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Damn, it feels good to have a reef tank again..... for those of you that don't know me, I have been keeping reef tanks for almost 20 years. Most recently, I had a 60g SPS dominated cube tank and a 25g zoanthid dominated cube tank up until late 2016. Anyway, here is the lowdown on the new...

Hello old and new friends, After getting out a couple years ago due to divorce and moving, I am ready to jump back in!!! Bought a house in Plainfield a little over a month ago and am finally settled in. Probably going to start out small for now, but very much looking forward to being part of...

Decided to upgrade my work tank from a little 3g AIO to a IM Fusion 20. All of my employees are excited about the bigger tank, so this should be a fun setup. I plan on doing mostly zoas, ricordia, and LPS to keep the tank low maintenance. Probably will have a pair of clowns and a midas...

Hello fellow reefers, I am once again doing the Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois. This will be my 4th year participating in this event, which has allowed me to raise $4,000 over the past 3 years. 100% of all money raised goes to allowing special needs children...

Realized I never put up my build thread here, so figured I would finally make one... My 60g cube was setup on March 5, 2011 and was a transfer from a 28g LED Nanocube. Here is the equipment list... 60g Marineland Reef Ready Cube (24"x24"x24") Marineland Monterrey Stand (Espresso color)...

So I have been running a 6 bulb ATI Powermodule over my 60g cube tank since I setup the tank in March of 2011 and have loved it. The growth and coloration from the T5's has been excellent. With the LED craze going on lately, I have been doing lots of reading to find out what works the best and...

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who supported me this year for the Polar Plunge. Overall, I was able to raise $1,670 for the Illinois Special Olympics. Overall, our Lake Bluff site raised $91,800. In Lake Bluff, Lake Michigan was too frozen for us to safely do the plunge, so they...

I'll play along and match Mai's recent generosity by also giving away some SPS frags. I have 6 unmounted frags of this green/purple acro that are at least 1.5" each. I will give these away to newer reefers who are getting into SPS. Here are the rules.... First come, first serve You must PM...

So Mai and I thought it would be fun to get fellow CR fishermen (and women) out to do some fishing sometime this spring. We haven't picked a location or a date yet, but were hoping to get an idea of how many people would be interested in joining us. Since Mai is a MASTER BAITER, maybe he will...

So I decided to ditch my original 5g EcoPico that I had at work for something a little larger. I picked up this 11.4g Mr. Aqua tank from Gary for $20. Got it all cleaned up, painted the back black and it was ready to go. 11.4g Mr. Aqua Rimless tank Coral Compulsion Par 38 bulb Aqueon HOB...

So it seems that there are a lot of folks that are tired of the old ways of reef clubs. So I am wondering why can't there be another option? I figured I would see if there are enough people out there with interest to organize a new club with a fresh start. I don't want to get into details...

Decided to change things up on my EcoPico work tank, so I sold my clowns and cleared out the coral. I want this tank to be a lagoon style tank with mangroves. Trying to decide between a couple of Banghai or Pajama Cardinals or a few different gobies. Leaning towards adding some sort of macro...

Anyone else doing any of the Polar Plunges around Chicagoland? In support of the Illinois Special Olympics, I am participating in the Polar Plunge in Lake Bluff on March 2nd. If anyone would like to sponsor me, please let me know and I can send you the link. 100% of all donations go...

Just wanted to say congrats to Jay and his wife on the birth of their daughter tonight!!!! I'm guessing he will be doing a little less "transporting" for everyone the next couple of weeks...

Yesterday, I asked Dave if he could get me a Swissguard Basslet. Got a text from him this morning that he had my fish, so off to AquaPros I went. It should be very happy in my 25g zoa tank. Only have a pic of him in the bag so far... he went into hiding upon being released. Once he comes...

Just wanted to show off my new fish and say thanks to Dave for a great deal!!! If you haven't been to there yet, you should really check it out. He is getting in some awesome livestock and I am sure it will just get better as he grows into his new store.

As some of you know, my 60g cube is pretty full. So I have received permission from the boss to setup another tank for my zoas/palys and frags. So here is what I am working with... Marineland 25g RR Cube (18"x18"x18") Marineland Monterrey Espresso Stand Custom Sump from Nano Sea Creations...