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It's obvious there are those of us here promoting responsible reefkeeping, and some who treat the online community like their own personal Craigslist alternative. I would like to suggest the FS forum rules be refined to discourage exclusive use of the selling forum. This site was founded to...

Helping ugly women look good, or evil pyramid scheme? Discuss... Vote for Pedro.

Ok guys and gals, after Walt's raving review of the new expanded facility he toured last weekend, some of us have already decided to block out our plans for the next open house and make the trip. I will be looking into getting a group rate for rooms up there on friday night before the tour, and...

Got my new MacBook Pro Retina. Looking for someone that has a hardware calibration kit that can help hook me up with an LCD calibration. I tried using the built in software calibration and I think my profile is slightly worse than the stock profile. I would be happy to hook you up with a few...

How about getting supporters another giveaway? IIRC that was supposed to be a big asset of being a supporter was having better odds in the "supporter only" giveaways. Haven't seen a single giveaway since the original one. Also still looking for my t-shirt, not even sure where it ended up or...

CONTEST WILL OFFICIALLY START: August 1st 2012 AND END November 1st 2012. Cost to enter is $30 Pre-pay via Paypal Personal Gift (or cash if local). PM for PayPal info and to be added to the list. Simple rules to follow: 1. Must do a brief writeup of your system (eg. size, flow, light...

As in, completely popped from the skeleton cause my darn clownfish likes it rough. I have a ton of random loose heads of candycane that she has broken off their skeletons. Do I just dump these, or is there some way I can get them to grown new stems? Ive never had to deal with this before, but...

I know the "new iPad" is still fairly new, but we just picked ours up yesterday, and I'm in search of a good snap-on back case. What I understand is the iPad 2 snap-ons don't fit well since the new one is microscopically thicker or some bull like that. So anyways, who has any advice about...

Worked up a rough first version for the sump I want to have built for the 180, note that no bracing or lids have been designed, I want to have the tank layed out first. There will be dual reverse durso draining into the 2 bubble pipes, which then flows into dual 4" socks, or possibly a single...

So I've come to realize its not the pump, but the fundamental design of the TLF Phosban 550 reactor that make it inadequate for use with biopellets. They are designed for granular/pelletized media, with a gentle boil, not for the violent rolling tumble that bio pellets require. I'm 200ml into...

Will a Rio 1700 be enough to run a liter of bio pellets, and about 1.5 cups of carbon? They will be run as 2 single reactors off a PVC manifold connected to the pump. One phosban 150 for carbon, and one phosban 550 for pellets. I just don't see it being cost effective to have to run almost 3...

So she's here. Lotta heavy lifting and extra hands to help, but we got it in today. Just a few quick pics to document from the start... And the tank's No.1 little fan admiring the surprise getting home from grandma... Now I need a shower and some sleep! More updates to come soon!

CONTEST WILL OFFICIALLY START: April 9, 2012 AND END July 9, 2011. Cost to enter is $15 Cash payment is to be made at pickup of frag. Pre-pay via Paypal Personal Gift is allowed, PM for PayPal info. Simple rules to follow: 1. Must do a quick writeup of their system (eg. size, flow, light...

Thanks to Jeremy @ Premium Aquatics, I am pleased to announce that NOW is the time to pick up that fancy refractometer you have all been holding off buying! Premium Aquatics Refractometer Code: REFRACT-PA-K Regular Price: $39.99 (+shipping) Special! Now comes with a FREE bottle of...

Just wanted to share a quick vid of my clingfish during a mysis feeding. About the only time it is seen out and about with the lights on. Very fricken cool fish, and I am soooo glad that I picked one of these up from MCF. It seems to be doing very well, and is extremely peaceful. Definitely...

Ok, so I started with a frag of sour apple birdsnest months ago, it seemed healthy and happy, then out of the blue the underside of the coral started dying off, had none of the trademark RTN signs, and after about half the skeleton died off, leaving mostly 1/4" nubs of polyps on the tips of each...

So right now I have an MP40wES on the left side glass, and an MP20 on the back glass right side of the overflow in my Marineland 60g cube. I have the MP20 dialed down to about 50-60% in reef crest mode, and the MP40 around 70-80% in Ecosmart Nutrient mode. I'm anticipating upgrading the MP20...

Looking for a few volunteers to help in beta testing a potential new feature for the site. This will require installation of a small client program to connect to a voice chat server, and you must also have a properly installed mic for input, and headset/speakers for output. If you are...

Who watched last night? Can NOT wait til february to see what happens next! Holy awesome surprise ending! This show snuck onto my must watch list and still holding strong a year later. Don't spoil it for anyone else!

CONTEST WILL OFFICIALLY START: December 5, 2011 AND END March 5, 2011. ChicagoReefs.com member Dre "Lil BamBam" has generously volunteered to donate a colony of speckled green palythoas for this growout contest. The palys have all been fragged and mounted to identical brand new frag plugs, and...