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I got to check out a new reef aquarium store called Reefwise in Lisle,IL yesterday.  The shop is owned by Brian and looks to be off to a great start especially for only being open 3 days.  Right now he has two very large aquarium troughs with plenty of live rock, small and large coral colonies and frags.  There was a nice variety of LPS, SPS and soft corals.  The prices were very reasonable for the size of the coral pieces.  Eventually he plans to have a full fish system and more troughs for coral.  He also plans on stocking...

Choosing an aquarium heater can be difficult because there are so many options.  Over the years I have tried many brands but I had always been a fan of Ebo-Jager heaters.  Recently I finally bought new ones as my existing Ebo-Jager aquarium heaters that are 10 plus years old have started to have issues.  First off Ebo-Jager aquarium heaters are now Eheim Jager heaters.  I believe Eheim ended up buying the Ebo-Jager brand.  I had purchased a 50 and 250 watt versions. They also make a 25, 75,100,125,150,200, and 300 watt versions. On to the review.

I have a bunch of clear mesh material left over from making my clear mesh aquarium tops and needed a divider for one of my saltwater aquariums.  I decided that I could make a divider using PVC and the clear mesh.  These dividers can be used to isolate fish from each other, isolate fish from certain areas of the aquarium or get creative and come up with different dividers or cages that can have many uses in the aquarium. The first thing you need to do is get the supplies.  The items needed are four 1/2" PVC elbows, 1/2" PVC...

If you have never been to a GCCA swap meet you have been missing out.  The Greater Chicago Cichlid Association or GCCA has been throwing swap meets for years.  It is a great place to buy used and new  freshwater aquarium equipment, and fish (mainly Cichlids).  You also can find plecos, live bearers, plants and sometimes saltwater aquarium equipment.  There are usually at least 75 vendor tables for a great selection. The date is February19th from 10am-2pm at: Belvidere Banquet Center 1170 West Devon Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007 It costs $4 to get in. For more information check out...

Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion Ocellaris) are a popular saltwater fish for saltwater aquariums.  They are an attractive and hardy addition to most saltwater aquariums.  They are a reef safe fish but may bother any corals that they may host in.  This would include corals such as hammer corals, xenia or anything that flows in the current.  They can be kept in saltwater aquariums as small as 10 gallons. In order to get your Ocellaris clownfish to spawn you fish need to have a bonded pair.  The easiest way...