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Hello aquariumadvice! CMAS (Chicago Marine Aquarium Society) cordially invites you to the Marine Aquatic Conference of Illinois. This exciting event is being held on March 11, 2012, so buy your tickets now and get ready for great aquarium loving fun. This event is being present by Marine...

I just wanted to say to whomever developed the mobile app for the forum did a fantastic job. It's a better and more functional UI than Tapatalk. You all should market this thing!

About softball size. Very healthy. Simply taking up too much room in my tank and too aggressive for my planning. $75 firm will ship (shipping costs apply) Local pickup in chicago, PM for more info.

Hey everybody. I am considering taking an extra 10 gallon tank I have laying around and making a little refugium under my 150 gal. mixed reef. I plan on running the refugium separate from my sump because my sump is basically full. What I plan on doing is putting the 10 gallon up on a small...

Though I am not completely finished with the light up-grade, specifically because I am still waiting for hanging kits to come in, I wanted to do a quick review for everybody about the Aquaillumination (AI) SOL LED modular light fixtures. The system is very flexible through its modular design...

Hey all. Had a pretty nasty case of flat worms. Last weekend, we made up 25 gallons of RO water siphoned out as many as possible and then hit the tank with some flat worm exit. This was attempted after getting a six line that was less than interested. We put 3 pounds of carbon in the sump...

I recently purchased a blue jaw trigger for my tank. On October 2, my midas blenny jumped to his death behind the tank. We were on the couch and heard him jump, but there was nothing we could do to save him. A few days later, my new blue jaw went missing. We assumed the same happened. I...

We picked up this coral a few weeks ago, and thought that what we had purchased was scolymia. The LFS told us that it was scolymia as well. We get it home, and it is in a weird shape for a scolymia, not the typical donut shape. It also has multiple mouths. It has been eating fine and...

Hey all. I have had a birdsnest coral in my tank for several months. It has exhibited decent growth, but recently I have noticed that the base and a few low stems around the frag plug are bleaching. The polyps are still visible mostly, but its all white. Tank stats: Nitrates: 10 ppm (just...

hi moderators and owners. Quick question for you. There is a program out which can be implemented on website forums, which allows easier integration from mobile devices. Its call tapatalk, and once the forum server has it installed, it allows forum users to easily access the site and...

Hey all. This is day 3 that my GSP has not opened up. At first, it was one of 3 colonies that stayed closed. Today, its all 3. I also noticed that my leather coral was closed up with no polyps extended. Of course, the first thing I did was bust out the test kit. PH: 7.8 Ammonia: 0 PPM Nitrite...

Anybody that has been following the Jakes 150 gallon build thread is aware that we obtained a Copperbanded butterfly. Its been a rough week around here. The copper banded started flashing about 3 days into being acclimated into the display tank. A few days later, some white spots appeared on...

Hey all. I just wanted to open a conversation regarding need for temporary power during power outages. I know there have been conversations before about this issue, thus the basis of this post is to review a product to minimize death during these times. I recieved notice from our power...

Hey All, Would anyone know what this could be? It's stuck on the live rock right on a valve, and it's black in color, a little fuzzy, and hasn't moved in a week or spreading. Tanks a lot, Jake

Hang-on quarantine tank. Hey everybody. I have been trying to figure out how to install an easy out of the way quarantine for my new 150 gallon cube. The problem is, I really don't have any other space for a small tank. I live in chicago in a small 1 bedroom place, and I have no where else...

Hey everybody. Just got done taking care of a couple of mid-sized aiptasia in my tank when I found this guy. He is very clear, with white spots on the tenticles and a large mouth. Any help? Should we kill this one too? There is a red circle around the anenome in question, its just...

Well, it finally came in. The marineland 150 gallon cube with built in overflow and a black pine stand. After a short utilization of a U-Haul truck and paying a few friends with food to help me carry it in, its in its home for time to come. Let me tell you, this thing is not light. With no...

I posted this in my new log, but I wanted to get some input from all of the DIYers. Here is my sump plan, tell me if you see anything that conerns you or if I am missing any features I might want to incorporate.

I have been spending a good part of today trying to understand a sump system and how to integrate an automatic top-off. My question however revolves around a piece of equipment I usually see in freshwater. Why do I keep seeing pictures of peoples sumps with some sort of compressed gas and a...

I am going to be upgrading my current setup to a 150 gallon reef, and due to limited space, need to rehome my existing set up. The tank has been established for 4 years and is as stable as any tank will be. Be advised, this is a high-tech planted freshwater setup. A list of associated equipment...

Well, its been quite some time since I have been here on the forum. To be quite honest, I was getting pretty bored as a freshy. I have been in the hobby longer than I can remember, and to be quite honest, I like the challenge. A challenging and developing tank is what keeps me motivated...

I recently re-scaped my tank and have a few different stem plants. Two of the stem plants are giving me problems with up rooting. When the metal halide lights come on, the plants are pearling pretty heavily which then makes the plants very boyant due to the bubbles that form under the leaves...

Well, I have been around the forum for some time now. When I started here, I had a 10 gallon tank with blue gravel a large goldfish and fake decorations and a fake looking backdrop. I have sense upgraded to a 56 gallon tank, and though I want a bigger tank, living in Chicago in small condo...

Hey everybody... I have these following plants available regularly from trimming for trade: 1. Baby Red Tiger Lotus (Most have bulbs) 2. Dwarf Sag 3. Water Sprite 4. Jungle Val (soon) 5. Amazon sword (On occasion) 6. Java Moss I am looking to trade for more foreground carpeting or...

Ok... I know that we recently had this discussion in a different forum, but I wanted to take a moment of everybodies time to open up a dialog on the subject as it seems there is still some differing opinions. I have a heavily planted tank with a pressurized CO2 system on a reactor. Due to the...