IN 46368 Time: Starts at 12:00pm (Noon) / Ends at 5:00pm Google Maps...
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    Local theatre needs donations

    Kennedy theatre in hammond, in is having a benefit to try raising money to save their theatre. They need big money to update their movie and sound system because movie industry is no longer using reels and only using digital. I keep seeing them post " thank you XXXXXX for your donation to the...
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    My solution to bubble algae

    So I had an outbreak of bubble algae starting. I got some emerald crabs and that didn't seem to do the trick. I had heard and read about foxfaces doing a good job of cleaning it up. I called a lfs near me called Exotic aquatics in highland and he had told me he had great experience with foxface...
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    Keeping track of everyone

    So through this hobby you come across many people and at times many new numbers to keep track of in the phone. This is how I keep track of everyone. In my phone I put everyone's first name then under the last name i put Chicagoreefs. Then sometimes you forget first names and easier to remember...
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