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Hobby Gear > Public Aquarium Gear?

In some sad news I heard on the commute today, The Brookfield Zoo just outside Chicago came in to 16 dead stingrays in their temporary “Stingray Bay” exhibit. The temperature controls reportedly malfunctioned, and they came in to 90*F water and 16 dead stingrays. I can’t help but think… controller?
As a hobbiest, I have access [...]

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 [...]

Apo Reef, hard working heaters & the Aquacontroller

It’s cold in Chicago and it is not going to be warming up any time soon. I have my controller set to kick a heater on at 79*F. In the summer, it’s perfect. Temperature doesn’t drop below 79*F, and over the course of the day, it usually hits 82.5 - 83*F. Now that the house [...]