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True to form…

Due to a case of spring fever, a common affliction for many Chicagoans as we finally get regular temperatures above 50 or 60*F, there is quite a lack of updates on StonyReef. Aside from daily kH checks, I haven’t tested my water since early April, nor have I done so much as a water change [...]

Pick Product - Ditch suction cups for good…

I’m a total sucker for little items that make my life easier or make something less annoying. I’ve had fish tanks around most of my life, fresh or salt, and not once have I seen a suction cup last more than 6 months before it’s falling off the glass. Stumbled across these Zoo Med Mag [...]

Pacific Plastic

Today is Earth Day. Perfect time to do the “3 days of lights out” on the tank. It’s a also a good time to think about the impact we, as individuals, have on the world around us. At home, we try to be as prudent as possible in regards to the environment, but when it [...]