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    Bucktown

    Heading into the city Saturday Dec 8 my son is playing at Quenchers saloon. Any lfs I should hit, we will be around bucktown. Thanks for the heads up.
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    Mayday Mayday

    I over dosed instant ocean marine conditioner during a water change, I have a 150 total system and the bottle that treats 400 gal was put in. I'm loosing all my coral fast. Any thoughts on running carbon??????
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    Spots id please

    I have dots on my leather and hammer any idea? Thanks
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    Octopus Extreme GONE WILD

    I got a new Reef Octopus Extreme XS 200 Protein Skimmer 7 months ago and had been working great,,,,last night came home and was over flowing and filling up wast container short of flooding. I opened the flow and cleaned up the mess. when I got it if you plug the air inlet the bubbles would stop...
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    DIY Phytoplankton

    Anyone making there own phytoplankton? I have see several post on this and some have said to use miracle gro. I started with PHYTO2 as a starter culture and 5 ml of miracle gro water @ 1.019 not sure how its going to turn out. The bottle on the left is trigger pods, one is PHYTO2 (N) and the...
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    bulk reef supply same as Randy 2 part

    Does any one know if using bulk reef supply in Randy F calculator is it the same?
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    Zoa contest

    It's been 9 months any updates and pictures of the grow out contest?????
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    Poll: Wich brand of salt do you use?

    Instant Ocean Reef Crystals Oceanic ESV Coralife Tropc Marin Other
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    Tank Temperature

    I wonder what everybody else is running there tank temp at? I have had it set at 80 deg since set up and thinking about dropping down to 78. I have had a problem with hair algae and started running GFO for 2 weeks and shorted up light cycle and seems to be going away but some corals not happy...
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    Tanked

    Mr Waltwater interview with TANKED http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com:80/mr-saltwater-tank-interviews-brett-raymer-star-of-animal-planets-tanked/
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    Refuge ID help

    Not sure what this is, they feel like a sponge and are growing in my refuge and in the back of DT drain box. Keep or loose????????
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    Friend or foe ?

    bristle worm???? or fire worm ?????
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    coral flaking

    I don't know what is going on here started flaking last night, has been in the tank since sat picked up at the pizza party. I also lost my blue tip anemone have been fighting ich in the tank and had to put fish in hospital and started treating with copper they all are looking great. I will post...
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    Bubbles?

    I lost my sailfin last week only had him a week first 3 days was great then looked like tiny air bubbles on fins, came home and the kids said that he didn't look so good so they put her in a diffrent tank, in the same water loop. I also have a coral angle that is looking like the same thing. I...
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    Anyone use reef software?

    Aquariogest $73.00-92.00 Doctor Aquarium (remote control) Aquarium Lab $24.95 Aqua Log (free) Tank Keeper (redue) AquaTrax ($19.99 euro) Maquarium $24.00
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    ID please

    I have some of these in my coral thay have fur and multi legged are they friend or foe?? did not like the RX dip
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    Road Trip

    Just wanted to give a shout out to Blake @ Midweat coral farms we went to see him and the store was amazing GREAT service and knowlage will have to go back soon. Picked up a clean up crew and pods. Thanks Blake keep up the good work !!!!
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    Open house this weekend ????

    My daughter is in town from collage this weekend and would like to see some local tanks. We live in Bolingbrook and wondered if anyone is open to show and tell ????? We could also hit some LFS any suggestions.:noidea:
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    New setup making water help

    :noidea:As some have followed my 75 with basement sump http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263 I have the basement filled with rodi no sand or rocks. My plan is to make salt mix in basement mix and heat in all 4 tanks then I have a valve to upstairs but my upstairs if full of...
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    Protein Skimmer Mod?????

    I have a predator pdfs-II and wastmate I. I want to run my skimmer in my sump but to tall. I am thinking about taking out the center and cutting down the the center pipe to make it into a predator I. I have a DT of 75 and 2 29 gal frags, 29 gal fuge and 27 gal sump total 180 plus pipe. mod...
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