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Midwest Frag Fest April 25-26. 2009

Come out and see the crew from AMS at the Midwest Frag Fest. We'll have great deals on corals and clean up crews. Other things to do at the conference: Meet Kevin Kohen, the mastermind of Drs. Foster & Smith's Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility.  Build... [More]

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Categories: General | Frag Swaps
Posted by adam on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:31 PM
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Since it all started with Sea Monkey's...

Let's look at articles that discusse how to raise your own BBS(Baby Brine Shrimp) as well as their nutritional value. Hatching Brine Shrimp Cysts Nutritional Analsys Sun Coral Catching & Eating Live Brine (tubastrea faulkneri) ... [More]

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Posted by adam on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:18 PM
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Road Trip...

So we’re (Katie, Dino, Electra and I) in the car right now driving through Ohio on our way to our families cabin in Pennsylvania.  We'll be taking a trip to Philadelphia to check out Something Fishy, That Fish Place and some other LFS's.(Of course grab a cheese steak too)... [More]

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Posted by adam on Friday, June 06, 2008 10:11 AM
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Dog Rescue!

If you're looking for a dog check out the following links. There are some really great rescues in the area. My wife and I volunteer for Chicagoland Dog Rescue.   Here are a few more links. Petfinder  The Buddy Foundation  Strays Halfway House  ... [More]

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My battle with the dreaded Bryopsis…..

A few months ago I picked up a Purple Montipora Digita frag with a little bryopsis on it. I did my best to clean it up and frag it off but as you might have already guessed before I knew it my entire tank was plagued. This algae has proved to be the most difficult algae I’ve ever had to ... [More]

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Posted by adam on Friday, May 30, 2008 8:17 PM
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Dolomite is dyn-o-mite....

Did you know that you can add Dolomite to your calcium reactor to maintain your Magnesium? Well now you do.... I fill my calcium reactor with about 90% large grain schuran type reactor media and 10% dolomite. Because dolomite is so hard you need to drop the ph in your reactor... [More]

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Posted by adam on Friday, May 30, 2008 8:16 PM
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IMAC

Today begins the last IMAC ever so be sure to check it out! Click here for more info. If you print out the below flyer you can get free admission. 

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Posted by adam on Friday, May 30, 2008 8:14 PM
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