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Hey all, I bought this frag, labelled 'ultra zoas'. Well, I'm thinking they aren't zoas at all. They don't ever close, and have a calciferous skeleton. Anybody know what I got here? Jordan 'Gunner'

Epic tank disaster this weekend. Cooked my fish and corals at 94 degrees for 10 hours. Was enough to kill half my fish and half my coral, mainly all the monti I just got from the community (it was looking great too!). Still trying to work out exactly what happened, but it appears that I...

My cowrie somehow managed to get on my wavemaker! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=648485862768&set=vb.79700571&type=2&theater&notif_t=video_processed

Hey all, Is there a store in Chicago where you can buy pvc-80 (the black stuff)? I need some more to finish up my reactor plumbing, and have thus far only been able to get it with online orders. I don't need a wide array of parts, but maybe the tubing itself and some 90 degrees, curious if...

Hey all, I have always had more sand floating around than I would like. I used to use some filter floss in the back chambers to help. However, now I have a pump to my biopellet reactor in the bottom of chamber 1, a skimmer entirely filling chamber 2, and a pump to my main display at the...

So what were these? I realize it's a challenge to guess what type of brain coral something is from it's skeleton but any insight would be appreciated. I have no clue what the large fan-type coral is behind it. What do you all think? Jordan 'Gunner'

Hey all, Is there a way I can adjust settings to receive notifications for replies on my posts? It seems I am only being notified of private messages, I'm wondering if there is any way I can avoid scrolling through forums to find which ones I posted on/have been replied to. Thanks! Jordan

Hey all, I once saw a thread about a guy hooking up a doorbell to the apex breakout box and using it as a feed button. Well my question is this: Can any toggle or push button switch be connected to the apex breakout box? I'm thinking I'd like to mount a big red panic button (for quick and...

Dear Chicago Reefers, I wanted to formally introduce myself and my tank to you all. My name is Jordan Gunn, I am a graduate student in pharmacognosy (a mix of ethnobotany, biology, and phytochemistry) here in Chicago. I would say I really got into reefing about a year ago when I asked my...